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I envy you all that are going to New Orleans, it is, even under current conditions, the most wonderful of cities. The historical air and spirit that hang over everything brings into focus life in another time. Yes indeed it is hot and humid but until very recently that was life for all southerners. Thank God that as much of it that is left is open and ready to receive you. Cheryl Quinn St. Viator High School Arlington Heights, IL cquinn@saintviator.com -----Original Message----- From: Geralyn HAAN [mailto:GHAAN@MAINE207WEST.K12.IL.US] Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 12:10 PM To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: ALA in hot and humid New Orleans Hello all, Please have a heart and put this whole heat and humidity issue in perspective: As a native of New Orleans and still having my family there, I agree that New Orleans is indeed very hot and humid in the summer. However, I do find such strident comments about my city very insensitive and hurtful in light of the devastation from Katrina. So, don't go if the weather is too much for you. I do understand the consideration for comfort and health ...but remember, there are displaced New Orleanians and others from the Gulf Coast who are eager to return home, whatever the climate. Geralyn B. Haan, Lead Librarian Maine West High School LRC 1755 South Wolf Road Des Plaines, Illinois, U.S. 60018 ghaan@maine207west.k12.il.us (847) 827-6176, or (847) 803-5782 FAX (847) 296-4916 >>> Bill McLoughlin <WMcLoughlin@WORTHINGTON.K12.OH.US> 4/20/06 1:55 PM >>> After seeing several posts regarding ALA in New Orleans, I thought I'd add a cautionary word. I've attended ALA's summer conferences for years, and in 1999 I went to my first one held in New Orleans. Friends of mine who are veteran librarians and support all ALA endeavors warned me not to go. "You will die from the heat and humidity," they said. "We have stopped attending anything in New Orleans in the summer." I thought that it was a bit of hyperbole... after all, I've been in some very HOT summer places around the world like Athens and Cairo, and I could not imagine that any city could be hotter than those. Well, I should have listened to my friends. I did indeed go to New Orleans for the '99 ALA conference, and the heat and humidity were so punishing that I spent virtually all my time in the convention center or in the hotel. Even trying to ride the historic streetcars was an exercise in sweaty futility... there was no air moving inside or around them, and I often felt I'd just pass out from the oppressive heat and humidity. It's a lovely city but not very easily navigated when you feel as if you are melting. There's no point in visiting a great city when the simple act of walking around outside is unpleasant. Evenings brought no relief... it was still deathly hot then, too. I know that New Orleans needs everyone's help and money to bounce back, but even with all the Katrina issues aside, I cannot figure out why ALA insists on putting a summer conference there when the heat and humidity are akin to an intense sauna bath. So for those of you who are going... pack your lightest clothes, carry lots of water, duck into air-conditioned places once and a while for some relief, and remember that "I told you so." I consider myself a hardy traveler, but, like my veteran library friends, I will never again go to New Orleans in the summer, for ALA or anything else. Bill McLoughlin Library Media Specialist Brookside School Worthington, Ohio wmcloughlin@worthington.k12.oh.us Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, from Worthington Schools, Worthington, Ohio, including any attachments,is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. 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