Help Victims of Hurricane Katrina, sorry if this it counts as spam. Options

[ClaudelGFX]

Help Victims of Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina has blazed a trail of devastation throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Across the Gulf Coast, Katrina engulfed thousands of homes and decimated the landscape in what could become the most destructive storm in U.S. history. Victims are stranded and in need of immediate medical care, food and water, and tens of thousands of people will need temporary housing for months.

Help people affected by this storm by making a donation today.

God Bless America!
Best wishes to those who got affected by the Hurricane Katrina,and R.I.P. for the others who died, because of this Hurricane.

Donations

[yellowgurl]

I'm not sure if its spam.. but I think this may be advertising anyways. god bless them either way.

[demolished]

I have no money to donate.

I'm pretty sure Cosco would provide a huge glass box where everyone slide their money inside the slot.

[K1D]

my friend e-mailed me this

if you know about americas most recent dissater storm katrina,you know that millions of people lost there lives and millions more are left with nonething.please send your payers & sign this letter if i get 200 signs hopefully i can send this to the red cross and they can somehow show they this:
SIGNATURES
01:monica
02:markell

and note this not a chainlink so you dont have to repost it or any of that bullsh!t

[demolished]

my friend e-mailed me this
and note this not a chainlink so you dont have to repost it or any of that bullsh!t

okay ... what else can we do or say ?

[Jane Doe.]

1. those e-mail/post/collect signatures via internet are usually useless.
2., not a storm, but a category [5] HURRICANE. worst natural disaster in american history. [supposedly, it's too early to tell yet].
3., you can actually do something by donating your time, money, by going here.

[edit..woops, forgot the number, i'm slow today. meh]

[demolished]

haha. that's more of ....

problem solved. Priceless.

[DrSMooTH]

hey its markell!! its me, chinpokomon_master. anyway, yeah, remnants of katrina's strom are supposed to hit me today or tomorrow.

[angel-roh]

I heard about Katrina. It's horrible. I wish it just ends like RIGHT NOW! Anyways.... that's a nice um idea... spreading the chain. but it's really nothing for the people who is like dying and suffering from katrina.

[jeSs1cA]

Us Pennsylvanian's are supposed to get hit by it today. Last night at soccer practice the clouds were so low & so dark. The wind was crazy tooo.. && It's even windier today.

[*iNyCxShoRT*]

I was there when Katrina hit florida, it was horrible. When I was in the car the seats were wet. And the trees almost broke off -.-

[Cwlplover]

The only thing we got here in Georgia was our power going out for like, 14 hours and a lot of rain/wind

[xscore]

K1D so what happens next? do they get money for the refurnishing or something?

[mai_z]

well actually I think they need money for food and shelter... In the papers today, it showed pictures of New Orleans flooded to the rooftops

[Spirited Away]

Once again I have to remind cB members to be extra wary in times like these:

"Just to be cautious, everyone should really notice who they're donating to, especially on the internet. Providing your CC number and address/phone on WWW to nameless sites can be devastating to your accounts. Fraud isn't news these days and people will stoop low enough to steal your good-hearted intent even with so many suffering. Please, please know, and better yet, trust who you are giving such sensitive information to."

I am NOT saying that you should not donate over the internet, I am saying DO NOT donate if you're unsure of the organization you're giving your information to. It's a shame, but there are people would tries to take money away from those who desperately need it.

AND A NOTICE: If anyone knows someone from Louisiana or from the states that were affected by Katrina who's in Houston, let them know that they can come to ANY Houston area YMCA to use the facilities freely during business hours.

[*tweeak*]

Us Pennsylvanian's are supposed to get hit by it today. Last night at soccer practice the clouds were so low & so dark. The wind was crazy tooo..    && It's even windier today.

i wouldn't worry about that; atlanta got it 2 days ago and while it rained for couple of days, it was really pretty much nothing

my friend moved to gulfport mississppi this july, one of the places that got hit the worst, and fortunately they eveacuated and came safely back here, but their house is assuredly going to be destoryed, and her father may not have a job anymore, and they have 8 kids.

topics merged since they're both essentially going towards the same thing, and this way Katrina isn't referred to as a storm, which is one of the most severe understatements i've heard in a long time

The only thing we got here in Georgia was our power going out for like, 14 hours and a lot of rain/wind

dude, you live in georgia and are in marching band??! (sorry, i looked at your xanga) do you actually go to carrollton? i think i've seen your band before!!! [/off topic]

[*incoherent*]

im poor and i already donated to the red cross club at my school which is funding for the hurricane as well.

[Aestuarium]

that's bad
Emily came like a month ago, but nothing bad happened to us. Katrina is worse than Emily :'(

[*tweeak*]

that's bad
Emily came like a month ago, but nothing bad happened to us. Katrina is worse than Emily :'(

not a storm, but a category [5] HURRICANE. worst natural disaster in american history. [supposedly, it's too early to tell yet].

