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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 5:13 am
Imis in the morning talked to Tim Russert they were talking about the difference being portrayed in the media of those sitting down in meetings,doing nothing and those trying so hard, and of course replaying the heartwrenching emergency prepardness director whose mother died waiting for rescue.. it still makes me cry. Good news, I think, the one station was saying that warehouses containing confiscated "Knock-offs" were distributed to shelters - knockoff clothing, sheets, blankets, underwear, and even "desinger knockoff DOGFOOD"!! They hope other warehouses across the country will also be allowed to distribute items that have been confiscated as well...
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 6:56 am
My co-worker has a family member that she hasn't heard from since the Sunday before the hurricane. They've posted his name on various website. Please add them to your prayers and if you come across the name Mark Schuler, can you post it here or send me a pm? Thanks
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 7:17 am
I have just discovered that the e-mail going around about food stamps and free gas is a hoax. http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/dshstoday/bogusemail.shtm
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 8:51 am
Oprah Winfrey did her show today from Houston, they showed segments with Lisa Ling and Nick Berkus, it was heartwrenching. I dont think I'll ever become "numb" from the stories, or the pictures. I just cant stop crying at some of the stories... I am so glad they are continuing to tell the stories.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 10:06 am
{{{Ladytex}}} Mark Schuler, got it, will look for it.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 10:40 am
Will do, LadyT. Let us know if she is able to locate him. I just heard oil prices have just dropped dramatically--which means gas prices should eventually settle back down.
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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 11:31 am
E. coli reported in New Orleans Official: 'Unhealthy to be anywhere near the water'
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Zeno39
Member
11-09-2002
| Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 12:13 pm
I have a friend here in Fla. who filled up a huge truck with baby needs, clothing, food and water, and got a police escort to take the items to these homeless. Also our newspaper office here has collected thousands of dollars to help, and our local churches have gathered monies, clothing and anything else they can get for them. We have some good people here who are so good at helping out in a disaster such as this. Our local Air Force base had set up tent cities for evacuees and with medical doctors to help, and the government came and told them that they were going to move it to Mississippi. They already had people coming in, and now to have this happen.
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Honey51
Member
10-08-2001
| Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 1:43 pm
Right now, I'm at work for the first day since Katrina. I live in Livingston, LA with my daughter, her husband and three grandsons (9 yrs, 22 months and 8 months.) We finally got electrics on Sunday night. My extended family (mother, sisters, nieces and nephews) lives in Washington Parish. We were able to talk to them Wednesday and all are ok. Moderate to severe damage to homes and cars. No water, electricity, phone service. I know New Orleans and south Mississippi are important, but it seems the small towns are being overlooked. I feel really lucky compared to many families in our area, but it is draining none the less. Please keep everyone in the hurricane area in your prayers.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 1:56 pm
{{{hugs}} Honey and family, thanks for checking in... {hugs}
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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 2:14 pm
Honey51, thank God you are all safe. I just finished watching Oprah today and cried the entire show. The loss of life and the devastation just breaks my heart. There was a guy on, I think he was 27, his dog had helped to save him and they would not let him take his dog on the bus so he stayed behind. A reporter found out about it and went to the guy and promised to take the dog for him and make sure they were reunited. The guy grabbed the reporter and hugged him, the reporter put his arms around him and the both cried together. Two days later the guy and his dog were reunited. There were many other stories of great kindness such as the doctor friend of Oprahs' who went there straight away to help all he could, a true saint!
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 2:46 pm
Hang in there Honey...I know that Ameren-CIPS has sent all of their contract (Storm clean up) workers from St. Louis and hundreds of electric/gas linemen from throughout Illinois down to help restore services. They have to start with the first breaks, so if you got services, then your lines will feed to the next town and the next and the next. They may also have to restore substations/transformers that were submerged, and that takes time. Restoration of electric is a high priority, without electric you can't pump water, etc. etc. I know that the focus in the news is New Orleans. I also know that there are hundreds, or even thousands of small towns that were hit. Hang in there I *DO* care about all of you! My church is sending semis of chain saws, fuel, gas cans, batteries, generators, bleach, tools, shovels and other clean up supplies in addition to the obvious clothing and food and water. Our synod is helping a small rural county with the same name as ours. They haven't been in the news at all, and are in Mississippi. We know the needs are great....I hope that the roads are repaired and electric is restore fast so that more supplies can get to you!
