One of our members, BrianP lives only 50kms from New Orleans in Madisonville on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain. We pray that all is well with Brian and his family.
Originally posted by spidge@Sep 2 2005, 12:43 AM One of our members, BrianP lives only 50kms from New Orleans in Madisonville on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain. We pray that all is well with Brian and his family. [post=38486]Quoted post[/post] Having been through Hurrricane hermine in 1980, i can sympathise with what he and his family must be going through. I hope that they come out of it together.
Originally posted by spidge@Sep 2 2005, 02:43 AM One of our members, BrianP lives only 50kms from New Orleans in Madisonville on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain. We pray that all is well with Brian and his family. [post=38486]Quoted post[/post] Yes, hope they are okay, although living at the edge of a lake before all that rain may mean that if he is okay he might have lost his home and may not be back on here for a while. I wish him and his family good luck in the chaos that will be following this natural disaster.
Originally posted by plant-pilot+Sep 2 2005, 04:54 PM-->(plant-pilot @ Sep 2 2005, 04:54 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-spidge@Sep 2 2005, 02:43 AM One of our members, BrianP lives only 50kms from New Orleans in Madisonville on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain. We pray that all is well with Brian and his family. [post=38486]Quoted post[/post] Yes, hope they are okay, although living at the edge of a lake before all that rain may mean that if he is okay he might have lost his home and may not be back on here for a while. I wish him and his family good luck in the chaos that will be following this natural disaster. [post=38489]Quoted post[/post] [/b] I only know he lives in Madisonville and it is near the Lake, I hope is house is not.
Everyone, We just got power back at my parent's home in Baton Rouge, where my wife and I have been staying since this past Saturday. My home in Madisonville is fine, although it is a big mess. My uncle's house down the road is okay but his business had seven trees in it from a tornado that went down the middle of our two properties. We are so thankful that it is all still there. My family and I cannot return home because there is no running water, telephone, sewage, or electricity. We have been told it will be six to eight weeks before those utilities are restored in the area due to the number of trees and powerlines that are down, so we will be staying with my parents in Baton Rouge until then. My father and I will be going over on weekends to clean up. We live in St. Tammaney Parish, which is on the north shore of Lake Ponchatrain, and New Orleans in on the south side of the lake. As I am sure that you all know, New Orleans is going to hell in a handbasket with the lawlessness and looters. They are setting buildings in the city on fire, and shooting at National Guardsmen, police, firemen, and rescue workers. They have gone completely mad there. It has gotton to the point where the federal army is having to step in as well. They are having to bring in state troopers from as far as Michigan to help restore order. I know that people are desperate, but those who are using the chaos as a chance to loot for non-essential items and robbing others are the scum of the earth. It will no doubt soon become a shoot-to-kill situation for the National Guard. They have said they will soon bring in National Guard from other states here. It is a complete breakdown of society there. On the north shore where we live, looting has become a problem. A lot of the armed gangs from New Orleans have moved up there and are now robbing houses and people. The Sheriff of St. Tammaney has given a general order to the population that if you see a looter stealing anything other than food and water, shoot them, no questions asked. That is how bad it is getting here. My father and I can't even return to my home to clean up without carrying pistols. I can't even begin to describe what coastal Mississippi is like. They are now calling this the worst natural disaster in the history of this country. This is the first time that a major American city has been completely destroyed since the Civil War. I never thought I would see the day that there would be such a complete breakdown of society in the United States of America. I could not believe my ears when I heard on the radio that Texas was accepting "Louisiana refugees." Refugees? In the United States? I don't mean to sound dramatic here, but I am observing what I see around me. I can honestly say that we probably haven't seen anything like this since the Great Depression.
Glad to hear that you are safe, Brian. On another forum I visit, a member lives in Hattiesburg, Miss. His experience seems fairly similar to your's, but without the same degree of looting. And as for New Orleans and the Mississippi coast, it seems to come down a lot to whether or not there was/is flooding.
Hi Brian, Good to see that you and your family are safe. Its sad to see that you have to werar weapons!
Glad you're okay, Brian. It sounds absolutely dreadful down there...like a third-world nation. If the US was a third-world nation, the Glorious Leader would have fled with his wife, mistress, and gold bars, and a UN peacekeeping team would be in place by now.
Good to hear from you, glasg everything is okay with you. My thoughts continue to go out to those still missing.
It does seem strange that society can fall apart so dramatically in so short a time. I would have hoped that such suffering would bring people together to help the young, poor and elderly. It doesn't seem to be the case.
well done spidge for posting this as u say lets hope all is well with the family and the get over this,and that pethetic thing the call a president gets his finger out and sorts things out.is it just me or does anyone else ask the question if those people were wealthy in diffrent states and WHITE would he of acted sooner than he has?
Originally posted by darren@Sep 5 2005, 02:17 PM well done spidge for posting this as u say lets hope all is well with the family and the get over this,and that pethetic thing the call a president gets his finger out and sorts things out.is it just me or does anyone else ask the question if those people were wealthy in diffrent states and WHITE would he of acted sooner than he has? [post=38609]Quoted post[/post] It's the poor that didn't have the means to get out when they needed to and they weren't given the proper support in order to do so. It doesn't help anyone just now trying to turn this disaster into a race issue. If it had been in any city it would be the poor who would have had the problems. The whole thing was a lot bigger than anyone thought it was going to be after years of getting away lightly with other hurricanes. This complacency caught everyone out.
Originally posted by plant-pilot+Sep 6 2005, 02:08 AM-->(plant-pilot @ Sep 6 2005, 02:08 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-darren@Sep 5 2005, 02:17 PM well done spidge for posting this as u say lets hope all is well with the family and the get over this,and that pethetic thing the call a president gets his finger out and sorts things out.is it just me or does anyone else ask the question if those people were wealthy in diffrent states and WHITE would he of acted sooner than he has? [post=38609]Quoted post[/post] It's the poor that didn't have the means to get out when they needed to and they weren't given the proper support in order to do so. It doesn't help anyone just now trying to turn this disaster into a race issue. If it had been in any city it would be the poor who would have had the problems. The whole thing was a lot bigger than anyone thought it was going to be after years of getting away lightly with other hurricanes. This complacency caught everyone out. [post=38612]Quoted post[/post] [/b] They were pushing the race issue with Condoleesa Rice, their National Security Advisor this morning. Being coloured herself, she said it was sad that people were pushing the colour issue instead of resolving the problem immediately at hand.
Best wishes from Canada Brian, I hope things can be put back to something like normal as soon as possible down there.
Originally posted by Dac@Sep 15 2005, 08:06 AM Best wishes from Canada Brian, I hope things can be put back to something like normal as soon as possible down there. [post=39029]Quoted post[/post] Hi Dac, Are you taking the "High Ground" up there!
Hi spidge We Canadians like to think we're just a little bit superior to Americans but we keep very quiet about it! All kidding aside, my heart goes out to all those "down south" who are dealing with what is probably Americas worst natural disaster.
Originally posted by Dac@Sep 15 2005, 01:17 PM Hi spidge We Canadians like to think we're just a little bit superior to Americans but we keep very quiet about it! All kidding aside, my heart goes out to all those "down south" who are dealing with what is probably Americas worst natural disaster. [post=39037]Quoted post[/post] We all do. Hope to hear from Brian soon!
