If you want to get an idea of how bad the city of New Orleans is with its municiple duties like fixing the streets and its public water and sewerage system look no further than the ever popular Magazine Street. A block of this main thoroughfare through uptown New Orleans has been closed for about four years. Four years! The Times says its over two, but I live there and know its quite a bit over two. So if you were driving from downtown on Magazine Street you have to detour adding about 4-6 blocks extra to your drive since all the streets around there are one-ways. I live on Camp, a block parrallel to Magazine and have pretty much given up on it ever being opened again. But today I read its finally freaking open!!! Whooohooooo!!!!!