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Ddr
Member
08-19-2001
| Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 3:02 pm
Honey, does your family needs supplies? PM me if you need something and I'll see what I can get to you.
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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 5:12 pm
The same goes for me Honey. I will be glad to do whatever I can to help you.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 6:16 pm
I'm not sure if this belongs here, but in the TVCH's Home and Organization thread, I posted about September being Disaster Preparedness Month, and putting together your own survival kit.

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Zeno39
Member
11-09-2002
| Thursday, September 08, 2005 - 7:49 pm
I also wonder why the news doesn't say much about Miss., and especially Biloxi. They were hard hit too and also the Air Force base there which has a big hospital. I haven't heard a thing about it except that families from the base were sent here, and their children have already been put in school here. Also, Mobile, Ala. was hit with terrible flooding, but thank God it was not like Miss. and Louisiana. Poor Mississippi was poor to begin with, and their biggest income was from the casinos. So they are terribly poor again. I feel for all of them, every single one of them, from Louisiana on over to Ala. It breaks my heart. You never know, we may get it bad here in Fla. again. Ivan tore us up, and Dennis didn't help any. None of us could stand another one. It is just too much!! And people are talking about God helping us---well, where was He when all this was going on, and innocent people dying? Please think about that!!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, September 09, 2005 - 3:14 am
I wonder about that too Zeno. I have been helping out at our church watching the kids while the parents eat, work on housing or finding a job or getting their FEMA paperwork taken care of. lots of kids today and babies and sad stories. one single mom with girls 8, 7 and 9 month old twins and a boy 4. the older kids really bonded with me. the mom was having a hard time getting all her paperwork done and was really stressed out. whenever i tried to leave the kids just lost it. so i stayed. i finally left at 5. it just broke my heart, they just would hold on to me so tightly and just cry. they kept talking about how they were bad and that's why it happened. it just broke my heart.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Friday, September 09, 2005 - 5:50 am
Join Nickelodeon’s “We’ve Got Your Back” initiative! – Get together with family and friends and start filling backpacks with new school supplies and other new, small, non-perishable items you think kids ages 6-15 in the affected areas could really use right now! Examples include: new pencils, water bottles, crayons, glue, notebooks, toothbrushes, tooth paste, new socks, t-shirts, jump rope, small toys, hair brush, comb, soap. For more info, check out www.dosomething.org and keep your eyes peeled for the “We’ve Got Your Back” spots running on Nickelodeon TV! You can send full backpacks to: We've Got Your Back! Hogg Middle School 1100 Merrill St. Houston, TX 77009
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, September 09, 2005 - 6:15 am
My daddy went to Hogg!!! LOL
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Friday, September 09, 2005 - 7:43 am
I was sad to hear on the radio this morning, although it was inevitable, that not everyone is having a good experience with allowing evacuees into their homes. One story was about a child being molested by a very distance relative, a woman who was being given donations through Paypal but telling her hosts she had absolutely nothing, a family taken shopping and the child shoplifted a toy and put it in the host son's backpack. But I was also glad to hear that it seems most of the people who are being given the debit cards at the Astrodome are using them for good.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Friday, September 09, 2005 - 6:18 pm
You may be tired of images by now, but a Nicaraguan who lives/works in New Orleans took a lot (197?) of pictures and posted them. He apologized for his English, but both his English and photo composition is incredible.
New Orleans Photo Journal.

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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, September 09, 2005 - 7:17 pm
Wow -- Lkunkel, that is one for the bookmarks.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, September 09, 2005 - 7:33 pm
It really is. Thank you for sharing.
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Spygirl
Board Administrator
04-23-2001
| Friday, September 09, 2005 - 7:57 pm
Holy cow, Lkunkel. That was a wonderful documentation!
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Friday, September 09, 2005 - 8:17 pm
Wow That was amazng! Thanks Lkunkel!
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