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daddyphatsacs
Let the cards fall...
I say this with all honesty, but when I watched the news earlier I couldn't help but shed a tear when I heard and watched some of these stories.
I see endless amounts of people just wandering around the streets with no direction, and no hope. I see many taking advantage of the situation by stealing things from unattended buildings, and causing chaos in an already chaotic environment.
Everyone down there has had a dramatic shift in the path of their lives. Their houses are gone......and with that are memories and irreplaceable items. A lot of them lost their places of employment... Some of them lost family members, or friends. Things will never be the same for them. The looting is just plain sickening......but sadly it's a part of human nature.........and comes with ensuing chaos.
Through all of this you see the good come out in people. The rescue efforts down there have been tremendous, and volunteers have begun to filter down to help. This will not solve the problem, but it will help alleviate the pain somewhat. Through all of this I am reminded that there is still a lot of good in man kind. A lot of good that comes out, sadly, when backs are against the wall......when lives have been ruined. I speak a lot about Americans, mixing the good with the bad. But I will say this one thing.......when something like this happens in America.......this country comes together...if only for a minute.....to help this cause. Because through all the disagreements of religion, political views, race...ect.......we are still all Americans.
Sorry about this rant.....but I really was saddened and inspired this evening by watching these stories.
I see endless amounts of people just wandering around the streets with no direction, and no hope. I see many taking advantage of the situation by stealing things from unattended buildings, and causing chaos in an already chaotic environment.
Everyone down there has had a dramatic shift in the path of their lives. Their houses are gone......and with that are memories and irreplaceable items. A lot of them lost their places of employment... Some of them lost family members, or friends. Things will never be the same for them. The looting is just plain sickening......but sadly it's a part of human nature.........and comes with ensuing chaos.
Through all of this you see the good come out in people. The rescue efforts down there have been tremendous, and volunteers have begun to filter down to help. This will not solve the problem, but it will help alleviate the pain somewhat. Through all of this I am reminded that there is still a lot of good in man kind. A lot of good that comes out, sadly, when backs are against the wall......when lives have been ruined. I speak a lot about Americans, mixing the good with the bad. But I will say this one thing.......when something like this happens in America.......this country comes together...if only for a minute.....to help this cause. Because through all the disagreements of religion, political views, race...ect.......we are still all Americans.
Sorry about this rant.....but I really was saddened and inspired this evening by watching these stories.
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Misanthrope
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I hear ya.
I should be sleeping but I just can't believe what I'm seeing. The flooding is unlike anything I've ever seen in America. I can't imagine what these people are going through - their homes, their friends, families and livelihoods washed away.
While I tend to get fired up about looting, given the devestation I can sympathize with people looking for food/water wherever they can find it. (Those stealing CDs and jewelry, on the other hand...)
There's no power, no grocery store, no water, no friggin toilets - New Orleans and surrounding areas have been reduced to a Middle Ages existence, for now.
It's going to take a long time to recover. I encourage all who can donate to groups like the Red Cross to do it. Any help we can give, we should give.
I should be sleeping but I just can't believe what I'm seeing. The flooding is unlike anything I've ever seen in America. I can't imagine what these people are going through - their homes, their friends, families and livelihoods washed away.
While I tend to get fired up about looting, given the devestation I can sympathize with people looking for food/water wherever they can find it. (Those stealing CDs and jewelry, on the other hand...)
There's no power, no grocery store, no water, no friggin toilets - New Orleans and surrounding areas have been reduced to a Middle Ages existence, for now.
It's going to take a long time to recover. I encourage all who can donate to groups like the Red Cross to do it. Any help we can give, we should give.
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What really pisses me off is the fact that if this would have been some other country, the UN would be demanding that we help with money and resue efforts, and we would have, because we are America and that is what we do we help people. But look at the damage down there and there has not been a single country or group that has come out to say we are here to help.
Going with the last post to, if you can't donate money the red cross needs three things.
Money, blood, and to volunteer. you can actually volunteer in your own town answering phones for all teh calls that they are getting of people wanting to donate money.
