I saw this clip on the news last night, a guy, his wife, and their child
in a shelter. I was sorta amazed in that they looked like a typical
merkin goober couple these days, she quite hefty, he somewhat skinny
like a heavy smoker or meth head (or both). The woman did all the
speaking, the guy just sat there making this grunting sort of
acknowledgment sound every couple of seconds. Had it not been for the
Aussie accent I would have sworn they were backwoods redneck crackas. I
felt bad for them though, as everything they had was gone, they barely
escaped with what clothes they had on.
--R
On 1/13/2011 9:28 PM, Hendrik & Fay wrote:
Walt,
Along with other countries the American government have offered to
help in any way they can.
The people of Queensland will be grateful for any help they can get -
last reports were that the 70 cities & towns have been affected, there
have been 15 deaths, 61 people are still unaccounted for & 8,500
people are isolated in remote towns due to the flood waters.
Damage bill so far is $11billion & rising.
75% of Queensland has been affected by these floods & we will feel the
effects of this across Oz for some time.
Mines have been flooded & food prices - which are high already - will
escalate as a result of all the crops & livestock that have been wiped
out.
Towns in Northern New South Wales are now being affected as the water
flows down from Queensland.
Hendrik & I will donate what we can to help the state & we are far
better off than the people of Haiti, but this would have to be the
worst natural disaster to ever hit this country.
Fay
Mountain Man wrote:
Walt wrote:
And I have yet to see any US aid effort for our frriends down under...
Well - I would guess that the difference there is that Haiti is third
world poor nation, whereas Brisbane is quite modern and financially
viable?
mao
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