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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 3:46 pm
Doubt it. Let's see if other countries jump to our aid and then are ridiculed around the world for not "donating" enough as the United States was. Let's see if it can become a donation war among the world. I'll bet we don't ask for anything, and nothing is probably what we'll get.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 3:48 pm
Kar, we did those flood buckets for Tsunami...they are a great way to help out! Thanks for reminding me.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 3:55 pm
Escapee: DH and I were discussing the same thing about world aid to us. I must say that were we forced to evacuate, we couldn't go unless we found a safe place for the cats. It may sound dumb, but they have depended on us to take care of them, and for us, they are our children. To say "good luck, see ya after the hurricane" strikes me as cruel when I can stay and do what I can to keep all of us safe. At some point, someone does have to come up with an evacuation plan for people with pets.

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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 4:00 pm
Ah, there's Anderson in Gulf Port.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 4:04 pm
www.petco.com they are taking contributions too. also, they are asking all customers to round up to the dollar. they will donate that change.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 4:06 pm
Re: foreign aid...We might do well to remember that we are the richest nation on earth while Malaysia, Thailand, etc. are decidedly not. If we were unable to rebuild because of penury, I trust at least some other countries would help, but it seems that federal loans will be sufficient to help rebuild from this disaster. In fact, Venezuela's President Chavez has offered reducd-cost gas to the poor in LA, MS, and AL. But I think someone would have to accept his offer....
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 4:08 pm
I know we are the richest, and to me, that's not the point. I just really hope that I see the 'it people' rally around their own (as it were) even if it's just moral support. I guess I am tired of feeling like we don't support our own people anymore.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 4:10 pm
i can't stop thinking about the elderly and handicapped. how can they possibly deal with this?
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 4:10 pm
I love Anderson, but that report on CNN did bring tears to my eyes...
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 4:18 pm
Donation suggestions: Habitat for Humanity 2nd Harvest for Katrina New Orleans Musicians (these in additions to the Red Cross of course) Does anyone know if there is a need for blood?
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 4:21 pm
I found the website fo the lady who is there helping to rescue animals - Noah's Wish she was on a talk show this morning, it is so heartbreaking
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 4:21 pm
They are asking people here in N. Cal to go to the local hospital to donate blood. I would but, with my prenatal situation, I can't.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 4:31 pm
OMG, on top of everything else, these people have to worry about snakes and alligators now. (Watching CNN)
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Halfunit
Moderator
09-02-2001
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 4:40 pm
It has been raining here all day from the clouds of Katrina - I can't imagine what folks along the gulf coast are going through. I made a donation through the ASPCA to help with disaster relief for pets and their owners.
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 4:45 pm
Thanks for the link MsHalfcrazyunit My heart goes out to everyone... it is just heartbreaking
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Not1worry
Member
07-30-2002
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 5:41 pm
My uncle lost his job recently and they decided to relocate near two of their kids. Yep, they moved to New Orleans 2 weeks ago. They were out of town on a trip, so they did miss the hurricane. Unfortunately, they didn't realize when they were leaving that they were really evacuating and didn't take things they would have otherwise. My cousin and his wife took in all the family's animals, so it was them and 7 dogs riding the storm out. He has been quoted in AP reports today, so we know that he and his wife were alright as of this morning. With the rising waters, the looting, the lack of power and water, everyone is naturally worried. My other cousin who lives in N.O. evacuated right to my town! He didn't know that we lived here now and so I didn't get to touch base with him. They've since headed out. I have a feeling they just stopped anywhere that had a hotel and didn't consider that they had a cousin here. My aunt and uncle have decided to rent an apartment in Iowa near their 3rd child and stay there for the long run. They may not have anything left in N.O. I can't imagine how my cousin, his wife, and the dogs will get out of their place. The news footage is devastating.
