Hurricane! Is everyone alright? - Page 4

JulieCitySlicker · 09-05-2005, 07:36 AM

I just got word from the other board that my friend is and her famiily is safe and ok

Thanks for your prayers everyone!

hotforscott · 09-05-2005, 10:46 AM

That's great news, Julie. I am so glad to hear that.

Dogstar · 09-05-2005, 02:39 PM

Woooooooo-hoooooooooooooooooooooo, that's great news, Julie!!!!

JulieCitySlicker · 09-05-2005, 05:30 PM

Thanks Carrie and Kerri,lol

I know,I so happy that she is alrighjt

Dogstar · 09-05-2005, 06:01 PM

Our company has a newspaper in Biloxi and so far, all but 8 of the 240 employees have checked in. We are having a fund at work to help them because most of them are now homeless

. And they are still trying to put out the paper, mostly online, but we've been getting daily updates on how they are doing. It's really something to see them pull together and help each other out. They are also helping whoever they can in the area. The scary part is, they have to have guards at the door to keep the looters out. They still only have sporadic power and all and the sanitary situation is dicey, but people are working together. We have two people from our paper down there helping, too.

JulieCitySlicker · 09-05-2005, 06:10 PM

I hope that more of them check in soon Kerri

Its great to hear about people working together during times of need to. If only we could all learn to do that all the time instead of only when there is a crisis.

Dogstar · 09-05-2005, 06:19 PM

I know. I was just watching the news and there is a guy donating the use of an 18-wheeler that they are going to fill up with clothes and medical supplies. It's going to a church outside Baton Rouge and they are going to give it to the people there.

JulieCitySlicker · 09-05-2005, 06:22 PM

Thats great Kerri

Dogstar · 09-05-2005, 06:27 PM

Yes, this makes me a little happier to see. I have felt so awful for all the people who lost their families and homes and all. I just hope they rescue whoever is still trapped.

JulieCitySlicker · 09-05-2005, 06:30 PM

I just wonder how and why people are still trapt there? What the hell are the rescuers doing? Those people should have all been taken out of there by now! That pisses me off that there are still people that need rescued

Dogstar · 09-05-2005, 06:33 PM

I know. I think FEMA and the administration just didn't move fast enough. The floodwaters didn't help, either. I just hope they find everybody who's still alive.

JulieCitySlicker · 09-05-2005, 06:34 PM

Me to girl!

hotforscott · 09-06-2005, 09:41 AM

That's great news to hear about the 18- wheeler being loaded up. I have seen a church each day, when I drive down JFK Blvd that loads up a number of donations on the side of the road. Clothes, water, furniture, all kind of stuff, and they are driving it down there once full. Clear Channel Metroplex got 42 18 wheelers sent down there, and raised 200,000. I heard that on the radio. They have been taking donations 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, since it happened. I just hope that the support continues to grow, and in 2 months people don't just move onto something else. I hope people realize how much this had affected people's lives.

Dogstar · 09-06-2005, 06:24 PM

Yeah, I hear you. I probably will make a regular Red Cross donation as much as I can. They are going to need help for years. I'm also making some baby blankets (crocheted). I saw a little news item on the Times-Picayune web site about some local woman who wants seamstresses to make blankets for babies and small children. I don't sew a lot, but I do crochet. I've been trying to call the number to see where I can send mine, if they want them, but I haven't been able to get through. I figure I'll just make them and even if she doesn't want them, I can donate them to the Salvation Army or something or the Red Cross. There are supposedly families coming to Philadelphia, so maybe I can give them to them. I just feel like doing something more than donating cash.

hotforscott · 09-06-2005, 08:11 PM

I know what you mean. I donated cash, and brought some items by to load on one of the 18-wheelers. I heard on the news tonight that it will take 3 weeks to clear out the water, 3 weeks to clear out the debris, and 8 weeks to get electricity back. This really is a sad deal. That's cool that you are making a blanket. That's a good idea. I hope you get through to someone who can tell you where to send it. If I could sew, I would do that also, but I wouldn't even know where to begin.

