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Another Day
Aug. 31st, 2005 11:18 amI felt a shift during the night.
I am really glad they are moving the people out of the Dome over to Houston, where there is an empty Astrodome waiting for them. Refugees. Who could have imagined that there would be a major American city, with international airports, and several large port cities, just shut down? I still can't wrap my mind around all of this completely, but I contacted my Freecycle network and have asked that the locals mobilize in whatever ways they can to assist the displaced people. So far, we have made contact with the shelters and found what they need for people in the short term.
In the long term, there is going to be a lot of hard work and sacrifice to keep people going. For now, it's towels and water, snacks.
If you live in the South and there are displaced people in your area, that is something that you can do... you can contact the local shelters and find out if they have needs for volunteers, donations or durable goods. I imagine a lot of the areas have needs for pet food, baby food, formula, diapers, etc.
EDIT: Check out Craigslist NOLA for more practical ways to offer help and temporary housing, and put people in contact with each other.
Like one of the FEMA folks said, the good news is the rain is over. The bad news is that it is hot. Still haven't heard from Toni and Donny, but I have a feeling they are okay. St. Tammany Parish is declared closed, sightseeing is banned. They figure the power may be out down there for a couple of months. This will affect the entire GNO area; many of the people on the Northshore worked in the city, also. So if they lucked out and didn't lose their home, they may still be jobless and without power or communication for a long time.
I can't even focus on the sad humans who are making NOLA into a toilet of the heartbreakingly worst of humanity. There are also heroes and miracles, people being noble, brave and strong. Those are the people who are going to be the soul of the rebuild.
Still lighting the candle. If you can, please do your part. Thanks, y'all.
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vidicon gave me a wake-up on the sympathy issue. Thanks, Bro, I hadn't thought of it that way. Of course Americans have no idea how to think about this... they've never had to deal with anything like this before.
I am really glad they are moving the people out of the Dome over to Houston, where there is an empty Astrodome waiting for them. Refugees. Who could have imagined that there would be a major American city, with international airports, and several large port cities, just shut down? I still can't wrap my mind around all of this completely, but I contacted my Freecycle network and have asked that the locals mobilize in whatever ways they can to assist the displaced people. So far, we have made contact with the shelters and found what they need for people in the short term.
In the long term, there is going to be a lot of hard work and sacrifice to keep people going. For now, it's towels and water, snacks.
If you live in the South and there are displaced people in your area, that is something that you can do... you can contact the local shelters and find out if they have needs for volunteers, donations or durable goods. I imagine a lot of the areas have needs for pet food, baby food, formula, diapers, etc.
EDIT: Check out Craigslist NOLA for more practical ways to offer help and temporary housing, and put people in contact with each other.
Like one of the FEMA folks said, the good news is the rain is over. The bad news is that it is hot. Still haven't heard from Toni and Donny, but I have a feeling they are okay. St. Tammany Parish is declared closed, sightseeing is banned. They figure the power may be out down there for a couple of months. This will affect the entire GNO area; many of the people on the Northshore worked in the city, also. So if they lucked out and didn't lose their home, they may still be jobless and without power or communication for a long time.
I can't even focus on the sad humans who are making NOLA into a toilet of the heartbreakingly worst of humanity. There are also heroes and miracles, people being noble, brave and strong. Those are the people who are going to be the soul of the rebuild.
Still lighting the candle. If you can, please do your part. Thanks, y'all.
Oh, by the way...
vidicon gave me a wake-up on the sympathy issue. Thanks, Bro, I hadn't thought of it that way. Of course Americans have no idea how to think about this... they've never had to deal with anything like this before.
