Hurricane Katrina

As some of you may know, hurricane katrina has landed in new orleans today, and it has flooded the city. And so far many high ways and interstates have been flooded, buildings have been torn down, How sad.
[:O] anyways so some of you may know, that the red cross that helps people when they call in for help about hurricanes, is here Colorado, the state i live in, and people on the news have told some sad stories, like how people will be stuck in a building calling from a cell phone and then the cell phone cuts off. Sounds so sad, and i wonder how Six Flags New Orleans Is Doing? but more concered is about the people who are there in the city stuck. I also saw on the news a bird that was flying and the wind swept the bird up and flew it backwards, how sad. I hope the bird is not [xx(].

i live in atlanta and more often than not some area around us is hit by flooding or tornadoes. the worst that happened to us was in march where a tree fell on our house. it was scary considering we were sitting right under where it fell and it was really loud. but the worst damage was part of the deck railing shattered. right now we are under a tornado warning :0 which is kinda freaky with all the trees around here. i hope everyone down on the gulf coast is safe and that there is not too much damage.

Originally posted by koasterfreak14

i live in atlanta and more often than not some area around us is hit by flooding or tornadoes. the worst that happened to us was in march where a tree fell on our house. it was scary considering we were sitting right under where it fell and it was really loud. but the worst damage was part of the deck railing shattered. right now we are under a tornado warning :0 which is kinda freaky with all the trees around here. i hope everyone down on the gulf coast is safe and that there is not too much damage.

Where do you live in georgia? my grandpa lives in Macon.

Originally posted by Rmfrick

Originally posted by koasterfreak14

i live in atlanta and more often than not some area around us is hit by flooding or tornadoes. the worst that happened to us was in march where a tree fell on our house. it was scary considering we were sitting right under where it fell and it was really loud. but the worst damage was part of the deck railing shattered. right now we are under a tornado warning :0 which is kinda freaky with all the trees around here. i hope everyone down on the gulf coast is safe and that there is not too much damage.

Where do you live in georgia? my grandpa lives in Macon.

Read the 4th word in his post.

Rm, you must have a had a brain fart.[sillyme]

Im more worried about SFNO

lets all go ride coasters in a hurricane whos joinin me

i will iv always wanted to fly[peakhill]

[coolbeans326]

holy crap. Natural Disasters really bring out the best in people, don't they? http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9156612/
SO, I remember a time when we helped some people out after a certain tsunami hit some certain Middle Eastern countries (who hate us, by the way) any forigners feel the need to return the favor? I think any body who is able to help, should help out in any way possible.

Storm victims were raped and beaten, fights and fires broke out, corpses lay out in the open, and rescue helicopters and law enforcement officers were shot at as parts of hurricane-flooded New Orleans descended into anarchy Thursday

Is it just me, or is there something wrong with those people? I cant recall people going round raping people, beating people and killing police officers when the Tsunami hit Asian countries

The people there are annoyed that help didn't come sooner.

The bad people in the world are using this as an opportunity to do what they want to do.

Originally posted by TConwell

Originally posted by Rmfrick

Originally posted by koasterfreak14

i live in atlanta and more often than not some area around us is hit by flooding or tornadoes. the worst that happened to us was in march where a tree fell on our house. it was scary considering we were sitting right under where it fell and it was really loud. but the worst damage was part of the deck railing shattered. right now we are under a tornado warning :0 which is kinda freaky with all the trees around here. i hope everyone down on the gulf coast is safe and that there is not too much damage.

Where do you live in georgia? my grandpa lives in Macon.

Read the 4th word in his post.

Oh LOL wasnt paying attention, I was Tired, School is back in you know.

[coolbeans326]

actually, I was thinking about it, if people are going to act like this, maybe they don't deserve help...

Maybe they don't. BTW there was also a category 4 typoon that hit Taiwan a few days ago. This had the same strength as Katrina and yet there was no real damage. I bet Taiwan is better prepared for that sort of thing.

Honestly ya'll -- even as an adult I cannot see what is taking so long to get these folks some help. Where are the helicopters dropping food? Where are the supplies being airlifted in and dropped? What is the deal with transportation taking so long? Why aren't these people just walking out of the area (I-10 West is open) rather than standing around on the overpasses?

This is nuts people, we had faster response to the tsumani, and don't get me started about the out-pouring of "kumbaya" feelings from 9/11. These people need help, and I am tired of seeing them wait for it. As someone who has preached on the streets in New Orleans, Pass Christian, and Gulfport for years I know these places on television, and have looked into the eyes of these people ... they deserve our help and our assistance. OK, rant over.

[jayman]

this time there wasn't anyone to hunt down and KILL, so it's not too important to the people who can make things happen right now...

I was recently watching the NBC special on Katrina. The people in NO look really devastated. All they really want is food and water and no one is there to give it.