09-05-2005, 07:36 AM	#46
JulieCitySlicker USER INFO » Status: Taken Higher Posts: 15,310 Joined: Oct 2002 Currently: Offline	I just got word from the other board that my friend is and her famiily is safe and ok Thanks for your prayers everyone! __________________ Oh I'm a wandering soul I'm still walking the line that leads me home alone All I know I still got mountains to climb on my own Enough To Let Me Go-Switchfoot Last edited by JulieCitySlicker : 09-06-2005 at 10:49 AM.

09-05-2005, 10:46 AM	#47
hotforscott USER INFO » Status: Shed My Skin Posts: 7,130 Joined: Apr 2003 Currently: Offline	That's great news, Julie. I am so glad to hear that. __________________ Got a new Papillon puppy named Ajax!

09-05-2005, 02:39 PM	#48
Dogstar Forum Diplomat USER INFO » Status: Young Grown Old Posts: 21,345 Joined: Sep 2002 Currently: Offline	Woooooooo-hoooooooooooooooooooooo, that's great news, Julie!!!! __________________ Silly monkeys give them thumbs they make a club and beat their brother down. How they survive so misguided is a mystery.

09-05-2005, 05:30 PM	#49
JulieCitySlicker USER INFO » Status: Taken Higher Posts: 15,310 Joined: Oct 2002 Currently: Offline	Thanks Carrie and Kerri,lol I know,I so happy that she is alrighjt __________________ Oh I'm a wandering soul I'm still walking the line that leads me home alone All I know I still got mountains to climb on my own Enough To Let Me Go-Switchfoot

09-05-2005, 06:01 PM	#50
Dogstar Forum Diplomat USER INFO » Status: Young Grown Old Posts: 21,345 Joined: Sep 2002 Currently: Offline	Our company has a newspaper in Biloxi and so far, all but 8 of the 240 employees have checked in. We are having a fund at work to help them because most of them are now homeless . And they are still trying to put out the paper, mostly online, but we've been getting daily updates on how they are doing. It's really something to see them pull together and help each other out. They are also helping whoever they can in the area. The scary part is, they have to have guards at the door to keep the looters out. They still only have sporadic power and all and the sanitary situation is dicey, but people are working together. We have two people from our paper down there helping, too. __________________ Silly monkeys give them thumbs they make a club and beat their brother down. How they survive so misguided is a mystery.

09-05-2005, 06:10 PM	#51
JulieCitySlicker USER INFO » Status: Taken Higher Posts: 15,310 Joined: Oct 2002 Currently: Offline	I hope that more of them check in soon Kerri Its great to hear about people working together during times of need to. If only we could all learn to do that all the time instead of only when there is a crisis. __________________ Oh I'm a wandering soul I'm still walking the line that leads me home alone All I know I still got mountains to climb on my own Enough To Let Me Go-Switchfoot

09-05-2005, 06:19 PM	#52
Dogstar Forum Diplomat USER INFO » Status: Young Grown Old Posts: 21,345 Joined: Sep 2002 Currently: Offline	I know. I was just watching the news and there is a guy donating the use of an 18-wheeler that they are going to fill up with clothes and medical supplies. It's going to a church outside Baton Rouge and they are going to give it to the people there. __________________ Silly monkeys give them thumbs they make a club and beat their brother down. How they survive so misguided is a mystery.

09-05-2005, 06:22 PM	#53
JulieCitySlicker USER INFO » Status: Taken Higher Posts: 15,310 Joined: Oct 2002 Currently: Offline	Thats great Kerri __________________ Oh I'm a wandering soul I'm still walking the line that leads me home alone All I know I still got mountains to climb on my own Enough To Let Me Go-Switchfoot

09-05-2005, 06:27 PM	#54
Dogstar Forum Diplomat USER INFO » Status: Young Grown Old Posts: 21,345 Joined: Sep 2002 Currently: Offline	Yes, this makes me a little happier to see. I have felt so awful for all the people who lost their families and homes and all. I just hope they rescue whoever is still trapped. __________________ Silly monkeys give them thumbs they make a club and beat their brother down. How they survive so misguided is a mystery.

