RE: [QUAD-L] Suffering from Katrina

Sun, 04 Sep 2005 12:17:32 -0700

we had some 500 year floods in '79 and '80 which stayed mostly in the washes and normaly dry riverbeds - the normaly dry salt river ran at 300,000 fubic feet per second through town that's the mississippi at st. louis on a low day) - and we lost half a runway at the airport and many bridges over it but not any houses or buildings.  the rest of the place was very wet and some had a few inches of water run through but no real devastating distruction of propery anywhere.  a gravel company had set up shop right in the riverbed and lost their buildings but that's about it.  our natural hazzard is the summer monsoon which can blow down brick fences and suck roofs off buildings - but those are very localized and seldom do suck roofs all the way off.  mainly they make big dust storms on the highways coming into town and sometimes people will drive into each other because they can't see.  other than that, we just have an! ever expanding population fighting for water and electricity.  i'm sure we will reach a critical mass one day that has outrun our supply.  then we'll dig more canals and string more power lines.  i'll be leaving when we get there i think.   dave

Lana Baugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

A large number of American homes are built on 25 year flood plains. I live on a 100 year flood plain and still got flooded (not very bad). Around America we have many homes on 10 and 15 year flood plains.  Disasters happen.  Do you know what flood plain you live on? Here in Idaho we’ve had some serious flooding on 50 year flood plains. Farmers hit hard. We all stepped forward and helped.

 

My point is- it may be a mistake to live below sea level. These people are sure paying a high price. But statistically we are all at risk at some time.

 

Lana

Gabe’s mom

 

From: Ol' Man River [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 8:44 AM
To: Silas Shelburne; Corie Jones; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Suffering from Katrina

 

i am very compassionate for the people stranded in n.o.  all the while knowing there is very little i can do to help them.  now i hope we/they take the intelligent step to NOT RETURN to living under the sea in hurricaine alley.  that part of n.o. needs to blocked off and returned to the sea where it belongs.  there's pleanty of room above sea level in la. to rebuild.  if they choose to return, or stay, it will be hard to temper compassion based on stupidity.

Silas Shelburne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Hey Corie,

Good post, the poor people just couldn't get out.  That doesn't mean their lazy like some people on this list are saying, their cheap labor made the city function. 

Silas

----- Original Message -----

From: Corie Jones

Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 10:49 PM

Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Suffering from Katrina

 

Well said Lana!  I am totally shocked at a few people on this list and their replies about this tragedy.  I can't believe the lack of compassion being shown by the comments that these people (over 100,000) should have evacuated and therefore have no right to complain that they are without food, water, shelter, medication, and medical care.  As Lana pointed out, these people who did not evacuate were the poor, elderly, sick, and disabled.  They did not have the means to leave, without money, transportation, or being too sick, old, or disabled.

These people should have been HELPED to evacuate before the hurricane, not left behind.  And for people to make comments that these suffering people should have known what would happen or should have gotten out, is ridiculous!

This was a natural disaster that could have happened anywhere to anyone of us and I can't! believe anyone could be anything but compassionate for these people and want to! help in any way!

Corie

----- Original Message -----

From: Lana Baugh

Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 1:54 PM

Subject: [QUAD-L] Suffering from Katrina

 

Folks have some empathy.

 

From what I understand there are people there that could have left. This includes a criminal element to see how they could benefit.

 

However, the majority of people who did not leave were ill, elderly, disabled, the individuals caring for them and the poor. One of the dead sitting covered by a sheet outside the superdome was in a wheelchair. Poor means it was the end of the month and they had no money to get out of there. I’ve been that poor! If you haven’t you really don’t understand.

 

There were people who stayed because they didn’t think it would be that bad. They made a huge mistake. I’m sure they regret it. Haven’t you ever made a huge mistake and later regretted it.

 

They all still need and deserve help. We help people in other countries in like situations. What’s wrong with helping fellow Americans?

 

Lana

Gabe’s mom

 

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