Hurricane Katrina
ZephyrZodiac:
Well, it's good to hear they got out safely and the kids are going to school - one little bit of normality for them.
Bane~Child:
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2005 September 04, 22:52:47
That reminds me, I need a dungeon.
I found a methane powered boiler for your dungeon and a rusty old grate for a breathin' hole.
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Diala:
Quote from: Momthing on 2005 September 06, 14:49:05
Now, I can't help but wonder if the press would be so likely to give the Governor of Louisiana and the Mayor of New Orleans a pass if both had been Republican instead of Democrat?
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But then, I suppose it's easier to ignore the facts when Uncle Sugar is run by the Great Satan Bush instead of John "French Poodle" Kerry. One wonders how President Kerry would have fared in such a situation. Would he have ignored the Constitution and federal and state laws and gone in willy nilly to save the day? We'll never know. But I'm sure that whatever he did...in the eyes of the media and the rest of the world...it would have been golden.
Ha ha ha. You people crack me up, both Democrat and Republican. You both act like victims if your side gets attacked.
I am sure John Kerry (nice French attack there, BTW. Very predictable.) would have been in just as much fire as Bush was. I am sure Republicans would've been more than happy to attack Kerry and use it to honor the Bushes, Reagan, and others. "If BUSH was in this position, blah blah blah would've happened, because Bush isn't lazy, unlike you slobbering Democrats!" Judging by your comments, I am sure you'll be amongst the blamers.
Political stubbornness is what is wrong with this country. Liberals vs. conservatives, Democrats vs. Republicans... and both of you are unwilling to make compromises, or at least let the other side speak. And the fact that this disgusting behavior is brought in during a time of crisis is heartbreaking.
I don't like the fact that the Democrats are accusing Bush altomatically. I think this all needs to be examined by non-partisan people before we start yelling and blaming. I think both sides are going to be seen as guilty, though. However, this is no time to start acting like victims or to start pointing fingers. We should help people, then poltical bitch later. After all, whining about Bush is not going to help the people of New Orleans one damn bit.
Bane~Child:
Quote from: rhodaloo on 2005 September 06, 22:51:14
We're begining to get displaced families in our little N. TX town. Today one of the kids enrolled at the school I was working.
Yes, I live in the Metroplex and we are expecting another 1,000 tonight. My husband is on call and working for both our Presbytery's local response team and for FEMA through the City's EOC. What is very much needed for the displaced families in shelters everywhere are Kits for Personal Hygiene and Activity for the children. Our church's General Assembly in Louisville, Kentucky has given a list and instructions on what to include. They can be sent to the receiving warehouse in Houston (address given), taken to the shelters themselves or given to the Red Cross.
Here is a link for what to package in the Kits: http://www.pcusa.org/pda/tools/shelterhealthkit.htm
It was also suggested that if you wish to do so, you may include a letter or card to help brighten their outlook; even drawings from your children are welcome. These are small things and though they do not seem like much, every item is desperately needed and very much appreciated by both the displaced families and the volunteers.
Bane~Child:
Quote from: ZephyrZodiac on 2005 September 06, 12:10:36
Keep an old tin bath in the outhouse, and you've something to keep you afloat till the water levels drop!
My mother is English and she and my sister lived on the northeast shore near Heacham 1953 when 'The Great Flood' came through the Wash from Holland. They retreated to the second of their home and my mother opened the window to take some pictures. A wave hit the window and her and she said among the seaweed and other debris there were fish flopping around on the floor. A large boat winch had been pushrd from it's moorings by the wall of water and had wedged itself in the stone wall at the front corner their living room. She said it took three more winches just to dislodge the huge metal mass from the wall. In the pub, the guys were playing darts while sitting in row boats. They celebrated the 50th anniversary of the flood and the completion of their shoreline construction for the flood prevention program.
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