Re: [QUAD-L] Suffering from Katrina

[Ol' Man River]

ok, so with what part do you disagree?

 

 

Lori Michaelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Again ... I agree with you Dave.  We left the freezing northeast leaving family behind too.  It was a job transfer for my husband (moving 3000 miles) only to get LAID OFF in just 8 months!   We learned to live quickly WITHOUT the 6 figure income we were used to.  No medical insurance and so on.   Lives can be turned upside down overnight.  Ours did but the last thing we did was to think someone other than ourselves were going to help us get to where we wanted to go in life and how we wanted to live via sacrifices and so on.   Lori Michaelson C4/5 complete quad, 25 years post Tucson, AZ     -------Original Message-------   From: Ol' Man River Date: 09/02/05 14:14:50 To: Lana Baugh; quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Suffering from Katrina   Yes Lana, a lot of us here have made a huge mistake and regretted it.  We have all moved forward in our new lives realizing there is no going back.  Hopefully we as a nation can rescue these poor people who decided to live under the ocean in hurricaine alley and provide them with a new life, maybe in north New Orleans.  My last home was in freezing Michigan - I decided to move to Arizona - with nothing.  My wife and I got jobs at the bottom and started a new life leaving our families behind.  Sometimes we have to think of what's best for US and just go do it.  I find it difficult to believe these poor people can't find a job doing something in this service oriented American culture.   They DO have to have a desire to be self supporting though - we'll see what their true values are.   Any one of them could jump a Greyhound right now and for $50 get to any place in the USA to start over.   Don't hold your breath.   Dave       Lana Baugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Folks have some empathy.   From what I understand there are people there that could have left. This includes a criminal element to see how they could benefit.   However, the majority of people who did not leave were ill, elderly, disabled, the individuals caring for them and the poor. One of the dead sitting covered by a sheet outside the superdome was in a wheelchair. Poor means it was the end of the month and they had no money to get out of there. I’ve been that poor! If you haven’t you really don’t understand.   There were people who stayed because they didn’t think it would be that bad. They made a huge mistake. I’m sure they regret it. Haven’t you ever made a huge mistake and later regretted it.   They all still need and deserve help. We help people in other countries in like situations. What’s wrong with helping fellow Americans?   Lana Gabe’s mom Dave - C3,  1967, Phoenix AZ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page

Dave - C3,  1967, Phoenix AZ

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