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Has anyone heard or read about any country including Canada that has offered any assistance or help in any way to aleviate the suffering and hardships that the residents of the Gulf Coast are now going through? I haven't read anything yet, but the TV is too busy wallowing in the misery to report if anything like that has occurred yet. My guess is few will volunteer to help as a great many places have troubles of their own to handle. It'll be interesting to see what other countries volunteer or don't volunteer their services... it seems like we run to them at the drop of a hat and would probably have to beg to get their help. Lee >I haven't read anything yet, but the TV is too busy wallowing in the > misery to report if anything like that has occurred yet. My guess is > few will volunteer to help as a great many places have troubles of > their own to handle. Yes, the American Red Cross sent word out within a very short time--what is quite unusual is that there is normally a lead time of up to several weeks before co-ordinators request outside help, (as in Canadian) and this time they did it within a day. This makes sense, go locally first, then draw in further afield--you don't want well-meaning people swamping in before you have a battle plan up and running. So, what has happened is likely going to completely overwhelm available US resources, and the call was moved up. As reported on our regional TV news networks tonight, volunteers in many fields/areas of expertise are preparing tonight to go from the Canadian Maritimes. No doubt the electric company crews, telephone networks crews, as well as people trained in all aspects of disaster relief are preparing to move out in the next day or so, likely via Mongomery Alabama and fanning out, ISTR. Its just S.O.P. You give assistance because you can, and you just never know when you might need some of it back--we had a hurricane here in PEI & Nova Scotia (Juan) As well, there are a lot of Maritimers who, besides the obvious ties with New England since colonial times, also have extensive family/friendship ties with Louisianna. Of course, anything in the slightest way positive about Canada would NEVER be reported on Fox <GGG>> Jim Bartley on PEI > Has anyone heard or read about any country including Canada that has offered > any assistance or help in any way to aleviate the suffering and hardships > that the residents of the Gulf Coast are now going through? Anything remotely positive about anything but the Republican party would never be reported on Fox. > Yes, the American Red Cross sent word out within a very short time--what is > quite unusual is that there is normally a lead time of up to several weeks [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >>any assistance or help in any way to aleviate the suffering and hardships >>that the residents of the Gulf Coast are now going through?  SignatureRemove all the x's to email. The only label that fits: http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_6966.shtml "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." ---Teddy Roosevelt, 1918 1953 Starlight Coupe 1954 Starlight Coupe R1/4-speed 1958 Silver Hawk 1960 Frua Italia Larks (2 - they're here!) 1962 Lark VI 1962 Lark Convertible 1963 Avanti R2 R4324 1963 Lark Cruiser (R2 3/4 clone in progress) 1963 GT Hawk 1963 Daytona Wagonaire 1964 Cruiser (Survivor) 1956 2E7 2004 Porsche Carrera 4S 2000 Ducati 748 2002 Jeep Overland 2004 Ducati Monster 1000 http://homepage.mac.com/pdrnec/PhotoAlbum81.html We have FOX and you have NBC, CBS, ABC, and CNN. If you want something other than politically correct newscasting you go to FOX. For example, NBC and CNN spent 20 minutes dramatically talking about the Coast Guard and Army helicopter crews rescuing those poor souls who spent a scary night in their attic and on their roof top as the water rose around their home. FOX reported that the Coast Guard and Army helicopter crews had to go out and rescue the idiots who refused to leave their homes even though they had 3 days warning. Lee > Anything remotely positive about anything but the Republican party would > never be reported on Fox. Although I am terriably worried about a friend of mine and her husband that live in Gulfport, I think they made a stupid decision to stay there. Of course earlier this summer when we were in St Louis for a conference and the other one hit that area, as a Cat 1, her husband was going to rent a vehicle to drive from Gulfport to St Louis and pay the drop fee or rent a hitch to tow his vehicle back behind hers because he did not want the expense of flying or paying for a bus. And she thought he was brilliant for thinking of that. By the way when researching it for her flying was the cheapest way believe it or not. He ended up renting a car and paying the drop fee and I think a late charge because they could not find the lot at the airport, (even though we had driven past it every day going between our hotel and the rehearsal hall). And they live just off of Interstate 10. > We have FOX and you have NBC, CBS, ABC, and CNN. If you want something > other than politically correct newscasting you go to FOX. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Anything remotely positive about anything but the Republican party would > > never be reported on Fox. That is calling a spade a shovel. And that's why I watch Fox. Except for that idiot Gerlado. I haven't paid attention to that dirtbag since he tried to sneak back onto the site of the Murrah building bombing, dressed as a rescue worker. They escorted his a.s to the airport and told him to not come back unless he wanted to be in jail. Yes they are more convervative than the rest of the "MSM" but the rest of the MSM is working their way out of relevance. The manufactured Dan Rather episode is the first instance that leaps to my poor damaged memory. I used to just listen to the news and accept it as true. Until I started to see just how wrong they got it most of the time. And then I started listening to what was NOT said. And then I started listening to how the words were chosen to describe events. I find myself yelling back at the TV when I hear some of the fertilizer spoken there. Mark (Now I am pissed off before my day is even started) Dunning It's good to hear that our northern neighbor has been the first to step up and offer assistance. It just seems like that every time there is a natural disaster anywhere in the world, we are the first and sometimes the only ones who immediately start to fly in food and medical supplies. Next we send in all the specialized medical and search and rescue teams along the search dog teams. After all of this is said and done, we then offer them billions of dollars to rebuild. But we never hear a damn word from them nor basically from any other country if we experience a major natural diaster. > Yes, the American Red Cross sent word out within a very short time--what > is [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >> any assistance or help in any way to aleviate the suffering and hardships >> that the residents of the Gulf Coast are now going through? That is because we have a lopsided view of the world. We don't hear and don't want to hear much about other countries unless it effects us. Here's a list of countries that gave Tsunami aid. We were far from the only one. