[CindyDawg]

Hide or gather the facts first? As awful as it is to post, someone said the other day that it takes about 3 days for bodies to wash up:'( That said, a lot may have got out. If my house blew away and I had to wade thru miles of high water, I don't know if I would take the time to call the mayor. I would probably take my family and get away as far as possible. Anyway, I'm hoping a lot had 2nd thoughts and left and will start checking in

I wanted to comment about something else though. Have you noticed how most aren't talking to the media. They look at each other and then just mumble something and walk off.

[txhurl]

http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=bc8628c780c2a319

Media access starting to be restricted

‘Reporters were also forbidden from visiting areas on the far West End of FM 3005, Thomas said. She did not explain why.
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[seeker41]

My friend got off the island with pictures today and they are sick. Bodies everywhere! The numbers on the island are 4000+. Where is the national media....where is the outcry. By this time in Katrina there were telethons...and here nothing. The pictures have been sent to Nytimes, cnn, etc and nobody has posted about them. Mark my words tomorrow there will be headlines, and if not in the papers than in the blogs because this is a higher death count than Katrina and 9/11 combined. This is sick...and it is true. On the island they are telling them not to talk so as to give them time to notfy the families..but a national spotlight is needed. This is bigger then the DOWJones and wall street. This is huge.

This was just posted here http://www.khou.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27523&start=30

Have no idea if true

[texasredtop]

The problem with Crystal Beach/Gilchrist/High Island is that the ferry was shut down Friday and the only way in/out was the coastal highway. It’s a very narrow two lane road that is often washed away in hurricanes. From Port Bolivar to High Island (where the road turns north to go to Winnie) is about 25-30 miles. Between Gilchrist and High Island the highway is very close to the beach. If the water was already coming up, that was the only escape route and the road may have already been impassable. There would be no way to get out from the area because the surge came in a lot earlier than the hurricane.

With currents that strong, I don’t think many can wade through 30 miles.

Those people are private people and the media is not to be trusted :-)