Hurricane Katrina
Date: Sep 1st, 2005 9:40:54 pm - Subscribe
Mood: mortified
This is making me ill.
It's like...a beautiful train wreck. One cannot take their eyes off of it. You can't help looking at it.
My heart breaks for these people, and yet-- I am SO angry at some of them. Some of them are complete idiots. (Of course, THOSE people were complete idiots BEFORE the storm hit. But I digress.)
I am trying to coordinate a communication link, for those who need to get a hold of family members down South, or those who ARE down there, that need to let loved ones know they're okay. Or even those who are ALL down there, but need to reconnect. Communications-- cell phones, landlines, everything-- has been completely sketchy to nil in the last 5 days. People need to reconnect. My family already donated to the Red Cross. Aside from physically going down there and helping somehow, there is really nothing else we can do. We would just be in the way, anyway.
But maybe, by offering a place to get reconnected, we can help.
If we can reconnect even just two people, I will feel as if we have contributed in some way.
If anyone needs to relay a message, or get in touch with someone who can, please PLEASE feel free to email me at:
imaginationranch@hotmail.com
I know of some ham radio operators in my area (south central Illinois, the Midwest), and I can get people to help. I also have high speed wireless Ibnternet, always on. IO have a cell phone (it's our house phone too), and would be happy to make the necessary phone calls or whatever. I'm here. I can help.
Otherwise...this is all wearing on my brain, to have to see it every time the tv is on. and yet, you want to check back in every so often, to see what has developed. It's like seeing the wreck on the interstate. You HAVE to look.
I can't imagine how the people down there are doing.
This is like all the earthquake scenarios I have ever seen in Cali when I lived out there. Only times ten. It's like 911 all over again...and then some.
All we can REALLY do for these people is to pray.
Other than that, I'll be happy to try and help someone get connected with loved ones, either direction.
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