To: American Quilter
The man speaking now (don’t know his name) said that they evacuated all Galveston’s “special needs” citizens (those who couldn’t leave on their own) last night, so that’s good. They’re all in Austin.
917 posted on
09/12/2008 1:13:29 PM PDT by
American Quilter
(The urge to save humanity is nearly always a cover for the urge to rule. - H. L. Mencken)
To: American Quilter
I missed the % of people they believe stayed on the island..did you hear?
920 posted on
09/12/2008 1:14:19 PM PDT by
sweet_diane
(Fairhope AL with family in League City TX (evacuating to New Braunsfel (sp?))
To: American Quilter
I heard from another FReeper on another hurricane thread that the jails are not empty yet.
Any news on that? What about the hospitals and nursing homes?
1,046 posted on
09/12/2008 2:05:59 PM PDT by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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