[My Favorite Headache]

Listen you and a few others have some issues with how I wrote the original post out.

Put it into context, would you?

He said "We have been pulling bodies out of trees, people have drowned in their homes, there are thousands dead dude...thousands" we spoke about for about 5 minutes about where he was when the storm made landfall...he said 1.5 miles from the coast...we talked about his family what he had passed along to them how long he had cell service...if he was injured...how was he handling it..he then began to relay info to me in pieces.

He said the operation had been going on for 24-hours at that point, a lot of rescue operations but they were just seeing and pulling bodies out. Refrigeration trucks were going to be coming in...etc.

You have to keep mind that his phone signal was dropping in and out and he knows what I do for a living hence why he said not to use his name or he would lose his job. The rights of patients and the laws he has to abide by I assume...HIPPA I believe he reffered to.

I would in no way come onto this website and post some ficticious phone call in the middle of this chaotic situation. I would hope that you would think better and let the story unfold. I posted the story to give info to people on this site who were in the dark about these areas. Is it grim? Yes. Do I wish I could have written that everything was great? Absolutely.

If he had called me and said,"Man...I don't know how people survived here...we are not finding bodies or anything", I would have posted the same exact thing and left it at that.

But that is simply not the case. This is a paramedic and a former Army soldier...his word is gold to me.

[txradioguy]

Yes let's put it into context...you report an unsubstantiated report based on heresay with no credible facts to back you up.

The video and reports on the MSM do nothing to back your wild claim.

You did the equivalent of shouting fire in a crowded theater.

Your alleged buddy's word may be "gold" to you...but to to myself and some others in here...his "word" and yours has a bit more of an earthy bovine aroma to it.

[Reagan Man]

You posted a thread on FR that informed people what a good friend of yours is experiencing down at ground zero for hurricane Katrina's. Some FReepers have taken exception to your post. So be it.

Btw, what do you have to say about what Hugh Hewittt posted on his website about this specific FR thread?

If yo haven't seen it yet.

Similarly, moderators at bulletin boards have to be careful to avoid allowing fear mongers to post junk without any sources whatsoever. There's enough dire news as it is. Rumors only add to the worry and fear of families that are out of communication.

[null and void]

Despite the rock throwers, you done good.

[George W. Bush]

He said "We have been pulling bodies out of trees, people have drowned in their homes, there are thousands dead dude...thousands" we spoke about for about 5 minutes about where he was when the storm made landfall...

Then you're relating that he said he had seen thousands of dead himself?

He must have found an area where the bodies were peculiarly concentrated then.

Can you clarify how they were removing the bodies in batches of thirty but that your friend is using an ambulance? It would seem to me that removing thousands of bodies would exceed the capacity of available ambulances in any given area and you would have to use trucks.

[Deguello]

Thanks for the heads up.

Keep us up on the status of your buddy when he checks back in.

[Jeff Head]

MFH...you do not need to defend your post. You wrote what your friend, a trained professional said. Time will bear it out.

Tragically, reports today seem to be doing just that.

I honestly hope your friend is wrong...mistaken some how...but sadly, I do not believe he is.