Re: Katrina continued

Well the Astrodome in Houston and Reunion Arena in Dallas are now refugee
shelters. Gov. Perry has instructed all Texas schools to take in the
refugees w/out the usual bushwah and paperwork and such. Thank goodness. I
just got done laundering that extra blanket (was covered w/ cat hair) and
found an extra Bible and stuck it in the car w/ the rest of the stuff. The
little cashier lady at the Dollar store pulled a twenty dollar bill out of
her pocket and gave it to me for the refugees in Terrell. That was a an act
of true goodness, you know those people don't make much. I am humbled by
such people. I wish I could do more.


 On 8/31/05, Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com> wrote:
>
> There are thousands of refugees in Memphis right now. Tonight the mayor
> announced that Memphis will be helping with shelter and also with
> absorbing
> the children into the school system even if it would mean reopening
> schools
> that were recently closed. The Memphis Welcome Center is apparently
> bending
> every effort to try and help people as are the hotels. The whole terrible
> ordeal is like a science fiction movie -- especially with the threat of
> alligators and poisonous snakes in New Orleans and roving gangs of armed
> goons. It's beyond my ability to comprehend. I still cannot contact any of
> my family or friends who live in Mississippi. I feel sure they are all
> right as the most southern relative lives in Hattiesburg. The rest live
> around Jackson and in Vicksburg.
> zem
> zone 7
> West TN
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "kmrsy" <kmrsy@netzero.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 3:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Katrina continued
>
>
> > Today's paper reprinted an editorial written by Eric Holdeman of Seattle
> > for
> > the Washington Post, titled: "Diminished FEMA will be National
> Disaster".
> > I
> > tried to locate it online, but can't find it. An excerpt:
> >
> > Re Katrina: " ...Which makes it all the more difficult to understand
> why,
> > at
> > this moment, the country's premier agency for dealing with such events -
> > FEMA - is being, in effect, systematically downgraded and all but
> > dismantled by the Dept of Homeland Security....
> >
> > "The advent of the Bush administration in January 2001 signaled the
> > beginning of the end for FEMA. The newly appointed leadership of the
> > agency
> > showed little interest in its work or in the missions pursued by Witt
> > [Appointed by Clinton in 1993 as director, James Lee Witt fought for
> > federal
> > funding for special FEMA projects which were later cancelled by Bush.]
> > Then
> > came the Sep 11 attacks and the creation of Homeland Security. Soon FEMA
> > was being absorbed into the homeland security borg.
> >
> > "This year it was announced that FEMA is to officially lose the disaster
> > preparedness function that it has had since its creation. The move is a
> > death blow to an agency that was already on life support.....FEMA will
> be
> > survived by state and local emergency management offices which are
> > confused
> > about where they fit into the national picture. That's because the focus
> > of
> > the national effort remains on terrorism...Those of us in the business
> of
> > dealing with emergencies find ourselves with no national leadership...we
> > are
> > being forced to fend for ourselves..."
> >
> > So. I wonder how much help these people are going to get, especially
> > when
> > their governors are not so well connected and there is no election
> taking
> > place in the near future in which the victims might play a pivotal role.
> >
> > Kitty
> > neIN, Z5
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSR" <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 12:55 PM
> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] Katrina continued
> >
> >
> >> One hopes that FEMA can come through for all those dispossessed. I was
> >> wondering if the new bankruptcy rules, which I've heard are quite
> > penalizing
> >> even to those who can't help what happened to them, will cause
> problems.
> >> It's just so sad - no house, no job, no city to go back to.
> >>
> >> Cyndi
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> > Behalf
> >> Of james singer
> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 10:39 AM
> >> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Katrina continued
> >>
> >> Once immediate needs are addressed, it looks to me like we're going to
> >> need a massive public works program for the Gulf Coast from Lake
> >> Charles to Pensacola. Not only are many of the victims dispossessed,
> >> they're also going to be jobless for a long, long time. Doubt either
> >> god or supply-side economics will be much help to them.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Aug 31, 2005, at 1:21 PM, Pam Evans wrote:
> >>
> >> > Wow - this is so bad. We're collecting for the Red Cross here at work
> >> > and a
> >> > local towing company has donated use of a 3 bedroom rent house here
> in
> >> > Terrell for flood victims to stay in as long as they need to. I'm
> >> > going to
> >> > pick up kitchen and laundry stuff while the gal organizing it rustles
> >> > up
> >> > furniture and stuff. All we know about the people is all they have is
> >> > the
> >> > clothes on their backs. Hideous.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On 8/31/05, Daryl <pulis@mindspring.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Pam,
> >> >>
> >> >> The twirlies were all around us according to radar, but the nearest
> >> >> touchdown was about 10 miles north. We're fine - not even as much
> wet
> >> >> as a
> >> >> big summer thunderstorm, though the wind went on for hours and
> hours.
> >> >>
> >> >> In the other good news department, my friend in Pensacola only had
> the
> >> >> tarp
> >> >> blown off her roof (still hadn't gotten back home since Dennis), and
> >> >> another
> >> >> in Louisiana is safe with relatives in St. Louis, though she has no
> >> >> idea
> >> >> what her home is like. She and her family live in Kenner, and that
> was
> >> >> shown
> >> >> to have a couple of feet of water the other day.
> >> >>
> >> >> Several other acquaintances are still un-accounted for, including 1
> in
> >> >> Slidell and 2 in New Orleans who would not likely have evacuated
> >> >> because
> >> >> of
> >> >> the danger of looting. I remember that during one of the other
> >> >> hurricanes
> >> >> a
> >> >> few years ago, Lee had his attic set up with water, flashlights,
> food
> >> >> and
> >> >> an
> >> >> axe and saw, because he knew it would be needed if the levy broke. I
> >> >> keep
> >> >> looking at those they're plucking off of the roof, and wondering.
> >> >>
> >> >> My heart breaks for those affected.
> >> >>
> >> >> d
> >> >> Zone 7a/Georgia/Gardening on Heavy Clay
> >> >>
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> >> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 10:18 PM
> >> >> Subject: [CHAT] Katrina continued
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>> I heard there were tornadoes in Georgia. Daryl, you and yours OK?
> >> >>>
> >> >>> --
> >> >>> Pam Evans
> >> >>> Kemp TX
> >> >>> zone 8A
> >> >>
> >> >>
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> >> > --
> >> > Pam Evans
> >> > Kemp TX
> >> > zone 8A
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> >> Island Jim
> >> Southwest Florida
> >> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> >> Hardiness Zone 10
> >> Heat Zone 10
> >> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> >> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
> >>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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