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There is still game. Folks actually doing the recky work right now...just ain't safe...right now...nor open as of yet. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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Very good advice. It's obvious that secession will occur. However, the war only ended in 2005 and the almost total lack of infrastructure in the south would likely be a problem. I flew into the area a lot during the late 80's through middle 90's. I hear now that you can get a decent room in a hotel overlooking the Nile in Juba for about 60 bucks. In the middle 90's a shaker full of salt was selling for $100 US. They've come a long way, but they have a long way to go. And anywhere you find Somalis, you find big trouble. A couple of years ago, a friend was working a contract on road building equipment up near the end of the old Nile bypass canal. They had two technicals mounting Soviet 12.7's for security. There are also unmapped minefields in the area. | |||
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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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Regret that I short-circuited the outbriefings after the referendum and stayed in Khartoum. I'll post if I find anything out about the South. Regards | |||
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I think there is more progress than some of you may think. A quick glance at our firm's web site can give an inkling of what I mean: http://www.louisberger.com/Our...a/SISP-Roads-Bridges I realize that some of you are nostalgic of the very recent "good old days", which aren't that long ago. Here's yours truly wondering what we are going to do with all the UXO next to the about to be built Road Authority building:  When you do get to Juba, don't forget to visit the really popular tomb of John Garang. No long lines, it doesn't get as many visiters as the average Taco Bell, but then there isn't a lot to do in Juba and the security is really relaxed:  _________________________________ AR, where the hopeless, hysterical hypochondriacs of history become the nattering nabobs of negativisim. | |||
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A couple of years after the above photos were taken, the Road Authority building was built and in use. But much to our disappointment, the UXO disposal area was only about two hundred yards away. Every day they "disposed" of a lot of unexploded ordnance by blowing it up. This provided for daily excitement, similar to the feeling of being targetted in an artillery barrage, I'm told by people who say they've had that experience. It resulted in several of the buildings developing cracks in the walls from the shock blast. For those interested in being at the pointy end of African development, feel free to sign up on our web site. _________________________________ AR, where the hopeless, hysterical hypochondriacs of history become the nattering nabobs of negativisim. | |||
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