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Shelb724
Member
10-20-2002
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 5:44 pm
i am just having trouble getting away from news. so yeah, finally, its primetime, and there's nothing on until tommy lee and bb and rock star. so i find myself back on the computer and going instinctly to cnn.com. this is like 9/11--same thing, i was watching way too much news and getting very sad. i really hope they are all okay.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 5:46 pm
Well, amazingly for us Katrina has been a soothing, much-needed drenching rain with a bit of wind and some weird cloudage to go along with her. Unreal that she was such a violent behemoth only 24 hours earlier, and all the suffering she's caused in the past week and continues to cause. NO is a lovely, uniquely American city. I am sure she will recover, but will be different than the NO we visited many times. It is unsettling to hear of the anti-Bellum homes that were lost up and down the Mississippi coast, and the historic landmarks that have drowned in the NO floods, but comparing things to the lives that have been lost, well . . . there is no comparison. We will certainly give what we can to assist the unfortunate people who have lost their homes and loved ones.
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Ddr
Member
08-19-2001
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 6:04 pm
Just in from working the Welcome Center today. Local suppliers came through today and we got donations of food, water, money etc. So now we can offer them free water, food, a hug, and information. I cannot relay the desperation in these people's eyes. Just trying to get them basic information in their area is overwhelming. Our communication lines are down and we are not getting information we need to inform the victims. The person who absolutely broke my heart today was a woman who lived in Metairie, passed the hurricane in a hotel, today didn't check out, went to her house to see how it was. Went back to hotel to check out and then was not allowed to return home. She had let her five dogs out in the back yard and now couldn't get back to them. She was in hysterics. She has limited money, couldn't get through to her relatives, couldn't find neighbors to get her animals, etc. I handed her some money and xanax, found her and her family a place to stay tonight for free. And then went to the back and broke down. This is what we're dealing with, basic, raw emotions. It is hard to take all this in. I can't post some of the information we have learned as it has not been made to the public yet.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 6:24 pm
i want to thank all of you who have contributed to this thread. the community aspect of sharing during this tragedy is somewhat therapeutic. thanks to everyone for the links to various places to donate. eta: just heard more people could have flown out but flights were cancelled on sunday. fuel for planes (if any are there) a problem. it's wonderful that some of you closer to the area are contributing your time. ddr, the news has been reporting some brutal information now. some reporters are leaving the area in fear (one reporter "asked" to give up his camera so someone could use it to barter.) shootings, lootings. bodies in the water. i hope your info isn't worse.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 6:30 pm
oops, sorry. my edit paragraph was put in the wrong place. i meant fuel a problem.
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Ddr
Member
08-19-2001
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 6:38 pm
****ALL RESIDENTS ON THE EAST BANK OF ORLEANS AND JEFFERSON REMAINING IN THE METRO AREA ARE BEING TOLD TO EVACUATE AS EFFORTS TO SANDBAG THE LEVEE BREAK HAVE ENDED. THE PUMPS IN THAT AREA ARE EXPECTED TO FAIL SOON AND 9 FEET OF WATER IS EXPECTED IN THE ENTIRE EAST BANK. WITHIN THE NEXT 12-15 HOURS****
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Azriel
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 6:53 pm
Back to the prisoners: Their familes are out there. They have no way to contact them to find out the situations, if they are safe, if their homes have been destroyed, and now, they are treated as last priority, sitting on the side of the road like cattle. Escapee, I'm still so mad about the people stuck in the Superdome and hearing stories like this. It all sounds so cruel to just leave these people there. But, as I watched the coverage this morning of the rescue efforts and heard the governor's last news conference, I started to realize something. At the conference they kept stressing that right now their first priority is to save lives. There are a lot of people out there in life threatening situations. The prisoners on the road and the people in the Superdome just can't be a priority right now. Their resources at the moment are so stretched to the limit just saving lives. It made me put it all in to context.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 6:53 pm
Ddr, omg, that is so devastating!! Hon, you have all our love and support, think of us, and pass on as much love to others as you can!! Click on the Noahs Wish website, they are down there and can be a resource for you!! {{{HUGS}}} Love you, and honor you my friend!!
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 9:34 pm
The kindness here has me in tears. Some of the roads home are opening so we will be heading out after day break. We can't go in until after the curfew, not about to mess with Marshall Law. My son has a co-worker staying up here also. Today he went back to MS to check on their home before bringing his wife and 2 small childern home (one is a newborn). He returned a few hours ago in tears their home is gone. I have no idea when I will get back on the internet again. I take all your kindness with me in my heart. Hope to see you soon.
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