South of the dome things have always been worse as far as the people who live there. I am not sure if a Star of Hope is still by the Dome, the star of hope that I have volunteered at in the past is over by the Minute Maid baseball park which would be in walking distance of the George R Brown center. They are being fed and have thus far had an overwhelming amount of local volunteers. I believe the city is paying Amarmark(sp?) for a few more days to feed them, then food comes from the donations from churches but I am not 100% on that.
On 9/4/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sorry, don't know Houston *that* well. I'm mainly familiar with the areas > south of the Astrodome, and not intimately. But I *am* pointing out that > there is a large shelter (Star of Hope) south of the Astrodome and in the > time I was there (2001) it was common to see groups of people in the > parking > lots and on the street corners in the area. > Are they feeding those people in the Astrodome by the way? It seems one > can > no longer take these things for granted. The president of Jefferson parish > has gone on record saying that FEMA was turning away supplies as late as > Monday. > Dana > > On 9/4/05, Aaron Rouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > In my prior email I am referring to essentially the Holcombe/Main to > West > > U(on Bellaire) parts of town. I lived in that area from around 1996 - > 2002 > > and operated a store front business that had me around all sorts of > thing. > > None of the years I lived and worked there did I ever wittness things > that > > have been described to me and that I passed on in my prior email. > > > > On 9/4/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I've been in that area. Doesn't sounds much different from the way it > > was > > > in > > > 2001 ;P There's a big shelter right next to the Astrodome. > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > On 9/3/05, Aaron Rouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I live in Houston, NE of town actually. My parents as well as my > > brother > > > > kind of live near the dome. I know yesterday some friends of ours > were > > > at > > > > a > > > > street light in the area and about 30 or so "hoodlums" were there > > > > harassing > > > > people in the cars for money and beating on the cars. No idea if > they > > > were > > > > from the dome or not. I also was in that area today for an > appointment > > > and > > > > the girl told me they have had a few people come in all grunchy > > looking, > > > > demanding money and getting a little vocally hostile. > > > > > > > > On 9/3/05, brobborb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Just got back on the net I'm poopin in San Antonio right now. Man > > did > > > I > > > > > miss a lot! When I eft phoenix all I knew was the hurricane was > bad, > > > but > > > > not > > > > > that bad!! I was in Littleon, CO and Denver the next day (almost > > > killed > > > > > myself on the 70!! those damn steep mountains! I was fully > loaded). > > So > > > I > > > > > heard on radio about how people were not gettin water people > > stranded > > > on > > > > > I-10.....and hearing about how some politicians didnt know how bad > > the > > > > > situation really was (come on now, if I know, anyone knows!). > > > > > > > > > > My mom lives in an apartment that is a 5 minute walk from the > > > astrodome, > > > > > when i heard about the hords of people comin I was so scared there > > > might > > > > be > > > > > a riot and all hell woud break loose and that apartment woud be on > > > fire > > > > > haha! My friend volunteers there, and she tells me there's like > 85% > > > > black > > > > > people, the rest are whites and hispanics. and she only saw 2 > > asians. > > > > Man > > > > > those asians either moved out before the storm or they all died! > My > > > > brother, > > > > > who lives in the same complex says there's alot of people walking > > > around > > > > and > > > > > trash too. Oh, and drug addicts. :\ > > > > > > > > > > I heard on this radio show how doctors there are using some > > > computerized > > > > > system to work with the patients, but there's no system for > finding > > > > people > > > > > (i guess taking pictures and name into database and families could > > > > search, > > > > > something we could put up in a few hours!) > > > > > > > > > > Looks like they're sending them to san antonio dallas and amarillo > > > too! > > > > I > > > > > have a laundry detergent load from denver to san antonio, > apparently > > > > it's > > > > > for the disaster victims, cos instruction says that if I am late > for > > > > > appointment it will have to be rescheduled and requires a > signature > > > from > > > > > Bush. > > > > > > > > > > I will be there tomorrow and will check out the situation > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:172586 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
