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Posted by pamsterdam on 2005-09-06 15:01:27 +0000

You were at Schiphol and didn't call me? Pfffft. From what I've gleaned via Rideside, people are ok, although frame609 has a relocated friend awaiting clean-up. Oh, and the Jandek show was cancelled. How was Poland?

Posted by tgl on 2005-09-06 15:04:04 +0000

Let me check: I'm white and middle-class... the Federal Gov't works for me! I've been enjoying Slate's coverage. The various weblog links scatter around the message board aren't bad, either.

Posted by Travis on 2005-09-06 15:50:40 +0000

i was in schiphol for 1 hour - enough time for a quick heineken and to dream of the Damkring, so near and yet so far - bit annoying really Poland was great fun but changing - i first went 3 years ago pre-EU the airport had 3 gates and 1 small duty free kiosk - now the original terminal is a small ugly egg nestled within the scaffolding of the 2 new terminals being built, there are 5 duty free shops and in town there are traffic jams, big department stores, shiny glass buildings... its weird watching a country change before your eyes

Posted by pamsterdam on 2005-09-06 16:24:12 +0000

So, very much a part of growing Europe, then? I'm told that there is an ever-widening split (no Croatian-city-name pun intended) between EU eastern europe and not-yet EU eastern europe. I need to get my arse back to Budapest - I was last there in 2001, and I'm sure it's now much less... unaccommodating(?) than it was when I was there. Have you ever been to Romania, by the way? (I was just teasing about not ringing me - but if you have time for a quick witbier next time you're at the airport...)

Posted by Miriam on 2005-09-07 20:44:47 +0000

There are a few families relocating to Nashville. Looks like Memphis getting lots. There are truckloads of donated items leaving Nashville every day.

Posted by tgl on 2005-09-12 19:24:52 +0000

Sorry to take so long, Travis, but here's a timeline. Think Progress isn't exactly bi-partisan, but none of the entries are actually false. I don't think the addition of Rice's or Rumsfeld's whereabouts are particularly noteworthy, they give the timeline a bit of a vindictive slant that it doesn't need. Money Mike Brown quote of the day (well, third day after hurrican landfall): “I must say, this storm is much much bigger than anyone expected.” [CNN]