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To: wizr
We have had several huge tornadoes here in the past plus a 100 year flood in my part of town. We have plans to help those in need. Churches send out their disaster teams which include clean up, hot food, getting people shelter, etc. The Southern Baptists have teams already set up to go where needed. It is neighbor helping neighbor or fellow citizens. Disaster drills take place about every 6 months with victims, etc. Our tv stations all have radar to track tornadoes or thunderstorms. We know hours ahead of time where a tornado is headed and if action is needed, we take it. The stations learned their lesson back in 74 when a tornado knocked all of the tv stations off the air so they all have generators, now. People complain about the coverage especially if it is in the day time but I had rather know where a storm is headed than watching bed swapping on tv.
26 posted on 10/22/2007 4:40:39 PM PDT by MamaB
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To: MamaB

Sounds like a wonderful place to be. Shhhhh...don’t tell anyone where you are.

This country was built on neighbors, then small towns. If we could keep that atmosphere in the big cities, and really worked to protect and provide in critical situations, even the cities would be livable.

As one Freeper said, we need to take care of ourselves first. Yep, armed and ready.

Just saw one man on TV that was going back into his burned out home after the fire. Someone had already been in there and ransacked his wife’s jewelry.

That is the other pestilence we need to get rid of.


29 posted on 10/22/2007 5:23:17 PM PDT by wizr (A step in Faith will set you free.)
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To: MamaB

The Southern Baptists have teams already set up to go where needed. It is neighbor helping neighbor or fellow citizens. Disaster drills take place about every 6 months with victims, etc. Our tv stations all have radar to track tornadoes or thunderstorms. We know hours ahead of time where a tornado is headed and if action is needed, we take it. The stations learned their lesson back in 74 when a tornado knocked all of the tv stations off the air so they all have generators, now. People complain about the coverage especially if it is in the day time but I had rather know where a storm is headed than watching bed swapping on tv.

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INDEED! INDEED!

I think churches are proper groups to take the lead.

However, not all do.

And, we HAVE a FREEPER community . . . of sorts. Very loosely connected generally but . . . caringly so, I think.

We could do better at being prepared to help one another as well as our neighbors, I suspect.


31 posted on 10/22/2007 8:10:01 PM PDT by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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