[ClaudelGFX]

Once again I have to remind cB members to be extra wary in times like these:

"Just to be cautious, everyone should really notice who they're donating to, especially on the internet. Providing your CC number and address/phone on WWW to nameless sites can be devastating to your accounts. Fraud isn't news these days and people will stoop low enough to steal your good-hearted intent even with so many suffering. Please, please know, and better yet, trust who you are giving such sensitive information to."

I am NOT saying that you should not donate over the internet, I am saying DO NOT donate if you're unsure of the organization you're giving your information to. It's a shame, but there are people would tries to take money away from those who desperately need it.

AND A NOTICE: If anyone knows someone from Louisiana or from the states that were affected by Katrina who's in Houston, let them know that they can come to ANY Houston area YMCA to use the facilities freely during business hours.

VERY!VERY! SAD BUT TRUE! IM SORRY I FORGOT TO MENTION THIS!
Thank You uninspiredfae very much.

The point is,you can go on that website,and click on the organization,you are willing to donate something like money/whateva',and all you have to look IMO,at contact addresses(if there are any),more closer to your area,and i guess if its not too much for you just to jump in a Bus and just go there to be sure,you land the money/stuffs in the right hands,because like uninspiredfae mentioned ^upper, there are lots of insane ppl who wants to get rich using this "HORRIBLE" things that happen all over the globe.BE VERY CAREFUL,where and who you give those's stuffs,better to donate IRL then over the NET in my opinion,because of the large number of "Identity Thiefs",just when you think you were doing a good thing helping others,you'll be shot in your back.(by those MONSTERS cause i cant seem to find any other name,because they are not Human's for sure,heartless ppl!>.<)

Sorry again if this thread/topic counts as SPAM!

GOD BLESS AMERICA & ALL WHO GOT AFFECT BECAUSE OF THIS HURRICANE!

[heyyfrankie]

why hasn't this been closed due to advertising...........................

[*tweeak*]

uh, frankie, you could do it yourself. but i would recommend you not, because it's not so much advertisement as it is support of hurricane victims, and i don't think that can do any harm, seeing how devastatng it has been in louisiana and mississippi.

[miss barnes]

we didnt have school yesterday because of it....thats just soo sad..new orleans is like GONE

[heyyfrankie]

uh, frankie, you could do it yourself. but i would recommend you not, because it's not so much advertisement as it is support of hurricane victims, and i don't think that can do any harm, seeing how devastatng it has been in louisiana and mississippi.

yeah. that's what i figured. poor people.

[heyyfrankie]

most of the people from there are coming/moving to texas. actually, ALOT of peopel are already here.

[funbobby]

Theres no way Im giving a donation. The worlds richest nation can send their 60,000 troops there instead of Iraq and sort their own situation out.

[Teesa]

This is so sad, I feel so bad for those unfortunate souls out there. Our school will definitely be doing something to raise money for it. So I will be sure to donate.

[heyyfrankie]

^ my school will probably have another step show, like last year during the tsunami. we raised like...$2,000........

[*jooleeah*]

Yeah, some people affected by Katrina had to evacuate to Georgia.

All this is so...tragic.

[*tweeak*]

^like Joyce, who came back here because she'd lived here up until July. How horrible that they made the move to Gulfport, Mississippi only 2 months before it was devastated! and they didn't want to go to Mississippi to begin with...

[xscore]

my parents donated a good amount.
good for you all who donated.
i <3 you.

[5ayuri]

Oh gosh.
I have family that lived over there.
Their homes and all their belongings got totally destructed.
If they wouldn't have gone to Texas they would have been dead right now.

[*xcaitlinx*]

i don't have money to donate. im not a bad person...i donated when the tsunami hit!

well i hope all of those people are unharmed and safe.

[Spirited Away]

this is kind of funny, the sad kind of funny. we donated millions privately to tsunami victims, but has anyone heard about relief efforts for from any other part of the world? maybe they're just late, you think? I shall remain hopeful.

Theres no way Im giving a donation. The worlds richest nation can send their 60,000 troops there instead of Iraq and sort their own situation out.

Um, please don't be so spiteful, this isn't the time for that shit. if you want to donate and giving a helping hand, just do it, and if you don't, then don't. there is a massive federal relief effort according to CNN that is underway. that's something the government is doing, but this is about something YOU can do to help fellow US citizens, fellow HUMANS for that matter. again, if you don't want to help, just don't. PEOPLE HELP PEOPLE when they are able. when people don't give a shit about others, we decline morally.

