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Hurricane Ike Survivors Contend With Devastation, Shortages, Blackouts; Death Toll Rises

[mytoosense]

Hurricane Ike is God''''''''s Punishment to Texas for giving the rest of the world George W. Bush Hallilouya Praise the Lord.
Posted by mytoosense

And are you thr bright crayon in the family box?
Posted by IrishWench

No, but thanks for asking. I was the one blessed with an abundance of sick sarcasm. My sister got most of the brains, bless her heart.

I Hope you had the same reaction to those who claimed Katrina was Gods punishment for the "sins" that took place in New Orleans.

[ses1299]

To:IDNNSG

I graduated from LSU & Rice University.

You?

[txgrouch2006]

I live about 20 miles southwest of Houston, 50 miles inland. We rode out Ike with only light rain and strong winds. Trees and fences were blown down. Some minor roof damage in my area, but our house was OK.

My electricity went out about midnight Friday night, and it came on by 5 pm Saturday. My water never went out. I thought we made it through OK.

Then last night I drove around the area looking for a grocery store to do some shopping. EVERYPLACE was closed, and all but one were dark. Entire neighborhoods were still without power, no streetlights or traffic lights were working. Only one gas station was open, and it had long lines.

FINALLY this morning I found an open grocery store. It was well stocked with milk, water, and frozen foods, but the sandwich meat was all sold out.

I stopped at the home improvement store. They had a sign in front that said "WE ARE SOLD OUT OF: generators batteries flashlights..." They were also out of chainsaws.

This morning, I couldn''t find a gas station open. Everyplace is sold out.

Well, as long as I have groceries and electricity, I don''t need much gasoline. My car''s tank is still 3/4 full, and I don''t plan to drive anywhere.

Wonder how long before we can buy gasoline again.

[slim1h2o]

the pick-up has some sort of weaponary on board, the immediate response is quickly muted to a motion to turn up the radio and live and let live.


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Posted by usclimey at 03:08 PM : Sep 15, 2008
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LOL,,Yup,,, that sounds about right!

And I did live there for about 6yrs.

[usclimey]

Texas, PLEASE secede! You''''ll ENJOY becoming part of Mexico!

Posted by IDNNSG

I''ve never lived in TX, but I have visted Houston a number of times on business. I''ve always found the people friendly warm and in favor of having a real good time. There is one exception - the freeways. When you get cut off and you can be pretty durn certain that the guy in the pick-up has some sort of weaponary on board, the immediate response is quickly muted to a motion to turn up the radio and live and let live.

[usclimey]

Hurricane Ike is God''''s Punishment to Texas for give the rest of the world George W. Bush Hallilouya Praise the Lord.

Posted by mytoosense

True Texans can''t stand Bush either. He claims to be from Texas but he was born in New Haven, CT.

[idnnsg]

"Texas can handle Texas"

Having lived there, I just have to LAUGH at that!

With few exceptions, Texas is nothing but a mass of inbred redneck cowboy wannabees with a giant chip on their shoulder. When I lived there, 4 out of 5 fifth graders did not even know what "Texas" was! (Is it a city, a state, a country, a farm animal, the corner grocery store? -- they had NO CLUE!) This, despite the fact that the outline of Texas is displayed EVERYWHERE in Texas-- you can''t go 5 seconds with your eyes open without seeing a picture of Texas when in Texas! People drove around in pickups with loaded guns, drinking beer! Business men all drove around in the 110+ degrees in air-conditioned limos, wearing 3 piece wool suits and 10 gallon hats. Everyone bragged about how "THE CONSTITUTION says we can seceed", not understanding that Federal Law supercedes state law, so it is a meaningless statement. None of them have ANY CLUE that they LOST at the Alamo-- they think their big heroes saved the day! Alone in a room with only one other person, a Texan will look directly at you and say, "Y''all" (You All)-- they can''t even count!

Texas, PLEASE secede! You''ll ENJOY becoming part of Mexico!

[niftynana]

Good friends fled Hurricane Rita ;found lots of water damage to their home when they returned. They were unable to leave this time due to heavy traffic, but stock-piled bottled water and non-perishable foods, filled up the generator & vehicles with gasoline, & battened down the hatches. They PREPARED. They are fine,and they are staying in their camper till the power comes back on. This was not an ideal situation, but they have water, food, batteries, a generator. They are high enough that they didn''t get storm surge. People who live close to the gulf and see it from their house should have left early. But, could you please have some compassion for those who are suffering? Like the 90 year old woman who was rescued hours before she would have perished from dehydration. Do you have no compassion for her? Do you know why she didn''t leave? I don''t. As a health-care worker, I take precautions, but I am in contact with people who have TB, HIV, MRSA (a resistant staph infection) and other contagious diseases. If I contract one of these diseases, will you have compassion for my situation? Am I stupid, ignorant, or arrogant because I put myself in this position? No, it''s what I do. I know the risks; the First Responders know too. They do it because they want to. There will always be someone in peril for whatever reason; ignorant, arrogant, stubborn? Maybe. But maybe through no fault of their own. Who is to decide?
NiftyNana

[slim1h2o]

The water has breached the banks and is at least eight foot higher than said banks and just keeps rising. Those along the Mississippi are going to get battered again. This is going to be as big of a disaster as I have seen. Godspeed to all and I hope all will be safe.


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Posted by Edward1975 at 02:45 PM : Sep 15, 2008


It''s not just in the midwest, but the northeast was battered this morning by the high winds of Ike.