In the end the US just needs to put all of the war and poop aside, and pay some attention to where it hit, because those people lost everything and no longer have jobs. Thousands are probably dead and many are stuck in terrible conditions. The governments help is almost unnoticable, except for the coast guard who have already fished out about 2000 people from the tops of their homes. And some of that looting, even though some might be for bad reasons, most of the other 'looting' is just people trying to get medicine or food or any valuable item that can help or save a family member or themselves, because no help is really comeing from anywhere else. I can keep naming off ways that our government has blown the help and evacuation but that is almost pointless, because im just some kid in california who doesnt get to have a say in this country...yet. And to anyone who isnt really worried because the hurricane didnt affect them... just wait till gas prices go up to about 4 bucks a gallon, because alot of our refined oil comes from there.

12 percent of it comes from there actually. Gas already went up nearly 75 cents too. Im in Ohio so Im a bit a ways away.

Government aid is on the way. Just remember its going to be nearly impossible to get aid where it needs to be without helicopter and such. The entire city is buried in a ton of water so its not exactly easily accessible.

I just dont think they have blown it off. Thats WAY too early to make such a comment. In a week if no help has been given (Ive already seen shots of HUGE convoys of National Guardsmen and other aid on the way) then you can claim that.

Yes, i might have been a little passionate about it, but its just so frusterating to me. Like im happy they are finally getting the people out of there, but even that has had problems, considering almost every bus got lost because the drivers didnt know how to get back to the astrodome, and the one that did make it there, filled with small children, had to wait at the gate of the stadium because someone locked the gate and they couldnt unlock it. Man, its a bad situation, but we can only learn from it... hopefully.

Lets hope that a lot is learned from Katrina. Hopefully we can use this hurricane to prevent future outcomes like the one that happened.

[jayman]

Originally posted by thecool326

holy crap. Natural Disasters really bring out the best in people, don't they? http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9156612/
SO, I remember a time when we helped some people out after a certain tsunami hit some certain Middle Eastern countries (who hate us, by the way) any forigners feel the need to return the favor? I think any body who is able to help, should help out in any way possible.

WHAT??? a tsunami hit a middle eastern country? whoaah, now that's big news, especialy if it happened in say, oh i don't know, since the begining of recorded history....but don't worry, i get your drift..muslims there=middle eastern... life must be easy when all the questions have simple answers....one doesn't even have to know geography.
mexico HAS provided help in the relief effort, as far as why other countries on the other side of the world havn't responded is because they don't have a task force sitting in the gulf of mexico ready to whoop some ass if needed.. as far as i can tell we are the only country whose military is reprsented in so many parts of the world. america in most cases tries to do its best in keeping our end of the bargain... "you let us go where ever the hell we want, because we are a bad ass super power but if something goes wrong we'll show you just how bitchen we are by helping you out" as fashionable (and perhaps there is a grain of truth)as it is to talk trash about our current foreign policy you gotta admit that even the most jingoistic of our leaders are capable of seeing fit to help people without judging them.
this situation in new orleans... hmmmm.. well.... anyone familiar with the bible surely understands the orgin of the phrase "feet of clay" sure , perhaps our "head" is made of gold and our "torso" of silver and soforth and so on... but places like new orleans are america's foundation.. why the heck did the greatest country in the world have one of it's most beloved cities located so far below sea level on the gulf coast? what does one think of when they think of new orleans? "PAAARRTYY... show us your tits....yaaaahhhh brrraaahh..." it's a tourist attraction,,and it draws people because of it's "all american decadence" like "hey look..come to america... there's a party going on..." when our foundation is built on such things....well i don't even wanna go there...

It does get pretty crazy during Mardi Gras doesn't it.

Preeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeach it Jayman!!! WOOHOO!!!

As a side note, not next week but the week after I may be going down South (probably Mobile/Gulfport) with some men from the Baptist Association. Truly, it is a sad state of affairs right now and again, they need help. My friends, I implore you -- whatever you can do, whatever you are able, please see to it. I cannot stress this enough. These are human beings, who right now have nothing to call home, nothing to even call their own. Please, help where you can .... it is the only way.

President Bush was on TV this morning and said that the help they are getting is "unacceptable" (http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/02/katrin ... index.html), which tells me he gave orders to help, and those in charge are NOT following his direction. Please, we as a nation (as a civilized people) need to come together and help these people, it is the only way to reconcile and make things right. Even if you live in another country, it is time to help. Please, think or pray (if you do) of how you can help --- and do something.



Rev TJ Conwell
Pastor, Bethlehem Baptist Church
Marbury, Alabama

My company is matching any donations over the next month to the hurricane victims. It's heartening to see that there are still good people out there who care. I must say it's sad to see the press talking so much about the rebuilding when so many people are still not even rescued. Sounds like either FEMA or someone in Bush's cabinet dropped the ball on this one.

My prayers go out to any memebers that have been effected by this horrific event.

[B)]