Great story because they helped themselves.
Second order of business: English lessons
We ain't ate right, we ain't slept right. They don't want to give us no help. They don't want to let us in."
I don't care about who gets pissed....THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.
They helped themselves in a positive way, and see where it got them? Forward progress!
Unlike those who've helped themselves by looting guns and driving away those sent to help them.
The group of mostly teenagers and young adults pooled what little money they had to buy diapers for the babies and fuel for the bus.
After arriving at the Astrodome at about 10:30 p.m., however, they initially were refused entry by Reliant officials who said the aging landmark was reserved for the 23,000 people being evacuated from the Louisiana Superdome.
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Excellent example of strangers coming together, coping maturely and saving themselves instead of whining like sheep being lead to slaughter. They are the survival of the fittest.
Kind of an American thing to do. Wait for the Almighty Authority from Gov't?
Shortly after they were let in, a commandeered bread truck of a dozen people also was admitted in. They said they were desperate to get out of N.O. "before it got dark".
BUMPING!
Kudos to the kid who commandeered the bus and helped his fellow citizens.
Beats hanging around New Orleans, breaking into stores and shooting at firefighters.
Replace Nagin with Jabbar!
God bless 'em! Stuff like this gives me some hope.
This kid is a hero. He went above and beyond the call of duty to help himself and fellow man. He had never driven a bus before, this takes GUTS. America needs more self reliant people. One thing this tragedy has told us is that city folk have a much harder time taking care of themselvs without government than rural folk. I think we may see a resurrection of rural type knowledge. Invest in survival training schools. Who knows, maybe city folk will actually come out to the rural parts of the country, get to know those people they always make fun of, and LEARN HOW TO LIVE.
Now THAT is the kind of self-reliance that ought to be shown by all able-bodied people in New Orleans.
Finally, a story to feel good about. Nice work, folks.
“After arriving at the Astrodome at about 10:30 p.m., however, they initially were refused entry by Reliant officials who said the aging landmark was reserved for the 23,000 people being evacuated from the Louisiana Superdome.”
It almost sounded like the voyage of the SS St. Louis, May 13, 1939; but luckily, they weren’t turned away as the passengers on the SS St. Louis were.
What a great, wonderful story for a change.
I bet she can't wait another four months to get a jump in her welfare check!
Guys I just wanted to share some information that was just relayed to me. A guy I know spoke to his friend that works at the police department this morning and told him something that he said you probably won't see on the news - which you will figure out why when reading. He informed him that everyone needs to be extremely careful right now and to tune in to what is really happening around you. He said that we need to remember that there are thousands of good people that are elderly, children and helpless being housed with people that are criminals and dope addicts going through withdrawals out of no choice. He said that there has already been a rape in the dome of a woman by two men and they are writing graffiti on the walls and some are going through withdrawals and have been violent to innocent people. He said that these people cannot be contained to the dome and some are desperate and that desperate people do things that they might not ordinarily do. He said to heighten your awareness and to put your intelligence ahead of your pity. He said to not drive with your doors unlocked because there has been some cases in Louisiana and one in Texas of carjacking. When you pump gas, lock the car doors till you get finished. Don't open your doors for solicitation. No one from Red Cross or a
reliable organization will go door to door. Do not open your window to speak to people that are on the side of the road. Some might be from the disaster but some may just be taking advantage of the situation and you might be in danger to open your window.
He said to do your donations to the Red Cross or other reliable source. He said that we need to remember that there are thousands of good people but they are being housed with the bad out of no choice. They need our help but not to try to go alone to do it for your own safety. Bring donations to the drop off locations or notify someone to pick it up.
I passed this on, because I have been kinda in a trance from the disbelief of the magnitude of this. When he told me this, I just couldn't believe that people could hurt someone that was trying to help or someone that is in a bad situation the same as you. I thought why is he saying this, those people are hurting they surely wouldn't hurt
others that are helping, but after thinking about it, I realized that there are thousands of people with nothing and nothing to lose, they need help. This is sad but it is realistic, I just wanted to pass it on to you because I just wanted you to be alert to what danger could be out there to you and your family which ordinarily might not be because of
desperation. Please make your children and friends aware that their sadness for the situation could be taken advantage of.
So much for women and children first...
Ping, taking matters into their own hands.