Hurricane Katrina

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Everyone make it through ok? I know Moonwind lives on the gulf coast. Last I heard she was packing up the cats and DVX and headed north.
My famiy left New Orleans and headed up to Alexandria, LA to wait it out. They are heading back home tomorrow.
I may be heading home for a while if they nead assistance with clean-up.
 
WOW hope everything is alright there.... we had a decent typhoon here (Tokyo) a few weeks ago. But was impotent compared to what I have read about Katrina.
 
Well....we thought everything was going to be ok until the levee broke last night.
I'll be headed home later this week when my parents find out when they can go home.
 
It right right over us as a Cat 1. There were only 50mph gusts it was pretty fun. That hurricane spawned so quickly it was like a perfect hurricane.
 
have you ever heard at that man who makes films about huge thunderstorms and hurricanes? I have seen his film on Discovery or Nat. Geo. (i dont remeber)
 
I don't think anyone's going to be going to NO soon - the footage of the devistation is increadible. We had several tornados here in GA yesterday, including a first; a tornado in the mountains.
 
My wife's sister lives in Gulfport about 5 miles in. We haven't heard from her yet. Her name is Sherry Falcone in case anyone happens to hear anything.
 
I sent a battery to New Orleans last week.. I hope that dude is getting some footage with it.
 
So far I have only seen pictures in newspapers, but it's really disturbing. 110 dead one day after? That will be hundreds by the time all numbers come in. Not counting all the displaced, homeless, underinsured.

I don't watch TV, so forgive me if I am simply ignorant, but this begs a question: Where are the international relief agencies when a disaster like this hits the US? Where is the European Union, the International Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders?

Is it just me, or does anyone else have the impression that the prevailing attitude is "the USA are rich enough to help themselves"?

Every time a disaster hits in any part of the world, within hours you can hear critics stating how help is slow to arrive, how the international community doesn't do enough, prime ministers and presidents tour the areas (to get the photo ops), ...

When a disaster of this magnitude hits the US, all I see and hear is about Americans helping their fellow Americans.

I know the USA are rich and probably can help themselves. It is also one thing that I admire about the American culture and way of life: when things get tough, they display enormous courage, spirit, and determination to get their lives back on track.

My thought goes to all those affected by Katrina.
 
Yea my parents (and most of my relatives) live in Ponchatoula or nearby. My parents came to D/FW when their electrical went out but wed morning my dad just had to get home so they took off. Still no electrical but the house is ok. Hoping all my other relatives are ok, can't call in but my parents can sporadically call out to different parts of the country and it gets relayed around to us.
 
In case you guys want to help the affected, Red Cross has a donation page here.

Oh yes, and regarding my rant above: I am pleased to read on google that China Red Cross society donated some relief funds, too. Haven't read anything about EU, though... :thumbdown
 
I think your rant is valid, X, in that the US is quick to lend a helping hand when disaster strikes somewhere around the world, and that it is much slower coming back when we need it. I am surpirsed at the EU in particular, as I haven't heard 'boo' being reported about them offering assistance.

Granted, I'm not privy to the inner workings of my government, and I'm sure that in many cases the countries that would help are simply financially unable to do so, but even a token offering would be reassuring to many of us who have supported others through our taxes...

Whew! A mild rant at best, but it does a heart good... :laugh:
 
What's weird is that, seeing the footage on TV, it doesn't seem real. It's almost like I'm watching a Romero film.
 
HorseFilms said:
What's weird is that, seeing the footage on TV, it doesn't seem real. It's almost like I'm watching a Romero film.
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Life tends to be stranger than fiction sometimes...

When I was growing up, I liked this folk band called Hoboes (you probably never heard of it, it was Czech). They had a song called 'Abandoned town'. Although it presumably dealt with a nuclear war aftermath, I think it's comparable. I've always tried to picture it in my mind... very hard to do until you face the real thing, even through an intermediary (i-net and newspapers for me. I don't think I could bear watching TV footage at this point).
 
America might be a bit of a bumbling knuckle-headed bully, but the American people can generally be counted on to pitch-in when the going gets tough both at home and abroad.

In spite of whatever shortcomings we have in our government on both sides of the aisle, at the heart of America are people who would give you the shirt off their backs.

There are few countries set-up to aid the US in instances such as Katrina - count them on one hand: Japan, China, EU... and the Aussies are always good to us to whatever extent possible. Where are those f-ing Saudis today?

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That's what makes America great I think Overland. We will step up; always have, always willl.

But whats with the looting though man? Come on guys. Now's not the time to get the t.v.s

And there seem's to be a 'hold-up' of help or is it me? Should'nt there be more troops (Guardsmen) on the ground? It hit Monday morning. It's Thursday afternoon man.

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Late News?

"New Orleans hospital halts patient evacuations after coming under sniper fire, a doctor who witnessed the incident says."

And someone put a freeze on gas prices; they're gonna go crazy.

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