09-05-2005, 06:30 PM	#55
JulieCitySlicker USER INFO » Status: Taken Higher Posts: 15,310 Joined: Oct 2002 Currently: Offline	I just wonder how and why people are still trapt there? What the hell are the rescuers doing? Those people should have all been taken out of there by now! That pisses me off that there are still people that need rescued __________________ Oh I'm a wandering soul I'm still walking the line that leads me home alone All I know I still got mountains to climb on my own Enough To Let Me Go-Switchfoot

09-05-2005, 06:33 PM	#56
Dogstar Forum Diplomat USER INFO » Status: Young Grown Old Posts: 21,345 Joined: Sep 2002 Currently: Offline	I know. I think FEMA and the administration just didn't move fast enough. The floodwaters didn't help, either. I just hope they find everybody who's still alive. __________________ Silly monkeys give them thumbs they make a club and beat their brother down. How they survive so misguided is a mystery.

09-05-2005, 06:34 PM	#57
JulieCitySlicker USER INFO » Status: Taken Higher Posts: 15,310 Joined: Oct 2002 Currently: Offline	Me to girl! __________________ Oh I'm a wandering soul I'm still walking the line that leads me home alone All I know I still got mountains to climb on my own Enough To Let Me Go-Switchfoot

09-06-2005, 09:41 AM	#58
hotforscott USER INFO » Status: Shed My Skin Posts: 7,130 Joined: Apr 2003 Currently: Offline	That's great news to hear about the 18- wheeler being loaded up. I have seen a church each day, when I drive down JFK Blvd that loads up a number of donations on the side of the road. Clothes, water, furniture, all kind of stuff, and they are driving it down there once full. Clear Channel Metroplex got 42 18 wheelers sent down there, and raised 200,000. I heard that on the radio. They have been taking donations 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, since it happened. I just hope that the support continues to grow, and in 2 months people don't just move onto something else. I hope people realize how much this had affected people's lives. __________________ Got a new Papillon puppy named Ajax!

09-06-2005, 06:24 PM	#59
Dogstar Forum Diplomat USER INFO » Status: Young Grown Old Posts: 21,345 Joined: Sep 2002 Currently: Offline	Yeah, I hear you. I probably will make a regular Red Cross donation as much as I can. They are going to need help for years. I'm also making some baby blankets (crocheted). I saw a little news item on the Times-Picayune web site about some local woman who wants seamstresses to make blankets for babies and small children. I don't sew a lot, but I do crochet. I've been trying to call the number to see where I can send mine, if they want them, but I haven't been able to get through. I figure I'll just make them and even if she doesn't want them, I can donate them to the Salvation Army or something or the Red Cross. There are supposedly families coming to Philadelphia, so maybe I can give them to them. I just feel like doing something more than donating cash. __________________ Silly monkeys give them thumbs they make a club and beat their brother down. How they survive so misguided is a mystery.

09-06-2005, 08:11 PM	#60
hotforscott USER INFO » Status: Shed My Skin Posts: 7,130 Joined: Apr 2003 Currently: Offline	I know what you mean. I donated cash, and brought some items by to load on one of the 18-wheelers. I heard on the news tonight that it will take 3 weeks to clear out the water, 3 weeks to clear out the debris, and 8 weeks to get electricity back. This really is a sad deal. That's cool that you are making a blanket. That's a good idea. I hope you get through to someone who can tell you where to send it. If I could sew, I would do that also, but I wouldn't even know where to begin. __________________ Got a new Papillon puppy named Ajax!

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