Posted on 01/17/2009 1:24:05 PM PST by BBell
Some people lost their homes. Other people got a lot of free stuff.
Stolen and sold on eBay.
how about this idea - if you chose to live in a hurricane prone area, YOU plan ahead and ensure that you have essential supplies rather than relying on the rest of us to save your bacon for the umpteenth time....
Wait a minute. I thought all the Southern states took NO federal aid. This must be a misprint. All the complaining from the southern politicians, shouldn’t they be getting their aid from their German and Japanese masters?
Illegal aliens.
Kinda shows how stupid you are.
It amazes me that I am better prepared for the aftermath of a hurricane than a large percentage of those who live near the coast.
I live in East Texas - they have no excuse.
And how do you know that?
Hate it when your own words are thrown back at you. Although, I do not think your stupid, just misinformed.
Maybe it’s just me but the numbers don’t seem to match,also,
If somebody got the MREs(24),Ice and Water one day and
went back the next day they got the whole thing again,,,?
That's an old idea and how it's supposed to work....four days food and water. Of course, some poeple who prepare have it all washed or blown away with the storm.
I guess things changed with/after Katrina.
All the FEMA ambulances were parked in LA before Gus. If it had turned and come more into TX, we'd have been up a creek...don't say "If you need an ambulance, get your own," because FEMA has them all.
Because I have food and water set aside for such an emergency.
If everyone prepared on the coast before the storms the grocery stores would not sell out of food nearly as quickly and there would be many fewer people asking for food/water aid.
Unfortunately it happened here. When they started handing out supplies after Katrina there was no accountability. Some people would load up, go home and unload, and come back for more. It was bad. I don’t know what happened after Gustav, I don’t live where it hit.
Sounds like your neighbors properly considered the risk of living next to the coast. If “People in my neighborhood either prepared themselves or left”, what is Bobby J. fussing about?
If I decided to live below an avalance chute here in colorado, whay happens to me would be my own dang fault.
Those words you were throwing were no one else's besides your own, and they were intended to anger and offend.
How about stating your opinions in a straightforward and respectful manner instead, so that we might have a productive exchange regarding public policy and not just a region vs. region slanging match.
In other words E Pluribus Unum, baby! It's the Free Republic way, after all.
I think you have pegged it right; people taking more than they need and either hoarding or selling the remainder.
Please don’t let ill-mannered, wrongheaded people drag you down. I expect challenging times ahead. Let’s buck up!
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