The Unfortunate Ones
It has been hard concentrating on work today.
My thoughts and attention has been on the unfortunate thousands of people who are stuck in the muck down south.
Babies have been born. People have survived, and then died. People have migrated. Some have arrived here in our town.
No part of me can comprehend the rationale behind the crimes. Why would a person fire shots at a rescue helicopter? There are reports of hospital robberies, people stealing drugs. Why would a man strong enough to carry a TV he looted not use those muscles to help carry water to the thirsty? Where is he going to plug in that TV anyway?
There is an online survey asking "Should Sweden offer aid to the victims of catastrophe?" with results indicating that over half the respondents think, 'no.' Why? (Aftonbladet)
The unfortunate people stranded in New Orleans and in so many other washed out towns in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are all going to end up spread out across the USA in many many communities. There is no electricity to run refrigerators, or hospital equipment or lights in the dark. There is no water pressure to run water, much less fresh water, not to mention flushing toilets.
Babies need diapers... food... Children will food, a place to lay their heads, and to be in school. The city of New Orleans will take weeks to dry up, and then more weeks to clean up the debris, the dead and the filth. Any volunteers?
The washed out towns have displaced thousands of families, left with absolutely nothing. Sure there were many who evacuated, but now what? There is nowhere for them to go, no home to go back to.
I know that many will go back and build again. I also know that many will start over somewhere else.
Already evacuees have arrived in Arkansas. Red Cross shelters are set up in Little Rock and in Springdale. There they have cots, and food and some comfort, but are here with pretty much nothing but the clothes on their backs. The Springdale shelter will begin enrolling the children in local schools soon, some may end up here, maybe even in the boys' school. Some families are offering a spare room in their homes for evacuees.
My employer is donating a lot of consumer products like toothpaste, toothbrushes, feminine protection, deodorant and so on. Lots of companies are donating things to the Red Cross. Right now the boys are in their room gathering some toys and books they want to donate, and I have a bag of clothing started.
Gas is up over $3.30 at some stations today.
Update: For those who are interested in maps of the disaster can see some here.
My thoughts and attention has been on the unfortunate thousands of people who are stuck in the muck down south.
Babies have been born. People have survived, and then died. People have migrated. Some have arrived here in our town.
No part of me can comprehend the rationale behind the crimes. Why would a person fire shots at a rescue helicopter? There are reports of hospital robberies, people stealing drugs. Why would a man strong enough to carry a TV he looted not use those muscles to help carry water to the thirsty? Where is he going to plug in that TV anyway?
There is an online survey asking "Should Sweden offer aid to the victims of catastrophe?" with results indicating that over half the respondents think, 'no.' Why? (Aftonbladet)
The unfortunate people stranded in New Orleans and in so many other washed out towns in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are all going to end up spread out across the USA in many many communities. There is no electricity to run refrigerators, or hospital equipment or lights in the dark. There is no water pressure to run water, much less fresh water, not to mention flushing toilets.
Babies need diapers... food... Children will food, a place to lay their heads, and to be in school. The city of New Orleans will take weeks to dry up, and then more weeks to clean up the debris, the dead and the filth. Any volunteers?
The washed out towns have displaced thousands of families, left with absolutely nothing. Sure there were many who evacuated, but now what? There is nowhere for them to go, no home to go back to.
I know that many will go back and build again. I also know that many will start over somewhere else.
Already evacuees have arrived in Arkansas. Red Cross shelters are set up in Little Rock and in Springdale. There they have cots, and food and some comfort, but are here with pretty much nothing but the clothes on their backs. The Springdale shelter will begin enrolling the children in local schools soon, some may end up here, maybe even in the boys' school. Some families are offering a spare room in their homes for evacuees.
My employer is donating a lot of consumer products like toothpaste, toothbrushes, feminine protection, deodorant and so on. Lots of companies are donating things to the Red Cross. Right now the boys are in their room gathering some toys and books they want to donate, and I have a bag of clothing started.
Gas is up over $3.30 at some stations today.
Update: For those who are interested in maps of the disaster can see some here.
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