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Posted on 09/01/2005 3:46:26 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Thank you. I'm sitting here with a big ole grin on my face.
A sense of normalacy for that little one...WHAT a relief.
I wish I could grab a couple of kids and take them in till their parents were on their feet.
"Yeah, that big clump of 'hair' over his forehead is his trademark look! "
LOL! "big clump of hair" Is that style called the "ramped Up' look?
What strikes me is that on Saturday or Sunday (I think it was Sunday but someone will correct me if I'm wrong), the mayor and the Governor called for a mandatory evacuation. Less than 24 hours before the storm struck.
And they only did that because, as they admitted in their 10:30 press conference, the president called and pressed them to order a mandatory evac.
I love when people use "look" when referring to "watching" T.V. It sounds kind of funny. I mean, we do look at it, and watch it. Silly, I know, but it's late, I'm tired.
I do remember hearing on one of the programs this week that most of these looters stayed in NO specifically because they planned to take advantage of the hurricane and many started looting at the height of the storm on Monday. Sorry, I can't remember which program that was now, been so many I fell like in overload.
1 gallon, per person, per day, is what you're supposed to have on hand for these emergencies.
Tomorrow morning, from the moment you get up, think of ALL of your water intake.
From brushing your teeth in the morning till night.
its just too much to write off to plain incompetence, it went on far too long. other posters on previous threads mentioned that the Democratic machine in LA does not like Mayor Nagin because he supported Bush for president, this may well explain why his calls to ask the governor to ramp up security using state resources and the guards, just fell on deaf ears.
The Superdome operation has been for all intents and purposes well run considering that they have no running water or sanitation. It's the Convention Center, where people gathered believing it was an evacuation point, and the I-10 Causeway, where people wandering out of the city first meet dry land, that have been miserable for evacuee's.
The National Guard is in charge of the Superdome operation btw.
Last I heard they are now using the Millington base for the Army (or some Branch)......for operations for Katrina.
That's why the Astrodome has filled up so quickly. There were also church busses full of people that showed up before any of the Superdome busses even arrived. Judge Ekles said today that this is temporary. They will work to find temporary housing as soon as possible.
We are not taking these fine Americans to trash a sports arena. Think of it as triage. It takes a little time to determine all of the needs. High priority is getting people back to a routine. School, medical care, and such. Not to worry, we will not send our fellow southern "dregs" to invade pristine Iowa. Would not want the Hawkeyes to have to deal with Americans that have a different skin color, and speak with a drawl. Let us all just cram them into tents in 105 degree heat. Read your quote. Dispicable.
"This is long term, we are probably supporting them anyway, lets do it right and have a controlled situation"
What the kids did with the bus was great.
If you've ever been under a boil order, which I have, it gives you a whole new appreciation for running water. I never take it for granted now.
Now that you mention it, I heard that the looters stayed behind and started looting before the storm even ended too.
I don't think we heard too much about it Monday; it didn't register with me if we did.
So the storm ended Monday; the levee broke that night; the looting was horrific by Tuesday morning when I woke up.
By Tuesday and Wednesday, the president had ordered the full force of the federal government to the relief effort. Hampering those efforts were gunshots and water and inaccessible roads.
There is a photo of him and the bus somewhere around here.
Air dropping supplies is actually one of the least efficienct means of distributing them. Once they leave the aircraft, you have no idea where they are going to land. In an area like NO, it is likely most would land in flood waters and become contaminated or lost.
I know that at one point (a few years ago), they were tearing down some of those empty barracks because of age, etc. I'm not sure what all is left here. (I'm 5 miles from the base, btw.) ;)
I keep all kinds of hours; don't sleep much.
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