Libra63
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posted on August 13, 2004 03:07:34 PM
The pictures are horrible. Wind speed is 145 miles an hour. I understand a large wall of water is descending upon them. How terrible for these people. I hope they can keep safe.
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Linda_K
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posted on August 13, 2004 03:23:19 PM
Me too. I haven't heard anything about it today...but the paper said yesterday that two stormd were approaching and that they'd told over 800,000 they should evacuate. Serious business.
We have at least one poster here who lives in Florida....I hope they're not near all this.
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CBlev65252
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posted on August 13, 2004 05:01:57 PM
My father is on the Gulf in Port Charlotte. I'm worried sick about them because I heard they got hit pretty good. He's on the harbor. He's almost 70 so this is really going to be hard on him. He bought his retirement dream house and just bought a boat that was docked behind his home in the harbor. Guess I'll have to sit tight for a day or two before I hear anything. What a shame!
Cheryl
. . .if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist- I really believe he is Antichrist- I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend.. . - War and Peace, Tolstoy
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crowfarm
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posted on August 13, 2004 05:15:13 PM
And our government better not step in and help these people!
They should have enough insurance to cover their losses, and the loss of infrastructure like roads, marinas, bridges, traffic lights, emergency personnel, hospitals, emergency shelters without sucking off us taxpayers!
They can get jobs cleaning up the mess plus doing their regular job(if it's still there).
All those old retired people down there with so much time on their hands can just get busy and start rebuilding houses, stores, and roads...lazy slackers! They want their meds??? let'em work for it !
Kid's school gone ? Well, get those worthless brats sweeping the streets and chain sawing the downed trees!
I hope the people of Florida don't come whining to the government for a "free" hand out!
Do they think this is a "socialist" society ???
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Libra63
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posted on August 13, 2004 05:41:38 PM
Sorry to hear about your Father Cheryl. Port Charlotte is such a beautiful place and I for your sake and his they are okay. Unless he has a cell phone, which might not get through either, you proabaly won't hear for a while but remember no news is good news. Red Cross will be there to help them and probably a lot of volunteers throughout the US will be their also.
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MAH645
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posted on August 13, 2004 05:46:55 PM
I hope the people on Sanibel Island can get through this storm o.k. I've been in several of Florida's hurricanes as I was born there,lived there for 40 years.
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stopwhining
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posted on August 13, 2004 06:12:04 PM
may be WY is a better place to retire to.
-sig file -------we eat to live,not live to eat.
Benjamin Franklin
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yellowstone
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posted on August 13, 2004 06:26:30 PM
I hope they fair well also. Usually when there is a disaster somewhere in the country people in my area where I live will set up some sort of a donation drop off. So that anyone who wants to help, can help by sending things like clothing, food, bottled water etc.
This is one of the things that makes our country great, when the chips are down we all come together to lend aid and comfort as much as we can regardless of party affiliations.
Crowfarm
Your post was in very poor taste, shame on you.
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Linda_K
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posted on August 13, 2004 06:40:25 PM
Oh Cheryl....what stress...I'm sorry he's in that area and that you're so worried. I hope all goes well for him and all the others in this area too.
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yellowstone - That's the truth isn't it. There are always so many giving, caring people to help those in need during times like these. So many willingly share what they can.
If they had an opportunity to evacuate...I sure hope they did. I have a close cousin in FL....but he's more inland so I don't believe they'll be in harms way.
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kraftdinner
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posted on August 13, 2004 06:56:49 PM
Great post Crow!!
I hope everyone's OK too. Anyone here from Florida? {{Cheryl}}, I hope your dad's OK - I'd be worried too.
-had to correct my spelling before Prof saw it.
[ edited by kraftdinner on Aug 13, 2004 07:07 PM ]
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yellowstone
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posted on August 13, 2004 07:06:48 PM
Great post Crow!!
Why is this disaster something to joke about or to use as a soapbox for political reasons?? Why not instead put aside political differences and show some compassion for a change??
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Libra63
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posted on August 13, 2004 07:14:30 PM
Tough to do yellowstone. When ones mode is of a nature where every post that is made is derogatory. It is difficult to change.
I guess the snow and cold of the midwest is better than what they are having in Florida. I only hope that everyone took shelter and didn't stay around to see the Hurricane. I guess the path will go through Orlando, Jacksonville and then up the coast.
What happened to Bonnie. I thought that she was a hurricane also.
Keep us posted Cheryl....
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crowfarm
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posted on August 13, 2004 07:19:05 PM
Yellowstone says,
"Why is this disaster something to joke about or to use as a soapbox for political reasons?? Why not instead put aside political differences and show some compassion for a change?? "
Politics are in everything.
Why should it take a disaster to "put aside political differences and show compassion". Some people have disasters which only affect them or their family....why are they less important than the people in Florida?
I tried unsucessfully in another thread to show that at one time or another EVERYBODY uses SOMETHING provided by the government through taxes.
I bet there'll be LOTS of neocons from Florida holding out their hand to FEMA....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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yellowstone
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posted on August 13, 2004 07:28:38 PM
Politics are in everything.
Not in my life they aren't and if they are in yours then I truly do feel sorry for you.
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crowfarm
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posted on August 13, 2004 07:33:57 PM
Typical head-in-the-sand neocon.
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yellowstone
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posted on August 13, 2004 07:48:25 PM
.....and another thing you said.
Some people have disasters which only affect them or their family....why are they less important than the people in Florida?
I never said that they weren't.
Typical Liberal, trying to put words in my mouth.
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Libra63
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posted on August 13, 2004 08:03:13 PM
Well evidently some don't understand. Roads are government and of course they have to be rebuilt. The rest not, there is no free handout but there is financial aid with a lower interest rate. It's called disaster relief and it is given to anyone in a disaster. There is no discrimination. Tornado's, floods, forest fires, hurricanes and anything else that relates to a disaster.
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CBlev65252
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posted on August 14, 2004 08:02:42 AM
Wanted to let everyone know my dad is okay. I was able to get a hold of his cell phone number. Thankfully, they were in Orlando when it hit because Port Charlotte got hit with a 15ft wall of water! They've heard from others in Port Charlotte. His house was spared!!!!!!!! The houses around him were not. So, whoever was praying last night - thank you!!!!!!!! It worked. His boat is no longer there, but at least he still has a home.
Right now they are trying to get back into Port Charlotte, but are having no luck. I'll keep everyone posted. He said he'd call after they assess the damages to the area.
Cheryl
. . .if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist- I really believe he is Antichrist- I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend.. . - War and Peace, Tolstoy
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kimlittle
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posted on August 16, 2004 10:44:14 PM
I heard George & Jeb Bush created the weather to rush on & save everyone. Helping him to wil FL in the election.
Those Republician will stop at nothing
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