Schools closed, power was out, tree limbs are down.

Lets face it, there''s no safe place to live. The sooner that some people on here realises that, the better for all.

But we do need to find better ways of living with nature.

And not against it. I can''t believe that someone in this day and age, needs to say that. I would have thought by now we would have come to grips with that thinking.

I guess not though, sheesh!

[mytoosense]

Hurricane Ike is God''s Punishment to Texas for give the rest of the world George W. Bush Hallilouya Praise the Lord.

[slim1h2o]

I worked with nature and my location to achieve my goals, not against it.


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Posted by IrishWench at 02:33 PM : Sep 15, 2008

Yes I agree with you too. And it sounds like you have done a fine job of being a good caretaker of mother earth.

I was thinking you were agreeing,but wasn''t sure. But we do need loggers, fisherman,,etc ,, etc,, I think we do have to maintain our surroundings, naturally if we can. And you know what I mean by that.

But too, I think we will need people living in high risk areas. Because what other people may want or need. But like you said, and I said, we can reduce the loss of money, lives, and homes, if we do it the smart way. And live in harmoney with nature, as opposed to it. Like you pointed out.

[edward1975-2009]

The damage from these hurricanes is going to extend to those of us in the Midwest too. I live where the Illnois and Fox rivers converge and we are already flooding and those two haven''t crested yet. The water has breached the banks and is at least eight foot higher than said banks and just keeps rising. Those along the Mississippi are going to get battered again. This is going to be as big of a disaster as I have seen. Godspeed to all and I hope all will be safe.

[misssuzq]

''Rescue worker''''s lives are endangered just by virtue of their career. I career which I find both commendable and honorable. But like those that chose to stay or those that need help, the rescue workers chose their path as well. Posted by IrishWench''

Put it this way: If you lost a loved one who was someone who helped others, wouldn''t you be angry had they died trying to save someone who had the arrogance and ignorance to disobey instructions?

Just because they are in that line of work does not mean that they hope they get hurt or die trying.

[slim1h2o]

Yes we do. Just like we need people in the forests, on the rivers and everywhere else.


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Posted by IrishWench at 01:59 PM : Sep 15, 2008


Not sure how to take your post, but yes,, we need people there too.

We need to have people work the forests, Loggers. We need people to fish the streams, so others can do other jobs that they are trained for, to help this country function.

But what we need is, for people to take into consideration where they live, and build accordingly.

Building large and expensive homes where there''s a high risk of natural disasters, seems stupid to me. But hey!, if thats what they want, fine.

Just don''t expect the American taxpayer to bail you out on your multi-million dollar home when it gets destroyed.

Sounds fairly simple, and straight forward. Doesn''t it?

[slim1h2o]

But I reckon it''''s cabon emissions that are the cause. Probably not gay people.


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Posted by daffy64 at 01:51 PM : Sep 15, 2008


Huh? What!???!

[usclimey]

They will get federal loans for the rich resort town.
Rebuild the million dollar home.
When you visit since it''''s so "upscale" they will charge you $6 for a hotdog.
In anothe 15 years it will happen again.

Posted by republic1776

God, you''re a worse GOPig ******** than I thought. Check out below

Census 2000: The median income for a household in the city (of Galveston) was $28,895, and the median income for a family was $35,049. Males had a median income of $30,150 versus $26,030 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,275. About 17.8% of families and 22.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.1% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.

Doesn''t sound like a "rich resort town" to me. At least try to get some facts into brainless dome before you advertize just how dumb you are.

[slim1h2o]

They DID risk lives of rescuers, themselves and their families by not leaving and thereby forcing others to take care of them because of either arrogance or ignorance.


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Posted by MissSuZQ at 01:28 PM : Sep 15, 2008


Well I suppose they did put them in danger. But what about the volunteer firemen, and women, who put their lives in danger everyday in this country for you and other citizens?

Are you going to call fire victims arrogant, stupid, because they had a house fire? Of course the house fire may very well have been caused by ignorance, but that''s beside the point.

We have rescue personnel in this country for a reason, don''t you think?

Now I have no problem with people living on the coast. But I do have a problem with people building expensive homes and other buildings, and expect the American taxpayer to bail them out. After all, we do need people living on the coast, like fisherman, and people who work the ports, and oil refineries. Those businesses will not work at any other location, but on the coast.

So in short, we need people on the coast.

[ses1299]

I AM A PROUD TEXAN GAY DEMOCRAT....
you are an idiot.....parrots121.

And my post wasn''t even directed at you....
you are stupid.

And we don''t need your hand out either!

Texas can handle Texas...oh, but wait YOU need
OUR refineries to process YOUR gasoline.

[republic1776]

They will get federal loans for the rich resort town.
Rebuild the million dollar home.
When you visit since it''s so "upscale" they will charge you $6 for a hotdog.
In anothe 15 years it will happen again.

[misssuzq]

They risked not only their lives but those of the people who rescued them!

ARROGANT MORONS! Posted by MissSuZQ at 12:00 PM : Sep 15, 2008

The rescue worker pictured above, doesn''''t look all that threatened. Posted by slim1h2o

Good picture then, as you know that there have been many times in the past, where people think they are above Mother Nature, even with a history of what can go terribly wrong.

They DID risk lives of rescuers, themselves and their families by not leaving and thereby forcing others to take care of them because of either arrogance or ignorance.