Astrodome full? How about tent cities on Golf Courses?

[maveric]

A lot of useable, wide open space with water. Does Houston have plenty of golf courses?

[Fenris]

1. Lots of usable, wide open space

And extremely hot and humid. Not to mention in the midst of a thunderstorm system.

But other than that, a top notch idea.

[aresef]

2. Yes, they should, but...

It's not gonna happen. Bush's buddies need their recreation. <__<

Aresef's fun fact: If golf were outlawed tomorrow, it would free up enough land to equal the size of New Jersey. Such land would also be enough to house the nation's homeless (Pre-Katrina. The current validity of that statistic is not known.).

[Fleshdancer]

3. Not in TX heat

they need air conditioning.

[maveric]

5. Is the Astrodome air conditioned?

I actually thought that they tore that dump down.

[Horse with no Name]

8. Yes. eom

[The Magistrate]

4. An Excellent Idea, Sir

At least for a couple of weeks....

[one_true_leroy]

6. you can't...it would violate country club charters.

edit... you know, the clause about poor people and non-white riff-raff. oh, and the dress codes. wouldn't want to look bad.
//sarcasm off

wtf is happening to my country?

[Horse with no Name]

7. They have air conditioned shelters all over Texas

No need to leave the people in the heat in a tent city.
That would be insult to injury.

[MindPilot]

9. What about military bases?

Most have lots of big buildings and/or open land for tent cities. The security and support personel are already there along with all the supplies or the means to get supplies there.

I thought there was a huge army base in Biloxi.

[aresef]

11. There was

My stepbrother is in the Air Force, and he was stationed there until just last March, then he was sent to San Antonio. I don't know its status now.

[leetrisck]

14. The "old" bases that have been closed could

be used. In a lot of them, all is still there and they would have at least a home for awhile - They could have the air and heat going in no time and people could be in their own places - not in some dome somewhere.

[Horse with no Name]

17. They are opening Camp Maxey and I am sure there are

plans to open others.

[DoYouEverWonder]

10. They are afraid of disease

all these folks are carrying some scary diseases that are going to start to manifest in the next few days. They are trying to contain the outbreaks.

[Desertrose]

12. Never happen.....

would be nice but those who have will never ever allow what they have to be despoiled and ruined by poor folks.

[KamaAina]

13. "Golf Courses for the Homeless"

the classic George Carlin routine may yet come to life!

[bluedog]

15. I have a question..........build refineries= displaced Citizens...

they say we don't have enough Oil Refineries......Texas has a coast line .I believe this is where they are bulit.right.or can they be built inland.......with all these people out of work Our American Citizens misplaced at this time.why not let them build a few refineries..the building or rigs would be a help.............maybe not the tec part of it...but it would be a start for the oil companies and the displaced citizens.

[Silverhair]

21. The envionmentalists would sue to stop ANY new refinery.

First you need to enact legislation to clear the legal way. But that would be seen as helping the oil companies and would raise a scream of protest.

Other than that, it sounds like a good idea.

[maine_raptor]

16. 1600 acres down in Crawford TX that are available. eom

[Misunderestimator]

18. Yeah really.

[izzie]

19. well I am willing to bet a lot will be off their property in NO

Must be some nice prime land under the houses that most come down.And I am sure some poor black man will not be able to keep it. Neck in New London poor whites are having trouble keeping their land.

[Silverhair]

20. Why not an empty pasture?

Lots of idle farm land in Texas. Other than satisfying your emotional desire to hurt the rich, is there an advantage of a gold course over an idle farm field. I know some that aren't even owned by a farmer. A real estate speculator bought them and is letting them sit, waiting for land prices to go up. The use would only be temporary so after a few months the speculator would have it back, none the worse for wear.

The water on a golf course may not be drinkable. All of your other problems would remain.

The vacant field, of course, has the drawback of not injuring a rich person.

[maine_raptor]

22. Also on a golf course

most of the grass is chemically treated (pesticides, fertilizers, etc.). Not only would the water hazards be dangerous, but the land itself would be also.