Re: [MBZ] A VERY serious topic -- put away yer guns, email clients, taxes, and bad dogs

2005-09-03 Thread Jan Guthrie
: Thursday, September 01, 2005 8:25 AM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] A VERY serious topic -- put away yer guns, email clients,taxes, and bad dogs Saw this response to a what can we do question - I don't know who submitted it, but it makes sense. Just watch out for the scammers. People

[MBZ] A VERY serious topic -- put away yer guns, email clients, taxes, and bad dogs

2005-09-01 Thread Rich Thomas
Somehow a lot of the listers just have their priorities all out of whack. I mean, I look here for info about BEER! But with all the idle chatter about guns, dogs, email clients, and other random trivialities, we are missing something extremely important. *Seriously, y'all, there is another

Re: [MBZ] A VERY serious topic -- put away yer guns, email clients, taxes, and bad dogs

2005-09-01 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:01:06 -0500 Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *Seriously, y'all, there is another important topic to consider -- this hurricane thing is significantly huge.* This event is unparallelled in our US history. You are most certainly right. How to help, other than

Re: [MBZ] A VERY serious topic -- put away yer guns, email clients, taxes, and bad dogs

2005-09-01 Thread kevin kraly
Yes, a very serious topic indeed. The thought that those people have absolutely nothing to come back to has been on my mind since yesterday. MB content: I'm considering, much more seriously, the veggie-mobile idea. Man, I should have taken the aux. tank out of the trunk of Ingrid (white 78

Re: [MBZ] A VERY serious topic -- put away yer guns, email clients, taxes, and bad dogs

2005-09-01 Thread Harry  M.
Been watching the news here about whats going on there. Was told my former Guard unit may be on ready alert to assist in the evac and help with food and water. Some have already volenteered to go on their own. Considering whats going on in the middle east it just makes you wonder who will be

Re: [MBZ] A VERY serious topic -- put away yer guns, email clients, taxes, and bad dogs

2005-09-01 Thread OK Don
Saw this response to a what can we do question - I don't know who submitted it, but it makes sense. Just watch out for the scammers. People want to help. That's good. The problem is they often can, but they think they can. And, in the end, all they really do is get in the way. The single best

Re: [MBZ] A VERY serious topic -- put away yer guns, email clients, taxes, and bad dogs

2005-09-01 Thread Potter, Tom E
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of OK Don Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 8:25 AM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] A VERY serious topic -- put away yer guns, email clients,taxes, and bad dogs Saw this response to a what can we do question - I don't know who submitted

Re: [MBZ] A VERY serious topic -- put away yer guns, email clients, taxes, and bad dogs

2005-09-01 Thread LT Don
That was OK Don, not LT Don. On 9/1/05, Potter, Tom E [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am going to pee on LT Don's parade -- 1977 240D 1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen

Re: [MBZ] A VERY serious topic -- put away yer guns, email clients, taxes, and bad dogs

2005-09-01 Thread TimothyPilgrim
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of OK Don Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 8:25 AM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] A VERY serious topic -- put away yer guns, email clients,taxes, and bad dogs Saw this response to a what can we do question - I don't know who submitted

Re: [MBZ] A VERY serious topic -- put away yer guns, email clients, taxes, and bad dogs

2005-09-01 Thread Mitch Haley
TimothyPilgrim wrote: I seem to recall a recent news story that exposed the finances of the Red Cross and that only a small portion of donations actually went to the needy. Most was used to support the RC itself... Try the Salvation Army. Not exactly a top-heavy organization chart. They

Re: [MBZ] A VERY serious topic -- put away yer guns, email clients, taxes, and bad dogs

2005-09-01 Thread Mitch Haley
TimothyPilgrim wrote: I'd prefer to donate through a secular organization. The SA is off my radar. What about the Mennonites? (think Amish w/o the beards) In my experience (I've worked alongside them when the destroyed buildings belonged to my family and the Mennonites were there because

Re: [MBZ] A VERY serious topic -- put away yer guns, email clients, taxes, and bad dogs

2005-09-01 Thread TimothyPilgrim
I just found this list of charities helping out the New Orlean's relief effort: http://www.deadlykatrina.com/?p=54 Tim 1982 300TD Moby On 9/1/05, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: TimothyPilgrim wrote: I'd prefer to donate through a secular organization. The SA is off my radar.

Re: [MBZ] A VERY serious topic -- put away yer guns, email clients, taxes, and bad dogs

2005-09-01 Thread redghost
Thin veneer of civilization with all the looting and such. Not standard behavior in US disasters, unless you reside in Detroit. I would love to help out, but at this point will be a greater hinderance than help. When they figure out what needs I am able to meet, will be feeling less stuck

Re: [MBZ] A VERY serious topic -- put away yer guns, email clients, taxes, and bad dogs

2005-09-01 Thread Mitch Haley
redghost wrote: I wonder how far the water logged cars will travel from the Gulf coast before they end up on eBay I've seen 'repairable' cars in salvage yards in Indiana with Houston dealer stickers on them and flood damage titles several months after a tropical storm. Creeps usually want