Going with the last post to, if you can't donate money the red cross needs three things.
Money, blood, and to volunteer. you can actually volunteer in your own town answering phones for all teh calls that they are getting of people wanting to donate money.
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Here's a thought, how about some of those middle eastern countries we've bailed out, sell the US oil for $10 a barrel for the next month if they want to help.DEBuckeye said:
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There you go, and I did catch something about Japan actually helping us out a bit with some of their oil reserves.Thump said:
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NASA satellite photos:
I keep hearing these news reports about the cost of rebuilding. Does anyone think this is actually rebuildable? The toxic waste from the gulf refineries that is collecting as sediment in New Orleans is likely going to make the city uninhabitable.
I keep hearing these news reports about the cost of rebuilding. Does anyone think this is actually rebuildable? The toxic waste from the gulf refineries that is collecting as sediment in New Orleans is likely going to make the city uninhabitable.
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How about abandoning the city and not subjecting the citizens of that area to the same fate 50-100 years from now?Dryden said:NASA satellite photos:
I keep hearing these news reports about the cost of rebuilding. Does anyone think this is actually rebuildable? The toxic waste from the gulf refineries that is collecting as sediment in New Orleans is likely going to make the city uninhabitable.
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buckeyefool said:
Oh... their vast oil reserves? What did they do? Invade the Philipinnes again and stock up?
As to the looters... those assholes need to evacuate.... I don't care a whole lot about people stealing snickers bars from the speedway... but if they are at that point, they need to get the hell out of there.... for those going on Shopping sprees... Pop, Pop, pop.
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The problem for NO, even if the levees can be fixed, if electricity is restored, and if the pumps can be turned back on ... there's nowhere to pump the excess water.Thump said:
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They showed some black guy hauling about 20 fishing poles out of a Walmart last night.AKAKBUCK said:Oh... their vast oil reserves? What did they do? Invade the Philipinnes again and stock up?
As to the looters... those assholes need to evacuate.... I don't care a whole lot about people stealing snickers bars from the speedway... but if they are at that point, they need to get the hell out of there.... for those going on Shopping sprees... Pop, Pop, pop.
But of course he's just trying to "feed his family."
Maybe he'll be fishing for water mocassins and alligators that are now floating throughout the city.
You illustrated my point perfectly.Dryden said:
Anxious to see the hike in insurance rates for people who attempt to rebuild in that area.
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Hey... if anyone needs a job, I'd send my Resume to Nationwide... it took them 6 years to pay off everyone for Andrew...
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OSUsushichic
Fired up! Ready to go!
Favre learns family home destroyed in Mississippi
August 30, 2005
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre spent most of the last two days nervously waiting to hear from family members in his hometown of Kiln, Miss., in the heart of the Gulf Coast area devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
The Packers said Favre finally spoke to his mother, Bonita, late Tuesday afternoon when she was able to reach him with the help of a Houston television station in the area covering hurricane damage.
According to the team, Favre said his mother reported spending Monday night in the family attic, along with his grandmother, after the house filled up with water within a matter of 5-10 minutes, much like a tsunami.
On Tuesday, the water receded enough that she was able to leave the family home and go to his brother Jeff's nearby house, which is slightly higher and away from the water.
Bonita Favre told Brett that Hurricane Camille, which the family experienced in 1969, didn't compare to this one and the damage it has caused.
She indicated the family home is destroyed and probably will have to be bulldozed, but the good news is that everyone in the family appears to be fine.
Bonita, Jeff and another brother, Scott, decided against evacuating and instead gathered at Favre's childhood home in Hancock County, one of the areas hit hardest by the hurricane. Favre said his grandmother, aunt and other family members also were there.
Favre said earlier Tuesday that he spoke to his wife, Deanna, Monday night and again Tuesday morning. He said she and their two children, 16-year-old Brittany and 6-year-old Breleigh, are safe at Favre's home in Hattiesburg, 60 miles north of Kiln, although their property had extensive damage.
Favre's mother was seven months pregnant with him when Hurricane Camille, which killed 256 people in Louisiana and Mississippi in 1969, struck the area.
