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Katrina Live Thread, Part XIII
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| 1 September 2005
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Posted on 09/01/2005 3:46:26 PM PDT by NautiNurse
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To: Peach
That's about the size of it.
This story on Hurricane Kartina on Discovery Channel is very interesting. Lots of graphics, shows the wetlands and how and why they had been worried about this happening... showed lots of photos of New Orleans before the Hurricane... makes what we've seen this week even sadder.
To: conservativebabe
Admitting to being tired at 1 a.m. EST, why is it I expect to see a caped Tom Cruise flying in to NO?
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posted on
09/01/2005 9:51:34 PM PDT
by
sageb1
(This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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To: BurbankKarl
What adorable little girls.
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posted on
09/01/2005 9:51:43 PM PDT
by
ClancyJ
(Life is a God-given inalienable right to all Americans - not just the chosen ones.)
To: ClancyJ
How did they get the bus? I've only heard bits and pieces of that story?
To: conservativebabe
niavite
be nice if I spell checked once in a while.
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posted on
09/01/2005 9:52:16 PM PDT
by
conservativebabe
(God Bless Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida)
To: STARWISE
It may take a while to get a reply but here are a few places to go for help.
US Coast Guard
Hurricane Katrina Search and Rescue
In order to assist the United States Coast Guard in Hurricane Katrina Search and Rescue efforts, submit a missing/stranded person request at http://homeport.uscg.mil
The Coast Guard has a system which will match up names submitted with their rescue database. It will take quite a while for information to catch up with demand however.
Salvation Army Emergency Radio Network
Health and welfare Information Request Form
http://www.tsasw.org/qso/healthandwelfare.asp
Your information will be sent to the disaster area, most probably a Salvation Army "Command" Post
While slow to respond, an inquiry to the Red Cross would also be helpful.
For local info in New Orleans the best place to go is the Parish Forums at nola.com. Just post your family info. there, were exactly they live and request help. Some folks are still communicating via the web in NO using batteries and satellite links.
Prayers for your family.
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posted on
09/01/2005 9:52:28 PM PDT
by
gpapa
(Boost FR Traffic! Make FR your home page!)
To: supercat
You must be reading all the posts. I posted that way back. Got to thank Lee Harvey Oswall for that.
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posted on
09/01/2005 9:52:31 PM PDT
by
eternity
(What's it all about...Alfie?)
To: mhking
actually, there are no New Orleans PD ops on the stream...it is State Police and National Guard, and county sheriffs.
To: mhking
One other thing: WWL-TV has signed off for the night - they'll be back at 6:30A ET; WTOK (Meridian) has ceased their live streaming entirely.
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posted on
09/01/2005 9:52:51 PM PDT
by
mhking
(The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
To: Deo volente
There is a pursuit on the SCANNER FEED!
To: tcrlaf
What I mean is that there is ABSOLUTELY no sense of COMMUNITY, no one in New Orleans is even ATTEMPTING to lead Heck from what I can see the only people that ARE DOING any leading are the evacuee's.
The comments from the joe blow in the crowd seem 10 times more reasonable than their elected leadership.
To: conservativebabe
crap, still didn't spell it right. I give up.
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posted on
09/01/2005 9:53:54 PM PDT
by
conservativebabe
(God Bless Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida)
To: ARealMothersSonForever
I have some sleeping pills. Before the hurricane, I knew it was going to be a stressful month for me (my brother died last year, and my special needs daughter started a new school). Anyway, I told my doctor that I knew I wouldn't be sleeping this month and asked for sleeping pills.
Well, those pills are not working, now.
To: conservativebabe
I was once--with four little kids--all I did all day was boil water! Nothing like being able to turn that faucet on and have pure H2O come out. Thank goodness it was only for three days.
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posted on
09/01/2005 9:54:21 PM PDT
by
Tarheel
( Murphy's law #21--Internet flame wars are started by two cats who did not like their supper.)
To: ARealMothersSonForever
'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""
There's some truth to both of your posts. BTW there are some great hearted people in the heartland too. We are just quite separated from the area. If you have a way to send up 5-10 families, I'll see they are given food and shelter. Just don't send any gang-bangers.
To: uncitizen
Ahh. I get it now. It's easier for the Red Cross to line their own pockets with cash than with a used sweater.
I'm wondering how many folks have actually seen a disaster area... Cash is a hell of a lot easier to transport, it helps the economy in a ravaged area, and folks get the stuff they generally need.
But let's look at item collection - let's say they do a gathering of stuff in Los Angeles, not limiting it to only new items. They get to gather the stuff, sort the stuff, clean the stuff, sort what is left, then pack it into containers, ship it.. All of this takes time. Meanwhile, folks would be really happy for some bottled water, a bit of OJ and a hot meal.
Typically, at the shelter, folks will come by and deliver stuff to be distributed. I've seen this in islands that have been ravaged by typhoons where I didn't think anyone anywhere had anything left. But they did, they came by, and they donated it. I guarantee you by morning that there will be hundreds of cars in front of the Astrodome with folks offering blankets, toys and other items for the refugees.
This isn't 9/11. You're not talking about a generally well off population, you're talking about people who were poor to begin with. And you're not talking about a small number of people, you're talking about upwards of a million. Even if the generous people of these United States raised a billion dollars, that is only a thousand dollars a person for the affected.
The Red Cross is going to be bleeding bucks from this, as well as the Salvation Army, as well as just about every other charity organization. A month from now, a lot of them are going to be screaming for even more money as they try to get a handle on the situation.
The president is talking 10 billion dollars - 10,000 per person directly affected. The majority of that money is going to go towards infrastructure. Rebuilding schools, court houses, police stations, communications infrastructure, water mains, gas lines, public facilities such as parks.
Give to whomever you like, as much as you can. The Red Cross is out there operating the shelters and they really need money right now. Work with your church to do clothing, canned foods, and other drives - sort the items, package it, and then give a call to one of the aid organizations - oh and be ready to pony up the bill for shipping it too.
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posted on
09/01/2005 9:55:18 PM PDT
by
kingu
(Draft Fmr Senator Fred Thompson for '08.)
To: Pepper777
The Ford political family in Memphis could easily afford tp put up thousands of people from NO...
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posted on
09/01/2005 9:55:32 PM PDT
by
185JHP
( "The thing thou purposest shall come to pass: And over all thy ways the light shall shine.")
To: Howlin
Howlin, just because I may be new here(but not to other BBS'), does not mean I do not know what I am talking about. Lifelong Floridian, with Mississippi roots, who saw the damage after Camille as a child, and have had a fascination and a respect for storms ever since. Lived through Kate and Andrew, last year endured four(but not as a direct hit) and just went through a direct hit by Katrina here in Miami(my friends say I am a storm magnet). I do KNOW what a good EOC should be doing, and am just pointing that out. Walk a mile in my shoes.. and until then.. please back off...
To: SolomoninSouthDakota
Except of course for the 2 dead bodies they showed outside the civic center.
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