Comments on: A Case of the Mondays http://andyinnola.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/a-case-of-the-mondays/ One year as a volunteer in post-Katrina New Orleans Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:24:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Andy http://andyinnola.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/a-case-of-the-mondays/#comment-6 Andy Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:27:25 +0000 http://andyinnola.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/a-case-of-the-mondays/#comment-6 The current gutting status quo is not only Don't Open, it's Duct-Tape Shut. Part of the gutting process is pulling it out from the wall and have people pass around a roll of duct tape between 5 and a dozen times. But I tend to agree with you, even though my girlfriend's Mom has planted a fear of Hantavirus in my head. The current gutting status quo is not only Don’t Open, it’s Duct-Tape Shut. Part of the gutting process is pulling it out from the wall and have people pass around a roll of duct tape between 5 and a dozen times. But I tend to agree with you, even though my girlfriend’s Mom has planted a fear of Hantavirus in my head.

]]> By: TC http://andyinnola.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/a-case-of-the-mondays/#comment-5 TC Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:25:33 +0000 http://andyinnola.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/a-case-of-the-mondays/#comment-5 So, is the question To Open, or Not To Open? My vote is always to open, of course. Sure, some people might consider that a "mistake", or even "dangerous", but you never know what kind of valuable experience is hiding behind doors that should have been locked, but oh-so-conveniently are left available for opening. That said, if you do open it, use a stick. The image of the Six Flags sounds apocalyptic. It reminds me of movies like The Road Warrior and Planet of the Apes, with all the familiarities of our current existences still present, but altered, distorted, damaged, and abandoned. It's not always sad in those movies--some of that work is just the corrosion of time, but in this case, everything was still in use 3 years ago. It's difficult to grasp. So, is the question To Open, or Not To Open? My vote is always to open, of course. Sure, some people might consider that a “mistake”, or even “dangerous”, but you never know what kind of valuable experience is hiding behind doors that should have been locked, but oh-so-conveniently are left available for opening. That said, if you do open it, use a stick.

The image of the Six Flags sounds apocalyptic. It reminds me of movies like The Road Warrior and Planet of the Apes, with all the familiarities of our current existences still present, but altered, distorted, damaged, and abandoned. It’s not always sad in those movies–some of that work is just the corrosion of time, but in this case, everything was still in use 3 years ago. It’s difficult to grasp.

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