Posted on 09/12/2008 11:29:13 PM PDT by NautiNurse
You got that right, a lot of people feasted for the first two or three days and then it was canned goods. I did eat a can of sardines but I never got hungry enough to eat a MRE.
Some snippets from press conference:
West end still flooded yesterday afternoon; devastation “horrendous”. Tons & tons of debris, saw cattle “that’s the only life I saw on the west end of the Island”.
“We were taking calls from out there during the storm, and at some point lost communication, so we know there were people out there.”
West end- devastating- 30 houses out IN the water- erosion is unbelievable- no communication with the west end..got calls during the storm- haven’t heard any more from them..
Did I then hear him say they can’t get out to the west end for two more days? That’s weird- can’t they chopper in?
Unbelievable—Galveston City Manager asked that the press bring in their own caterers now to feed themselves. “Frankly, we are running out of food.”
The door-to-door grid search was estimated to take two days. It should be completed by tomorrow.
WONDERFUL! I’m so relieved for you.
Thank the Lord. So she stayed in
the home the whole way through and
Never evacuated?
Officials being very tight-lipped about casualties, even reluctant to say what they saw when flying over the west end, until that other guy got to the mic to tell what he saw when flying over.
I think there will be a lot of people lost there and on the Boliva peninsula, given the amount of water and damage.
Quite surprising to me, but still no tornado watches in the country at this hour.
Okay I broke down and turned to KHOU for the presser just in time to hear that Galveston mayor’s voice. clicked it back off. Y’all have stronger stomachs than I.
Heard that....so the people responsible for planning for disasters on a local level did not even provide for themselves!
That’s democrat run local government for you!!
Where is all the money that the feds have given to Galveston for disaster planning?
They have no food or water stocked and only 3 boats to do rescues.
Good thing the State and Feds are there!
Q asked: What happened to the people on the West End?
A given: We don’t know what happened to the people.
(from just concluded presser)
Ray Nagin during Katrina..
I am gobsmacked that the gaggle of press people have been eating public handouts.
I love the way the presser was ended...One man saying to the others, “That’s it. Let’s go. We’ve got to go to work.”
The people left on the island are, apparently, desperate to get off now - no services, no supplies, no water. 2000+ came forward when offer given to evacuate earlier today.
(per recent presser)
Apparently their suppliers were not being allowed access - Mayor just gave an order allowing press caterers access to island.
I’m not...LOL..they are mostly liberals!!
I don’t know- maybe there just weren’t that many who stayed on the east and west ends- they got out before the storm and the majority that were left have been rescued with obviously some who didn’t.
OR? It’s a mystery for sure.
I’m baffled.
An aerial photo sent by 11 News viewer Rich Gold shows many of the homes on Bolivar have been washed away.
They will not be allowed to drive in because the streets are filled with debris, nails and snakes.
City vehicles have been getting flat tires while trying to inspect the damage.
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