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posted on August 28, 2005 12:08:09 PM new
i put this up in eBay, if any fellow VD'ers know anyone who needs a place
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5610891358
http://stores.ebay.com/postcards-postcards?refid=store
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replaymedia
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posted on August 28, 2005 12:56:48 PM new
It's a nice thought, but how will you know if someone who shows up at your door and CLAIMS to be from LA isn't really your local homeless person looking to rob you?
Nice thought, but probably not well thought out.
"If you want to get into the post card business, I know where you can get your hands on thousands of them just by claiming to be from LA!"
Yeah, I'm paranoid that way.
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posted on August 28, 2005 01:24:08 PM new
have ways to check them out. always liked what Henry Lee has on his web site: "Remember, we work for God."
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glassgrl
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posted on August 28, 2005 01:47:11 PM new
oh vintage how sweet.
I have to admit - if this one was heading our way I would get the heck out of dodge.
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on August 28, 2005 02:32:16 PM new
I would have been gone yesterday???
Vintage you have a big heart. Bless you
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stopwhining
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posted on August 28, 2005 02:34:54 PM new
100,000 out of total of 485000 residents of New OrLeans have no way out of the city??
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Eat grass,kick ass,never go belly up!
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glassgrl
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posted on August 28, 2005 02:36:09 PM new
CNN a reporter has been on the road for 4.5 hours and has made it 36 miles out of New Orleans headed to Slidell.
During Opal it took us 5.5 hours for a normal 1.5 hour trip to Tallahassee from Panama City. Bumper to bumper.
The biggest fear was 30 miles out of town they were saying on the radio that it was too late to try to leave, just hunker down.
Prayers for those on the highways........
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stopwhining
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posted on August 28, 2005 02:41:27 PM new
unless they are in an 18 wheeler!
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posted on August 28, 2005 03:47:37 PM new
thanks for the good wishes. it's been really interesting on eBay so far with this. only one scammer contacted me, wanting to post his link to jobs to come after Katrina...ugh! i just kinda think that faith without works is dead...
yes, we should pray for those folks down there. i'm really worried about the 20,000 to 30,000 people that they apparently are going to put in the Superdome...i realize there aren't a lot of options but...what if the roof blows off? what if the people panic and stampede inside as the winds howl and the power goes out? shudder. i wouldn't wish it on anyone. i just got the idea because i had to pack up and leave twice when i lived in florida, and this storm's a whole lot worse than the ones i fled from. i feel fortunate to have a roof over my head...which is more than some of these people are going to have.
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posted on August 28, 2005 04:13:32 PM new
I hope and pray it changes course - I know it will be bad no matter where it hits - but it just seems New Orleans is likely to have a huge loss of life. I too am worried about the poeple who have no way out of the city.
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sparkz
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posted on August 28, 2005 09:54:10 PM new
Vintage...This is a very christian gesture on your part and I commend you. My fear is that we will need thousands more like you to help ease the suffering before this is over. The outlook is bleak indeed. I have a feeling that after the storm passes, this country will be faced with a recovery effort that has never been experienced in our history. The damage will not be limited to Lousiana, Alabama and Missippi. It will extend to the great lakes area.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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posted on August 29, 2005 12:04:36 AM new
vintage,
Great Idea however, I do wonder how many folks in need are going to be surfing Ebay at this point in time. But all you need is one. My heart goes out to all those folks who probably don’t even have a computer who cant’ get out.
Also I doubt that any local homeless person is actually surfing Ebay
From the sounds of it, this storm will probably reach you in Kentucky in the form of rain and flooding.
My prayers are with the folks in Louisiana and Alabama.
Peace,
Don
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carolinetyler
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posted on August 29, 2005 03:37:09 PM new
What a sweet, sweet thing to offer. Sometimes you have to have faith in the good of people - especially in a crisis. It sounds like it worked out.
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 Caroline
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posted on August 29, 2005 04:29:01 PM new
update: incredibly, people _were_ surfing ebay in the storm. e'mailed back and forth for awhile with a lady in gulfport, before i lost contact with her. hope she's okay. a young family that had been stranded in nola and which was trying to make its way home to illinois contacted me and stayed. it felt great, to be able to do something for others.
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posted on August 30, 2005 01:19:57 PM new
put it back up again, due to the new horrific circumstances there today. so if any of you know anyone who has a way out of there, i have a place they can rest for a few days.
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amber
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posted on August 30, 2005 01:42:03 PM new
Vintage, it's so good to see someone doing the right thing, and trying to be a help, especially in light of the awful pictures on CNN of looters grabbing everything they can. Let's hope the givers outnumber the takers.
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posted on August 30, 2005 01:58:46 PM new
my thoughts on the looters? shoot 'em on sight...it's not like there's not enough misery there already, without people adding to it.
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posted on August 30, 2005 03:08:26 PM new
I'm a little mixed on the looters. The only ones I have seen are hitting grocery stores and frankly I just don't see the use is of that food being on shelves when there are people that don't have any and don't have access to it or money right now since electricity is out so no ones ATM or credit card are working and the banks are not open to go in and withdraw cash.
It just does not make sense to me to have food and water sitting on shelves or thawing and rotting, going to waste in an area that is not going to be inhabitable for weeks at best.
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posted on August 30, 2005 03:13:19 PM new
I with you fenix...if they are grabbing food and water I feel they are in a spot where they have to take it...if they are taking objects for the money value then they are thieves. God Bless anyone thats having to deal with the mess down there.
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posted on August 30, 2005 03:31:32 PM new
Amen.
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amber
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posted on August 30, 2005 04:18:01 PM new
The report I saw was that the looters were emptying jewelry stores, smashing ATM machines, and even robbing houses where people have evacuated, that is just plain wrong. To take some food that will probably spoil anyway is one thing, but to go into the house of a fellow suffering, that really gets to me.
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posted on August 30, 2005 05:51:53 PM new
there's a reason for martial law. some of the looters shot a cop today. near-riot in a wal-mart that was being looted. shoot a few of the looters, word will get out.
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kiara
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posted on August 30, 2005 08:24:15 PM new
vintagepostcards, that was a very kind-hearted gesture.
CNN mentioned today that people are using Craigslist to offer help and to search for missing people in New Orleans..... under the 'lost and found' category. I notice that the listings have increased since earlier today.
http://neworleans.craigslist.org/laf/
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sparkz
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posted on August 30, 2005 09:06:44 PM new
Fenix...I agree 100%. Those looting for food, soda, drinking water, baby formula, diapers, medicine and essential items for basic life support should be viewed in a different light. I see no problem with anyone helping themselves to the contents of a freezer section in a supermarket, since they will spoil if not consumed immediately. None of these stores will be in operation for at least 30 days and anything perishible will rot anyway. OTOH, I have a problem with those looting clothing and jewelry stores. These are nothing more than lowlife theives, seeking to profit from other peoples misfortune and should be shot on sight. The declaration of martial law will give the local police and national guard the authority to do just that. And no, I'm not a bleeding heart either. I've been in that situation and have dealt with looters. August, 1965. Watts riots, Los Angeles. I was a very young National Guardsman that was in the center of it. I was shot at and returned fire. Made more arrests than I can count. Proud to say there are a few people that still have the imprint of the walnut stock of my M-1 permantely tatooed to the side of their head. It's a much different situation when you are 3 feet from an armed criminal than when you view it through the telephoto lens of a CNN cameraman 1/4 miles away.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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posted on August 30, 2005 09:50:30 PM new
You never know when a carpenter and his prego wife will show up. Well done!
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