Unfortunately, there's a lot of sensationalism in the news. I am currently in the New Orleans area trying to reestablish communications for the railroad. We will be able to bring in lots of tankers full of clean water, fuel and other supplies for humanitarian aid, and rebuilding. One train can equal 400 trucks, easily. While the situation is worse than horrible, especially for those trapped in the city, the spread of rumors really only makes the situation worse. For the sake of those of us stuck here battling the situation, please take what you see on the news and hear or read elsewhere with a grain of salt. Also please realize that for every horror story you hear, know that there meny, many random acts of kindness happening all around us. People are helping each other.
Jack Womack... from what appears to be the bowels of hell... it can only get better. --- "James V. Bacus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This guy is reporting what he is seeing from a high > rise building he is > holed up in, sure is a different picture from what I > am seeing in the news. > > http://www.livejournal.com/users/interdictor/ > > > > > > At 08:27 AM 9/1/2005, Darwin N. Barrie wrote: > >I have attached a portion of an email received from > my friends wife. As I > >noted she is an ICU nurse. You can hear the > desparation in her note. > > > >What is wrong with these people??? > > > >A note from Shelley. For those of you who don't > know, Tony is Shelley's > >brother who has been in his 2nd floor apt in > Metairie since the storm > >began. He has no car, just a bicycle. He's 51 and > in fair health. Here's > >her note... > > > >i'm overwhelmed. the city is under marshal law. the > hosp just informed us > >we are locked in with the army guarding us. there > are people on jeff and > >the levee, some are banging on the doors of the > hospital trying to get in. > >The hosp told us we cannot be released even though > we only have one > >patient because people are being carjacked trying > to leave on I-10. OCF > >assures us we are safe and that army helicoptors > are flying in the city in > >droves, they said it looks like a war. They ask us > to be patient. > >I guess we need to ask Steph what she wants, we > could home school her or > >send her to school somewhere until Ursuline > reopens. Our property value > >has escalted becasue we survived this storm. There > is no place to work > >except the utilities, and this hospital. Aunt > Ellie said there are some > >schools but only one is all girls (sacred heart > academy in grand couteau) > >I know steph loves ursuline. I just don't know > because this is our bread > >and butter and insurance so I feel I have to keep > this job. I really don't > >want to permanantly relocate. > >I'm so worried about tony. I know he's a survivor > but it's rough out > >there.People are banging on the hosp doors!!!!!!!! > >I'll try to call later tonight. > >Love, > >shelley > > Jim > Downers Grove, IL > Member of the Chicago SOAR club, and Team JR > AMA 592537 LSF 7560 Level IV R/C Soaring blog > at www.jimbacus.net > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
