| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Rarich
Federated Suns
Leftenant General
Joined: 05-Feb-2002 00:00
Posts: 991
Location: United States
|
 Posted: 31-Aug-2005 13:32 Post subject: RE: Hurricane Katrina |
  |
|
I wouldn't go that far. I do agree that folks definately need to find a different place to live. It gets both ends of the population too, florida is not a retirement place for the old and feeble either.
We get those luxury real estate manuals in the casino here. When I get a breather I take a look, and the number of properties being sold in Florida are about half of the listings. A lot of them are "being sold at a sacrifice" for several million. I would hate to see what the price would be without the hurricanes. I guess some rich folks are tired of the insurance premiums.
_________________
Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side & a dark side, and strings also lie under it all.
Life is a sexually transmitted terminal disease.
|
|
| Back to top |
 
|
WhizzbangThePowerSquig
Royal Black Watch Regiment
Master Sergeant
Joined: 21-Mar-2005 00:00
Posts: 345
Location: Canada
|
| Posted: 31-Aug-2005 19:56 Post subject: RE: Hurricane Katrina |
|
|
Just caught the tail end up here today. Nothing major, just a large trans-atlantic passenger ship load of rain. Wrote off a day of work, though.
_________________
All fear Squiggy!
"I've never seen anything this beautiful in the entire galaxy - okay, give me the bomb." - Ultra Magnus
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Mulkosaur
ComStar
Private, First Class
Joined: 09-Oct-2003 00:00
Posts: 27
|
| Posted: 02-Sep-2005 04:56 Post subject: RE: Hurricane Katrina |
|
|
So we are heading into Friday anyone know when Fema is gonna be coming in? Morning news just said we are running out of stuff in the South to help with the situation. The states down here are busting ass why aren;t we seeing I don't know things like the Navy to back up the Coast Guard ect.
Where is the heck is the backup? I know we are just the South but even the undamaged states like Georgia can only do some much solo.
Mulk
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Motown Scrapper
Clan Ice Hellions
Galaxy Commander
Joined: 24-Jul-2003 00:00
Posts: 2074
Location: United States
|
| Posted: 02-Sep-2005 19:09 Post subject: RE: Hurricane Katrina |
|
|
O.K. a partial list of aid coming from S.E. Michigan includes but is not limited to. A convoy of Oakland County Sherrif Department SUVs with personel including sheriff Deputies and donated supplys WXYZ channel 7 (ABC Afilliate) has been collecting cash ($35,000 + at this point).and supplies. Govenor Gramholm is trying to get a refugee center set up in Michigan I know that other groups and agenncies are ramping up to help. As I type this A story just came up on channel 7 that a Best Western hotel in Sterling Hieghts has taken in some refugees free of charge. I understand they all lived in the same apartment building in N.O. andcame in a convoy that was organized by a Michigan resident related to somebody who lived in that building.
[ This Message was edited by: Motown Scrapper on 2005-09-02 19:11 ]
_________________
Having more fun than a human being should be allowed to have-Rush Limbaugh www.rushlimbaugh.com
Force of nature
Still crazy after all these years
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Rarich
Federated Suns
Leftenant General
Joined: 05-Feb-2002 00:00
Posts: 991
Location: United States
|
| Posted: 02-Sep-2005 19:35 Post subject: RE: Hurricane Katrina |
|
|
That is the way you do it. Take care of your part of it, get your folks out of ground zero and take care of them. Apparently the convoy you are talking about left earlier than most, some of the smart ones, rather than the tail end of the herd that are causing the problems in New Orleans now.
_________________
Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side & a dark side, and strings also lie under it all.
Life is a sexually transmitted terminal disease.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Mulkosaur
ComStar
Private, First Class
Joined: 09-Oct-2003 00:00
Posts: 27
|
| Posted: 02-Sep-2005 20:54 Post subject: RE: Hurricane Katrina |
|
|
Well looks like there finally getting down there thankfully. But 5 days is nuts but it looks like they can finally get a handle on the situation.
Mulk
And give it up for all the Helicopter crews from the Coast Guard, Navy, and National Guard. Definately a group of people I hope get full credit for the heroics they have delivered this week doing there job.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Motown Scrapper
Clan Ice Hellions
Galaxy Commander
Joined: 24-Jul-2003 00:00
Posts: 2074
Location: United States
|
| Posted: 02-Sep-2005 22:32 Post subject: RE: Hurricane Katrina |
|
|
The Refuge convoy left New Orleans Monday IIRC. The OCSD convoy headed south today. I am watching the TV for more news I have a TV right next to my computer and mosg of what I watch is either news or news magazines and right now they are all doing stories on the hurricane. Right niow WXYZ channel 7 and Big Boy resteraunts are assembling supplys and cash to send down I expect that convoy to leave in the next 24-48 hours and they may ship by air.
_________________
Having more fun than a human being should be allowed to have-Rush Limbaugh www.rushlimbaugh.com
Force of nature
Still crazy after all these years
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