``I've seen pictures,'' Favre said. ``The damage was unbelievable.''
Favre said the fact his family waited out Camille likely factored into their decision not to evacuate this time. Favre said 50 or so family members and friends drove north to his Hattiesburg home, but his mother and brothers declined.
Kiln ``is far enough inland that (you would think) there's no way a tidal surge would ever come that far,'' Favre said.
Favre admitted he was ``kind of going through the motions'' in practice Tuesday while waiting to hear from family members and said he plans to go home to Mississippi following Thursday night's preseason finale at Tennessee.
He said he could get permission from coach Mike Sherman to skip the game altogether and fly there immediately, but his wife told him there's no point because the area is unreachable.
The hurricane is the latest in a string of personal tragedies and misfortunes that have hit Favre over the past 20 months.
In December 2003, his father Irvin died of a heart attack. Last October, his brother-in-law was killed in an all-terrain vehicle accident on Favre's property. And a few days after her brother's death, Deanna was diagnosed with breast cancer.
``I've found myself over the last 24 hours a couple times saying, 'Why me?' Or, 'Why of all places ...''' Favre admitted. ``As quickly as that thought pops in my head -- and it probably pops in my head more than I'd like it to -- I try to remind myself of the things to be thankful for, which there are a lot.''
August 30, 2005
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre spent most of the last two days nervously waiting to hear from family members in his hometown of Kiln, Miss., in the heart of the Gulf Coast area devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
The Packers said Favre finally spoke to his mother, Bonita, late Tuesday afternoon when she was able to reach him with the help of a Houston television station in the area covering hurricane damage.
According to the team, Favre said his mother reported spending Monday night in the family attic, along with his grandmother, after the house filled up with water within a matter of 5-10 minutes, much like a tsunami.
On Tuesday, the water receded enough that she was able to leave the family home and go to his brother Jeff's nearby house, which is slightly higher and away from the water.
Bonita Favre told Brett that Hurricane Camille, which the family experienced in 1969, didn't compare to this one and the damage it has caused.
She indicated the family home is destroyed and probably will have to be bulldozed, but the good news is that everyone in the family appears to be fine.
Bonita, Jeff and another brother, Scott, decided against evacuating and instead gathered at Favre's childhood home in Hancock County, one of the areas hit hardest by the hurricane. Favre said his grandmother, aunt and other family members also were there.
Favre said earlier Tuesday that he spoke to his wife, Deanna, Monday night and again Tuesday morning. He said she and their two children, 16-year-old Brittany and 6-year-old Breleigh, are safe at Favre's home in Hattiesburg, 60 miles north of Kiln, although their property had extensive damage.
Favre's mother was seven months pregnant with him when Hurricane Camille, which killed 256 people in Louisiana and Mississippi in 1969, struck the area.
``I've seen pictures,'' Favre said. ``The damage was unbelievable.''
Favre said the fact his family waited out Camille likely factored into their decision not to evacuate this time. Favre said 50 or so family members and friends drove north to his Hattiesburg home, but his mother and brothers declined.
Kiln ``is far enough inland that (you would think) there's no way a tidal surge would ever come that far,'' Favre said.
Favre admitted he was ``kind of going through the motions'' in practice Tuesday while waiting to hear from family members and said he plans to go home to Mississippi following Thursday night's preseason finale at Tennessee.
He said he could get permission from coach Mike Sherman to skip the game altogether and fly there immediately, but his wife told him there's no point because the area is unreachable.
The hurricane is the latest in a string of personal tragedies and misfortunes that have hit Favre over the past 20 months.
In December 2003, his father Irvin died of a heart attack. Last October, his brother-in-law was killed in an all-terrain vehicle accident on Favre's property. And a few days after her brother's death, Deanna was diagnosed with breast cancer.
``I've found myself over the last 24 hours a couple times saying, 'Why me?' Or, 'Why of all places ...''' Favre admitted. ``As quickly as that thought pops in my head -- and it probably pops in my head more than I'd like it to -- I try to remind myself of the things to be thankful for, which there are a lot.''
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