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That's pretty cool looking. The two wakeboarders looked like they were having fun. I liked this particular comment...
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Incredible photo gallery! What strikes me is the joy on these peoples faces, the people at the food counter with waders on, the men drinking wine, the woman waiting for a boat on her cellphone. Then I think of the thousands of idiots in New Orleans during Katrina using it as an excuse to steal and loot the businesses in the very community they live in. The people not being prepared who stayed by owning waders in a high probability flood area. I also find it hard to believe that the people of Venice will be looking for government /tax payer funded assistance for the rest of their life because of this "tragedy".
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reminds me of the level on WBU, that would be pretty awesome to do 
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That would be awesome to wakeboard through that. I've been to venice and those pictures just make me want to go back, specially the wakeboarding ones.
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Okie Boarder, that was the same person  ..... 
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Anyhow this is going to sound retarded and Haugy will probably make fun of me, but does this happen often (often meaning every ten years or something along those lines)? I mean the people seem so comfortable and carefree, it seems like there would be some panic but everyone just gets out their waders and continues on with their day.
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| isn't Venice the city where the streets are always under water...? |
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| Posted: Dec 06, 2008 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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| IrideLITE wrote: | | isn't Venice the city where the streets are always under water...? |
ok now I don't feel as dumb
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i thought venice was sinking?
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ilubronix, Can you do anything else but accept the fact that its flooded. The only comfortable and carefee people were in picture 17 and by comfortable and carefree I think you mean drunk.
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during hurricane isabel, we acted like it was normal.
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ilubronix, from the paragraph above the pictures:
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ohsix, They do happen every few years - but this one is different. its much much higher than seen in 20+ years.
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| JeffR wrote: | ilubronix ...and by comfortable and carefree I think you mean drunk.
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Is there a difference?
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| ilubronix wrote: | | IrideLITE wrote: | | isn't Venice the city where the streets are always under water...? |
ok now I don't feel as dumb |
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| I'm glad I went when I was able to actually walk around... sucks for tourists who have to walk through sewer water |
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I heard the Gritti Palace is offering jetski's as part of their suite packages instead of the standard Bentley
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| Okie Boarder wrote: | That's pretty cool looking. The two wakeboarders looked like they were having fun. I liked this particular comment...
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Incredible photo gallery! What strikes me is the joy on these peoples faces, the people at the food counter with waders on, the men drinking wine, the woman waiting for a boat on her cellphone. Then I think of the thousands of idiots in New Orleans during Katrina using it as an excuse to steal and loot the businesses in the very community they live in. The people not being prepared who stayed by owning waders in a high probability flood area. I also find it hard to believe that the people of Venice will be looking for government /tax payer funded assistance for the rest of their life because of this "tragedy".
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You do realize that most European countries (actually most rich western democracies.) have higher taxes and spend a lot more on social welfare right?
I bet that wakeboarder is getting paid out a good amount for that shot.  Red Bull will be pleased.
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Wow, some amazing shots there.
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Okie Boarder
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| Posted: Dec 27, 2008 8:03 am Post subject: |
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That video is pretty cool! Looks like he was having fun.
Funny, I must have missed this comment...
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You do realize that most European countries (actually most rich western democracies.) have higher taxes and spend a lot more on social welfare right? |
So I guess you're trying to say that the reason you see so many "Happy" italians in the pictures is because they have so great social welfare. I'm assuming that's what you mean by that comment.
I couldn't disagree more and I'll give you two examples from the U.S. to illustrate...
New Orleans - Hurricane
Per capita, there are a high number of people receiving the benefit of the social programs. When the hurricane came through, they looted, got pissed off at the government for not helping them enough, and whined about not knowing what to do to take care of themselves.
Iowa - Floods
Per capita, there are a low number of people receiving the benefit of the social programs. Most people in the areas hit were not "rich", either. Yet, they didn't loot, they didn't get pissed at the government, and they got out of there and/ or took care of themselves.
By your logic, the people in New Orleans should have been happily sipping wine by a flooded street and the people of Iowa should have been the ones upset.
My belief is that people that understand the situation around them (ie: living in an area proned to flood) and that accept their situation for what it is, will be happy and roll with the punches. A person that feels they are entitled to more and someone is supposed to give it to them, will never be happy and always play victim, blaming someone else for their situation.
This is the very reason I believe social programs are detrimental to a society in the long run. People start to depend on them so much they cannot survive on their own and the expect that handout all the time.
If you want to test this theory further, suppose the government stopped handing out any money to anybody for any kind of social program. Apply this hypothetical to different groups of people in this country and think about who would survive and who would not.
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I have been to Venice and I can tell you if so much as my finger tip touched that water I would cut it off...I have seen some nasty water in my life but NEVER anything as nast as Venice.
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Tbonez, seconded.
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