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  BUSH --- Too Little, Too Late

  by Ms. Whip in

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  a lot of people are working hard to help those whove been affected.

  the results are not acceptable, he said.

  im heading down there right now.

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  He sure should have CRR, I agree. A city like NewOrleans was waiting for the big one to hit, with the drills they did to prepare, evacuation of the poor, elderly, sick, should have been planned out ahead of time.

  When I lived 50 miles from the hospital, I always made sure I had gas in my car every single night. There was no place to get gas if you were on low fuel in that town. I had to prepare because my youngest son , had breathing problems and many times we had to rush to the hospital to save his life.

  I don't understand why they didn't have a plan to help the needy get out of town. There are still so many unanswered questions, we will find out in time .
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  What about the Audubon Zoo?

  by Valis in

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  i can't find anything on the zoo and whether the animals came though unscathed or are suffering.

  i did read in a message board many of the animals from the aquarium downtown had been relocated, but what ofthe zoo animals?

  i love the new orleans zoo and it pains me to think all those animals dead, suffering, starving, etc..

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  I saw a bit on the news about two seals that were from the aquarium. One was swimming in someone's pool, the other one was stranded on some debris. They said they were set to resue him the next day. The reporter telling the story said he tried to give the seal some bottled water but he wouldn't drink it. It was just heartbreaking, I love seals. I wonder if they resued him.

  I saw the segment about the couple who had the mini horse farm. In the background you could see the little ponies dead. They had like 9 or so that made it thru , but had no hay to eat. They asked if someone could come and resue them , to take them. I hope if they couldnt feed them, they set them free from their stalls, to fend for themselves, at least they would have a chance. I am sure the owners would set them free.
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  Why Violence in New Orleans?

  by MegaDude in

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  it will be a while before everything shakes out about why things went to hell in a handbasket in new orleans but here's one opinion from an article on the net.. ------------------------------------------------------------.

  it has taken four long days for state and federal officials to figure out how to deal with the disaster in new orleans.

  the man-made disaster is the welfare state.

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  You are so right Andi, and I can tell you first hand what they will do when they need a fix. I have someone in my family who is an addict. He is trying so hard to get off on his own, but he is not winning the battle.

  They will do ANYTHING to get their drug. They steal from their own Mama's , selling whatever they can get for a $10 rock. They come to your house late at night to bum money, if you tell them no, I don't have any to give, they keep begging for even a few dollars. And they do this to everyone they know until they get enough. There is nothing a crack addict will not do when the withdrawals hit.

  It just makes me sick. I do feel sorry for them, but it is just disgusting, they are disgusting, dirty and the person they once where is gone. The longer they are on the drug, it is more likely they will never get off of it and they burn their brain up, literally. They are like drug zombies walking around without a heart, soul or mind.
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  *** Results of my Social Security Disability Hearing ***

  by BrendaCloutier in

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  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/96242/1.ashx my postscript immediately after the hearing.. well,.

  i got my paperwork in the mail today.

  i was scared shittless to open it.

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  That is great news Brenda.......are you getting the disablity for Fibromyalgia and CFS? If so, that is soooooo amazing. It is just recently that doctors are admitting this is a chronic , life altering syndrome.

  As you know I too suffer from FM, and it is horrible. I have the pain under control, did that by lifestyle changes, mainly getting out of the borg , stress and guilt ya know. But, even with it being better, when it hits I am put in the bed and unable to take care of anyone or anything. So I know for a fact that someone who has this and it is an extreamly bad case, it can be totally disableing.

  My neice is 20 yrs old, she just started having seizures and can not drive a car any more and that is killing her. We are going to take her to the SS office to see if she can get disability. No one will hire her either, so something needs to be done, if only sending her to school to find something she can do for work. That is mainly what she wants.

  Do you think she will get SS?
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  Why Violence in New Orleans?

  by MegaDude in

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  it will be a while before everything shakes out about why things went to hell in a handbasket in new orleans but here's one opinion from an article on the net.. ------------------------------------------------------------.

  it has taken four long days for state and federal officials to figure out how to deal with the disaster in new orleans.

  the man-made disaster is the welfare state.

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  an additional, crucial fact: early reports from CNN and Fox indicated that the city had no plan for evacuating all of the prisoners in the city's jails--so they just let many of them loose.

  I heard this too, and it makes sense as to what was going on down there. In prisions we all know the gang activity and drug use is rampant. They say that is why they were trying to get into the hospital, to get a fix.

  The drug problem is mind blowing , even in the small town I was from, you would be shocked at the amount of people white and black on drugs. This is a town that doesnt even have a red light, just a caution light at a crossing. One store, the post office,,,,,,,,that is it,,,very tiny. The ones on drugs so bad, are already poor, many on welfare or living with someone who gets welfare , so how do they afford their habits? They steal, they deal, whatever it takes to get their fix. Crack, crystal whatever you call it is one of the hardest drugs to get off of. The success rate of those who have been hooked on these drugs is very low.

  In the little town we just moved from, we are now in Shreveport, two times in the last 4 months the two police officers in the town have been beaten up while going to the "projects" . It is just an apartment complex, but the worst of the worst are there. It was the norm to see the police lights in there, it was not unusual to hear gunshots. Nothing is done about anything in that town, and that is one of the reasons I moved, at least in the bigger cities the police handle things better , if something should happen.

