Thanks Russ for a little of the real story. I wonder why the mass media isn't reporting on that? I did note that france is sending a team of 20 rescue workers to help out. Australia is donating a million or so dollars. Our friends the Japanese are sending half a million.
According to the news reports there is NO FOOD AND NO WATER available. Could there be a little bias going on? Kind of like the Iraq story where EVERYBODY hates us. However my nephew seems to think that many people like us in the little town of Bagdad where he is stationed. Keep telling us what you know, Ken In a message dated 9/4/2005 1:56:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: Russ Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] A VERY serious topic To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Who Wait a minute. Don't believe all that the National Media is putting out. Yes there has been random snipering and Lawlessness. But what the media isn't passing along is the hundreds of people that risked Life and Limb rescuing folks from roof tops and attics, I'm not talking about the Professional rescuers either these are just everyday citizens that stayed behind and were trapped along with everybody else. When the blow was over and water started rising they started helping rescue less fortunate people instead getting the Hell Out of Dodge. The Baton Rouge Community has Open up it arms to the folks that lost all. The Evil Empire (Wally World) has sent 3 truck loads of Water and Canned food to the major shelters everyday for no charge everyday since Wed. Also donated $15M to the disaster relief fund. Before any of the Wally World bashes start sure they are gonna write off of taxes the thing is that they did it Because they wanted to. I just got off the phone with a friend who I worked with at the local Sheriff's Dept in the S&R squad. He just spent 3 days running an air boat doing S&R Operations in the Heart of the Project District NEVER ONCE did he take any fire. Sorry for the Rant but I just wanted to let everyone know the Real Story. As for my family we had no damage other than a tree that decided to fall on S-I-L's pickup truck. Russ W. '83 240d x2 Gonzales, La.
