tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885454.post112545857748901029..comments2024-01-06T13:07:59.433-05:00Comments on The Daily Bite: DevastatingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885454.post-1126447476630774242005-09-11T10:04:00.001-04:002005-09-11T10:04:00.001-04:00I think the whole story of people not having enoug...I think the whole story of people not having enough money to leave is really not accurate. It's true for a very small portion of the evacuee population I would wager. I was at a shelter and everyone I talked to (granted I did not talk to everyone) had cell phones. If you can afford a cell phone, you can afford a way out. When I asked them why they stayed, they all said the same thing, "I didn't think it was going to be that bad." And really, they were right. The majority of them made it through the hurricane fine. It was when the levies started breaking that the disaster began to unfold. The worst was trying to take info from these people about missing family members. A lot of times they would start crying so hard I couldn't understand them. I feel that people stayed behind because they weren't really educated about the risks, especially those of the levies breaking. It was more of a, "get out of town, if you can't then go to the superdome"<BR/>~AndreaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885454.post-1126447458974724782005-09-11T10:04:00.000-04:002005-09-11T10:04:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885454.post-1126410185618538972005-09-10T23:43:00.000-04:002005-09-10T23:43:00.000-04:00images from someone who was there (he says he was)...images from someone who was there (he says he was) <BR/><BR/>http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1&Uc=xkicdlx.b147fdut&Uy=6dsgfn&Ux=1Tanya Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16241405661692387658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885454.post-1125627884292510332005-09-01T22:24:00.000-04:002005-09-01T22:24:00.000-04:00I feel the same way, Tina. But I'm always worried ...I feel the same way, Tina. But I'm always worried that I my money is used in the best way possible and gets to those who really need it, especially because all of the stories we hear about misappropriation. But, you know what? There's no time to check this and check that, I just gotta do it and those two seem like good choices along with The Salvation Army. I'm doing it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885454.post-1125500583308517922005-08-31T11:03:00.000-04:002005-08-31T11:03:00.000-04:00Hey Tina - thanks for the reminder - I had already...Hey Tina - thanks for the reminder - I had already donated to the HSUS Disaster Relief Fund too. There must be tons of pets seperated from their owners, in need of rescue and medical care. Most shelters for people won't take pets so often people must make heartbreaking choices in order to survive themselves. <BR/>PaulaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com