Hurricane Katrina
Myth:
Reggikko I am really glad to hear that you made it to safety. I could not fathom living through this scenario. My thoughts are with you and your family. I had a close friend that barely made it out and still does not know what has happened to family members that she was separated from. My friends and I have her heading here for shelter.
Morgan Freeman was talking about some relief effort he was setting up and said that you shouldn't sit and try to think of ways to help you should just stand up and do it. I was sitting here watching the news crying and thought that that was exactly what I was doing, wanting to help but not really doing anything. So I called one of my company owners (we have a distribution dept.) and asked that if I could raised finiacial aid, get water and get any other necessities donated would she donate a truck to take it down. She's donating as many tractor trailers trucks as I can fill. We currently have a fleet of 8. She also promised to help me call radio stations and local wholesale businesses to solicit donations. Also I am the artist for the Naval Aviation Monument here, so I called the Admiral and asked if he can get the local bases to donate any RMEs and maybe get in touch with someone at the national guard that can help my drivers distribute these items without causing riots. He pledged his support and the support of the committee which includes retired master chiefs, other admirals and many high ranking retired Naval officers.
I hope that this blossoms into something huge and I can fill all those trucks and get them down there in time to help. I just wanted to let you know that people do care and are truly heart broken over what has happened. I really hope that something that I do here will benefit you and your family.
If you want to contact me personally, please send me a message through this forum or my GB on the BBS (themythchick1969) and I will respond to your email address or give you mine.
Sincerely,
Crista
Kitiara:
Themythchick - Bravo!
That's all I can say.
Whether your efforts turn into a huge endeavor, or a small piece of a larger picture, feel proud of your efforts! I am one of those sitting on the sidelines feeling horrrified and helpless to do anything. I commend you.
Marvin Kosh:
Quote from: desuti on 2005 September 02, 00:07:32
This is reality, this is not a movie or a tv drama , this nightmare is real for the people of New Orleans, not to mention what losses were in incurred in Mississippi and Alabama. If anyone can find fodder for amusement in that... Well all I can say is God help you.
If there's one thing I have learned it is that you should never lose your sense of humour, no matter what is happening. Otherwise, you are paralysed by all the suffering that happens in the world on a daily basis, whether it's on the news or not, whether it's in your own neighbourhood or in another country.
As I probably should have pointed out, when the proper amount of energy and money is invested in making buildings (or entire cities for that matter) resistant to the elements, it pays dividends. Certainly I'm not making fun of the people who are, even now, fighting for survival without enough food and water to go around. Rather, I'm saying that when we get complacent and aren't expecting (or are prepared for) a disaster to strike, Sod's law says it will.
witch:
Quote from: Marvin Kosh on 2005 September 02, 06:02:57
Otherwise, you are paralysed by all the suffering that happens in the world on a daily basis, whether it's on the news or not, whether it's in your own neighbourhood or in another country.
I often do feel paralysed by the suffering in the world. Sometimes I become quite insular and don't read the news, too much news, too fast, mostly bad. When I was following the hurricane Katrina I read about the stampede in Iraq, poor bastards, like they haven't enough to deal with. The dead are mostly women, children and elderly. I've never learned to be hard about others' suffering. I can use black humour, but still feel for the tragedy.
striker:
I'm glad your ok Reg and I hope things are back to normal for you as soon as they can be.
What's happening in the gulf coast is tragic. The major problem was the levies breaking. Everyone knew that they could go but all thought that something that bad could never happen to them. Because they broke, it will be years before New Orleans is back to the way it was. More than half of the buildings in NO will have to be torn down because of the damage and flooding.
In time's like these, you get the best of people and the worst of people. The problem is, the worst of people is more newsworthy. Right now, you aren't hearing about all of the hoards of individuals that are desending on the area trying to help any way they can. What you read and see on TV are the stories about the looters, the anarchy, and all the bad things that are going on.
Yes, everyone was caught unprepared, city, state and federal leaders. Assigning blame at this point is useless. What happened, happened. The focus now needs to be the welfare of the people in the area and getting help to them as soon as possible.
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