God bless Mac. There will be prayers. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mac Dearman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 2:35 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Good Golly Gustav
> > > Well - - - here we (Louisiana) are again in the eye of a hurricane with > the > difference being that this is already a category 5 and Katrina came ashore > as a category 3. > > My first thoughts are of those who have already suffered devastating > losses from Katrina, Rita and Wilma. To understand what these people have > lost - - you would have to have been there behind enemy lines, seeing and > experiencing the pain and suffering, the painful heart breaking squeals of > the survivors cries and the desperate looks on the faces of those who were > desperately - frantically searching for their fathers, mothers, children, > brothers and sisters or anyone who they knew. My thought this evening as I > write this is to please remember to say a prayer for those who may be on > the > front line in the days to come. If you serve a God who answers > prayer - - - > please take a few extra prayer minutes to remember those relief workers > who > give so unselfishly (and so unaware of what lies ahead of them) to assist > those who live in the affected areas - - the strength to bear what they > are > going to be faced with when they arrive on scene. It is a heart wrenching, > very emotional and life changing event when you stop and think about the > way > it has changed so many people's lives. I am talking about the workers - - > not just those who lived in the area. > > I can honestly say that I don't know if I am mentally strong enough to > bear the pain again - - going back into a disaster zone such as what > Katrina > left in her wake. Katrina, Rita and Wilma have left a scar on my soul that > still weeps for the old folks that had no flood insurance, lived on > $700.00 > a month, (retirement & SS together) homes paid for, 1976 Monte Carlo with > 37,000 miles on it and two dogs one day and the next have a lone slick > slab > where their home stood proudly yesterday and the landscape washed clear > and > clean - - not a brick on the property, but 16 blocks inland they take bull > dozers (Army Corp of Engineers) and shove the carnage, bricks, boards, > cars, > trees - - just massive heaps of junk (peoples whole lives & livelihoods) > piled twenty feet high (strung out for miles and miles where the storm > surge > shoved it) and shove it off the roads and into huge piles of what is now > called "Garbage." This folks - - being part of this has humbled me deeply > and forever. > > I have had several calls today from individuals, The Washington Post and > John Tully of MikroTik asking about my plan for disaster aid after Gustav. > Well, I guess my plan is to wait and see what is going to happen and see > if > the great State of Louisiana is any better prepared this time than last > time. The traffic headed out of South Louisiana is incredible, the busses > are loading up down town New Orleans and the Amtrak has a 6 block line > waiting to board it. There are already some satellite links in strategic > places and it appears that our new (and much improved) Governor (Bobby > Jindal) is already on top of things. It appears he has his priorities > right > since he made the call to move LSU's opening football game from a 4:00pm > kick off today to a 10:30 am kick off so folks could get out of town > early. > > Truth of the matter is - - if you are willing to assist in hurricane > Gustav > wireless relief - - send me an email off list and I will contact you ASAP > as > things start to mature and we see what the needs may be. Let's do not take > any action until we see what the needs may be - - but let's be prepared to > formalize a group of WISPA Wireless Warriors who can handle some heat! > Please be sure to add all your personal info - cell number, address, home > number...Etc > > I am also proud to announce that WISPA has an air force of one! I will > donate the use of my personal plane to this effort. > > Hunkered down praying, > Mac Dearman CEO > Maximum Access, LLC. > www.inetsouth.com > Rayville, La. > 318.728.8600 > 318.728.9600 > 318.728.8642 > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
