Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Oh, y'all, I'm so sorry. Flooding, looting, blackouts, busted levees, water that you can't drink, evacuation, and although this:
is probly the least of your problems, it still creeps me out mightily. And martial law, that's just scary.
Normally I would go on a rant about the looters who are making the situation ten times worse than it would be otherwise (necessities are one thing, but this is another), but I think anyone who is not currently planning their next boys'-night-out sleepover looting spree is thinking the same thing.
I was worried enough when the tornadoes came close to us last night -- I can't imagine having to live through a catastrophe that is being described by FEMA as "the most significant disaster ever to hit the United States in FEMA's history." It's heartbreaking to think of people in that situation.
No, nothing I've posted here is news to anybody, I just couldn't NOT say anything. I wish we could do something, but all we can do is wait until we have money and send it where it's needed.
Thankfully, all of Ben's family in AL was far enough away from the Coast that I don't think they would have been hit. There's a small silver lining, but it's hard to be relieved, and it feels a little selfish, when everything else is a mess.
"Officials reported that a 3-foot shark had been spotted cruising the flooded streets."
is probly the least of your problems, it still creeps me out mightily. And martial law, that's just scary.
Normally I would go on a rant about the looters who are making the situation ten times worse than it would be otherwise (necessities are one thing, but this is another), but I think anyone who is not currently planning their next boys'-night-out sleepover looting spree is thinking the same thing.
I was worried enough when the tornadoes came close to us last night -- I can't imagine having to live through a catastrophe that is being described by FEMA as "the most significant disaster ever to hit the United States in FEMA's history." It's heartbreaking to think of people in that situation.
No, nothing I've posted here is news to anybody, I just couldn't NOT say anything. I wish we could do something, but all we can do is wait until we have money and send it where it's needed.
Thankfully, all of Ben's family in AL was far enough away from the Coast that I don't think they would have been hit. There's a small silver lining, but it's hard to be relieved, and it feels a little selfish, when everything else is a mess.