  If the drug problem is so bad in such a tiny little town, I can imagine how horrible it is in a city like New Orleans.
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  We Have Wonderful People Here

  by Sparkplug in

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  i have to tell a story.. yesterday i begged my boss to let me leave work to go to reunion arena and try to find a child or a mom and child to take in.

  then i bugged the heck out of six of nine to go with me because i was not sure what i was getting into and did not want to go alone...though i would have.. so we went to the store and bought 100 dollars of items.

  well i went over budget and six paid another 100 for the rest of the items.

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  Sparky didn't mention that we found out, after being with these folks for a couple of hours, that the baby is actually not hers, it's her sister's, and they didn't know if her sister had made it out alive. Fortunately, Billygoat found the mom's name on a list, she's at a shelter in Beaumont TX, and she has passed that message on to this couple.

  WOW!!!

  I tell ya , ya'll are just great. If I go missing for whatever reason, please send Andi/Billygoat to look for me........she's good!!
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  Ozzie's Weekend Poll #146

  by ozziepost in

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  on such a weekend with so much anguish, for those of us able to do so, perhaps the time is here to reminisce and look back on attending the district conventions.

  remember what it was like?.

  here's this week's question: .

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  I was raised treating the Conventions as vacations. It was the only time my Father took a bit of a break from work. Of coure growing up we had the money to go all out , new clothes for everyday, the works. We would go a couple of days early to visit the city we were in and went to the local malls and nice restaurants.

  When I grew up and married , Denny and I did the same thing, but on a pioneer budget. We saved our money thru the year and made a great vacation out of it. I still have found memories of the excitement of it all, the traveling, the shopping, being in a new place, seeing old friends and of course that wonderful "spiritual food".....hehe.

  I was a nerd, I truly loved the conventions.
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  My cousin from New Orleans is okay...waiting to hear on daughter's friends

  by Eyebrow2 in

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  i have a cousin...a second cousin actually, that has lived in new orleans for about 10 years.

  she spends about a month a year with her parents up in new england...and thank goodness thats where she was when the hurricane hit.. she and i were never close...she is about 15 years or so older than i. but she is such a colorful lady...plays sax in an all girl jazz band in new orleans...at least she used to.. i just feel so lucky...i cannot even tell you.

  i cried when i found out...i need to call my dad's cousins (her parents) tomorrow.

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  I am so glad you found your cousin, I hope you hear more good news.

  I just heard from my cousin today too. He and I grew up together but were never really close like I was my Dad's side of the family. His mom , my Aunt Merita and I grew close after my Mom's suicide and thru the years we talk on the phone and see each other every once in awhile.

  Three years ago her middle son , my cousin John also committed suicide and his brother David, the one I found today, came up on him but it was too late. It is terrible to have two suicides in the family .

  We don't talk as much as we should here lately , we were keeping touch with emails. I tried to find her new number a couple of months ago and never got her.

  When the hurricane hit, I knew my Aunt and cousins would get out, as they are from Natchitoches , four hours north of NO. Turns out they were with friends in Baton Rouge and were safe. They left their homes and have heard rumors of squatters taking over the homes that were on higher ground like my Aunts. David said he didn't care if they went in and took what they could for survive , he just hopes they left the pictures and keepsakes alone.

  Oh yeah..........my cousin is a Bass player in many Jazz bands downtown . That is how I found his email address he had his own web site. Your cousin and mine might know each other.....his name is David Brouillette. His father my uncle was the best OB/GYN in all of Natchitoches parish. He even had a small part in the movie "Steal Magnolias" , he was the younger doctor walking and talking when Sally Field , My'Lynn had surgery.......Neat huh?
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  After Katrina, do you now have an emergency plan?

  by LyinEyes in

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  i know many people who live down south louisiana , were raised to be on guard for hurricanes.

  i thought i heard on cnn that 80% did evacuate out.

  i can imagine trying to get the most valuable things in a car , get my money out of the bank, gas the car up, put water and food in case traffic is jammed, clothes , medicine, pets, contacting family..all of that would be exasperating if some of it was not ready to go.. every year we have tornadoes, flooding, but the ice storms are what we are afraid up my way nw louisiana.

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  For the elderly cans of ensure will help.

  I never thought of Ensure, my son loves the chocolate flavor, that would fill a belly in a pinch. Thanks for the suggestion.
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  Australians: Post your message of condolences to New Orleans here

  by ozziepost in

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  dear fellow australian posters,.

  we're shocked to see the news pictures showing on our major tv networks and cnn of what is happening in new orleans.

  our hearts go out to those poor people and our wishes and prayers are for a speedy resolution of this catastrophe.. to our fellow posters in southern usa, our heartfelt sympathy.. signed:.

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  I am not sure but I seem to recall that you wonderful Aussie's are giving the USA, 17 MILLION $ for the relief effort.....WOW!

  That is more than all other countries I believe. Not to put their contributions down, but 17 Million is generous. And I am sure the giving will be even more as time goes on.

  I love all of you Aussie's especially Ozzie and wife......., Dede