I've stopped doing that, and am honestly sorry about hollering that day...
g'night all
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Posted on 08/31/2005 4:00:15 PM PDT by NautiNurse
President Bush: "We are dealing with one of the worst national disasters in our nation's history." Push has appropriated vast federal resources to assist with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
78,000 people are currently in shelters. New Orleans evacuation continues. 10,000 additional National Guard troops have been called to service.
Hospitals are running low on supplies, and public health concerns include water borne disease, poor sanitation, food and drinking water contamination and shortages, mosquitoes, carbon monixide poisoning from electricity generators, lack of childcare, and the special needs of the elderly.
Links to various news, local and state government websites:
WLOX TV Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagula has link to locate family and friends (very slow load)
2theAdvocate - Baton Rouge Includes Slidell, St. John Parish, St. Bernard Parish updates, and other locations.
Inside Houma Today includes shelter and volunteer updates
WLBT.com Jackson MS
WALA Channel 4 Mobile, AL Includes links to distribution centers, Emergency Ops, etc.
Sun-Herald Gulfport MS Includes link to town by town reports
Mississippi updates via Jackson Ledger
St Bernard Local Government
Alabama Homeland Security Volunteers can sign up online
Alabama DOT
Alabama.gov
Louisiana Homeland Security
Louisiana State Police road closure info
State of Mississippi Website has traffic alerts, emergency contact numbers
Streaming Video:
WWL-TV: http://www.khou.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=beloint_khou&props=livenoad
WDSU-TV: http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38843.asx"
WPMI-TV: http://www.wpmi.com/mediacenter/default.aspx?videoId=113739
WKRG-TV: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518
WTOK-TV (follow the link on the home page): http://www.wtok.com/
WJTV-TV: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95563
Gulf Coast Storm Network (radio): http://www.stormalert.net/main.html#
Related FR Threads:
FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread
Discussion Thread - Hurricane Katrina - What Went Wrong?!?
Post Hurricane Katrina IMAGES Here
Martial Law Declared in New Orleans
Due to the number of requests to assist, the following list of some charities is provided.
This is not intended as an endorsement for any of the charities.
www.redcross.org or 1-800 HELP NOW - note: website is slow
Salvation Army - 1-800-SAL-ARMY or Salvation Army currently looking for in-state volunteers - (888)363-2769
Operation Blessing: (800) 436-6348.
America's Second Harvest: (800) 344-8070.
Catholic Charities USA: (800) 919-9338, or www.catholiccharitiesusa.org.
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee: (800) 848-5818.
Church World Service: (800) 297-1516 or online at www.churchworldservice. org.
Lutheran Disaster Response: (800) 638-3522.
Nazarene Disaster Response: (888) 256-5886.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: (800) 872-3283.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is accepting donations at its 3,800 stores and Web site, www.walmart.com.
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I've stopped doing that, and am honestly sorry about hollering that day...
g'night all
Wow, 48+ hours to get the first bus to NO. Did it come from Canada? How many school busses have been sitting in their school district yards in upstate LA?
And Leadpenny that night. I remember it too.
Al Davis proved that the NFL can do nothing about a team moving where it wants. LA will not get a team because they have made it very clear that they will not build a stadium free of charge. That is the price to get an NFL team these days unfortunately.
They had better be armed. Trouble is coming their way.
Where's the troll? You better not be speaking to me...zipcode.
I am sorry to be so blunt, but that's about the most ignorant thing I have heard in the longest time. Shep is most likely gay. And darn good at his job.
Heh heh,,what is your number so I can call? Just kidding.
What do you mean by figures in your possession? Someone in authority send them or your calculations???? Just Curious... I actually agree with you on the ultimate final count.
Came from the greater SE. Won't be needing those weekend Casino junkets to MS anymore.
They do not stop to think that their decision to stay will place a burden on those who are trying to clean up this mess.
I imagine that this ship is being used for rescue in the Southern Parrish, I can't remember the name...
Isolated towns along the Southern Mississippi that haven't been got too yet...
You just KNOW where those boats came from:)
No, but as many people as did not evac, I tend to believe they missed a lot of folks. You simply can't warn everybody with the bullhorn.
I am going to repost this comment that I made elsewhere, and it deals with the sudden blame game(And I am not a Bush Bot):
The only mistake GW made during this was that he did not publicize what a bunch of incompetent idiots were running the state of Louisiana, and the city of NO. He should have done that while he was twisting there arms to evacuate. If the federal government had not twisted the arms of these people to evacuate the city as this hurricane was coming then many more people would have died. It just perturbs me that the Smucks of this world can shift the blame away from themselves and pile it on the ones that really tried to help. And the media will buy into it every time. The truth is recorded in history. All of the posts on the hurricane threads here on FR and several other forums are all the proof anyone needs for the truth. They were recorded in real time and will always represent the truth as it happened.
This is the same mayor that said he couldn't order a mandatory evacuation on Saturday without checking with the legal folks so anything out of him would not surprise me.
I thought it was the Governor as well but in LA all bets are off!
And they will enforce the law... these characters show up there and start trouble, they will have a rude awakening.
Thanks....can't believe I didn't even know about this!
Okay. I agree with that about Al. I just sense that things have changed with the NFL regards owners moving about unrestricted. Money is always a factor, but New Orleans is done as a major market. I suppose if San Antonio can throw enough money at the NFL they might allow it. Just can't see them getting past the NFL and outbidding LA however much they come up with.
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