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4145259.stm Here's some information about the San Fransisco quake in 89. October 19, 1989 Bank of California, owned by Mitsubishi, donated $500,000 for earthquake relief. Sony Corp. donated $1 million for San Francisco earthquake relief. Nissan Motor Co. donated $300,000 to the Red Cross Earthquake Relief fund. Tass news agency reported that the Soviet government offered to send doctors, geologists and rescue workers to assist with San Francisco earthquake relief. October 29, 1989 Japanese Red Cross Society sent 5 million yen to the American Red Cross to help Way back in 1906 the Japanese sent money to San Francisco for that quake. And, if we go way back, we would not even exist as a free country if it weren't for the military aid the French gave us in the war for independance. A debt we never paid back by the way. > It's good to hear that our northern neighbor has been the first to step up > and offer assistance. It just seems like that every time there is a [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] >>> hardships >>> that the residents of the Gulf Coast are now going through? > And, if we go way back, we would not even exist as a free country if it > weren't for the military aid the French gave us in the war for independance. > A debt we never paid back by the way. I can not let this statement go unchallenged. I think we repaid the French many times over by our actions in World War I and II. Thank you, Gary You are correct there, but how would you like to loan money and have the borrower not pay you back for over 100 years. Louie the 16th lost his head partly because of that bad loan. >> And, if we go way back, we would not even exist as a free country if it >> weren't for the military aid the French gave us in the war for [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Thank you, > Gary >we would not even exist as a free country if it weren't for the military >aid the French gave us in the war for independance. A debt we never paid >back by the way. Huh? I hope this doesn't go south as a political thread, but doesn't what we did for them in WWII count for something? They are, after all, still speaking French instead of German, or even English, aren't they? SignatureDave Lester www.davesplaceinc.com The Studebaker Hang Out Casbah of 'Sheba the Tramp, and Goliath the Hateful Truck Im sure us Canucks will be there as soon as the mess is cleaned up to where we can do some good.We had US workers here after Juan and the ice storm that damn near wrecked every power tansmission line from here to Qubec. If I was a young buck and could stand the 100 degree heat Id be down there,they certainly can use trades people.And the bucks you could make would be unreal. > That is because we have a lopsided view of the world. We don't hear and > don't want to hear much about other countries unless it effects us. [quoted text clipped - 70 lines] >>>> hardships >>>> that the residents of the Gulf Coast are now going through? I heard that Mexico said they could immediately send 6 million workers to New Orleans to do repair work. They said that they were all already good at wading. Jeff and afterwards they would stay and do all the landscaping <lol>) Rice > Im sure us Canucks will be there as soon as the mess is cleaned up to > where we can do some good.We had US workers here after Juan and the ice [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > there,they certainly can use trades people.And the bucks you could make > would be unreal. I think many of us Canadians are waiting to learn where help is most needed. I for one, will pitch in financially once I know of an appropriate place to donate. The last thing that is needed now is an onslaught of well-meaning, but basically clueless volunteers who will simply become a burden on the already-shaky local infrastructure. I do know of one guy who is already on his way there to adjust insurance claims. he will be well paid for doing so, but every claims settled means that some family starts getting their home back in shape. Gord Richmond Just saw a thing on TV about 14 countries so far offering aid, Canada included. I think that's pretty amazing since we are the richest country on the planet, not some in the third world area. > I think many of us Canadians are waiting to learn where help is most > needed. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Gord Richmond SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 64 R2 4 speed Challenger (Plain Wrapper) 64 Challenger (Plain Wrapper ?) 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 63 GT Hawk (on ebay) 61 Hawk 60? Hawk 54 Starlight(sold) 53 Starlight I haven't seen anything about 14 countries offering but I haven't been watching the news this morning. I did hear someone from the Gulf Coast saying basically that had it been Florida the US Govt would have been there in a second or if they had been overseas the US Govt would have responded. In Dec the hardest hit places have a standard of living that most US citizens would think was no standard and in the US would expect a handout rather than even attempt to work. Yes we responded to those areas but even then it was not within an hour or two. I am sure it is frustrating, here we are familiar with tornados and snow or ice storms, and when there is a devasting event we all get a bit frustrated. My two cents and now I will quit my little rambling! > Just saw a thing on TV about 14 countries so far offering aid, > Canada included. I think that's pretty amazing since we are the richest [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > > > Gord Richmond >I think many of us Canadians are waiting to learn where help is most > needed. > > I for one, will pitch in financially once I know of an appropriate > place to donate. I donated to the Red Cross on-line. They say they need money more than anything else. > The last thing that is needed now is an onslaught of well-meaning, but > basically clueless volunteers who will simply become a burden on the > already-shaky local infrastructure. Amen to that. It really irks me to see all the newscasters on site with their support systems. I'll bet they aren't hungry or thirsty (or dirty). Paul Johnson >I think many of us Canadians are waiting to learn where help is most > needed. > > I for one, will pitch in financially once I know of an appropriate > place to donate. That's why I'm ONLY going to donate through our company's relief fund. Our parent coporation has offices around the Gulf Coast including one near New Orleans. That way I can rest assured it will get to those who really need it the most. This will be backed up by pictures and other news in future issues of our corporate newsletters as has been done in the past when an area has been stricken with disaster. Craig. > The last thing that is needed now is an onslaught of well-meaning, but > basically clueless volunteers who will simply become a burden on the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Gord Richmond |
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