[racoons > you]

my friend moved to gulfport mississppi this july, one of the places that got hit the worst, and fortunately they eveacuated and came safely back here, but their house is assuredly going to be destoryed, and her father may not have a job anymore, and they have 8 kids.
[/off topic]

oh my god, joyce!!!

i forgot that she moved there! is she going to be ok?

this is kind of funny, the sad kind of funny. we donated millions privately to tsunami victims, but has anyone heard about relief efforts for from any other part of the world? maybe they're just late, you think? I shall remain hopeful.

yes, im sure somalia has its cheque for 17 billion in th email.. what with all the spare cash they have floating around, an all

[Spirited Away]

yes, im sure somalia has its cheque for 17 billion in th email.. what with all the spare cash they have floating around, an all

it's not even about money, james. they can send help in so many other ways if people really wanted to. did the US ONLY send money to tsunami victims? no. and Somalia? i was thinking: France, England, maybe even Japan and the likes. as i've mentioned in the very same post that you quoted a part of, THOSE WHO ARE ABLE to help should help in some ways. even an OFFER of help would be appreciated, i think.

[xscore]

this is kind of funny, the sad kind of funny. we donated millions privately to tsunami victims, but has anyone heard about relief efforts for from any other part of the world? maybe they're just late, you think? I shall remain hopeful.

actually, other countries have put in their good amount, as well.

china sent 65 million.
france, at least 100 million, doctors
japan, 500 million, doctors, emergency workers
afghanistan sent doctors, blood, equipment
north korea 150 million.
germany, 1.2 billion
and the list goes on.

but meh, lots of people assume that it's the US who's been the most charitable, giving, kind... bleh.

BULL...SH1T.

[racoons > you]

^^

no no... she meant relief to the victims of the hurricane, not the tsunami

[xscore]

^ oh...
haha i can't read.




edit__
well in that case.. how can you even compare the two tragedies?
the tsunami was just unbelievably disasterous to numerous countries.
whereas hurricane katrina effected but a few states.

wow, i sound really cold-hearted.
but hey, the truth is cold-hearted.

[/corniness]

[Spirited Away]

well in that case.. how can you even compare the two tragedies?
the tsunami was just unbelievably disasterous to numerous countries.
whereas hurricane katrina effected but a few states.

wow, i sound really cold-hearted.
but hey, the truth is cold-hearted. 
[/corniness]

not exactly cold-hearted, but uninformed. maybe both.

what do you mean i can't even compare the two? don't be silly. any kind of devastation is bad, even if one is worse than the other, they still destroy lives. the point is helping anyone in need, NOT "i'm not going to help these people because they're Americans", "i'm not going to help because it's not as bad as the tsunami". it's not even about not helping because you don't have money, because you have the man power, the brain power to help, too.

if there are two crimes, one of a woman being raped and one of a woman being killed. the one who's being killed is more deserving of help then the one being raped? is that what you're saying? if the two are occuring at the same time, then i may have reason to agree, but if they're occuring in different time lots, then not only are you heartless to ignore the woman being raped, you are also a low-life, in my humble opinion.

actually, the truth is not all cold-hearted. the truth is that many people all the the US are helping these victims as they are able. the truth is also texans opening up their homes to welcome survivors. the truth is people calling in to these shelters asking "how can I help?" the truth is drives are being set up to raise money for victims of katrina.

there will be more hurricanes in the future. imagine that your family is affected as louisianians and so many others were. imagine that you get no help because people have your kind of attitude.

BULL...SH1T.

you thinking that i didn't know about the united relief effort IS INDEED BULL...SH1T.
we had another conversation before and i remember asking you to read me correctly. is that never going to happen?

[*tweeak*]

oh my god, joyce!!!

i forgot that she moved there! is she going to be ok?

yeah, she's fine. she an her entire family are here. her dad nearly stayed there, so it's fortunate he didn't. they have practixally nothing right now, and if their house is destroyed there, and their dad has no job, i don't know what they're going to do. apparently a lot of people are coming to school here because they can't just not go, but because the schools were destroyed or they just don't know yet, they have no records, so the school is registering people anyway without records, and it can't usually been done

[xscore]

what on earth are you rambling about? stop putting words into my mouth.
my point is, you can't expect this huge world effort (like the tsunami funds) for a hurricane that effected a small portion of one country.
tsunami>hurricane.
& excuse me. i'm the one who's not reading you correctly?

there will be more hurricanes in the future. imagine that your family is affected as louisianians and so many others were. imagine that you get no help because people have your kind of attitude.

OH PLEASE.
don't feed me that bullsh1t.
you obviously don't know what i've done to help in this situation. please don't make quick assumptions.

and the whole women getting raped/killed scenario doesn't apply in this argument. obviously, you didn't catch the point i was trying to get through.
so now you know.
fin.

[*xcaitlinx*]

^ i think it's amazing how you act like this hurricane wasn't a big deal, when you obviously didn't have your home destroyed and weren't left starving without food, water, or shelter.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/01/katr...pact/index.html

wow...i think this is unbelievable. i didn't know how bad it was until i turned on the news. do you believe that people are robbing gun stores and killing people in new orleans? you would think that they would try to make things better instead of taking out their anger/frustration on other innocent people.

people are DYING and STARVING to death. and what's the excuse for not helping htese people?

"We can't get to them because of the flood."

Oh, wow...our wonderful government can invade another country but can't help out our OWN when it's in need? what is WRONG with our government?

Authorities said at least 185 people died in Monday's Category 4 storm.

[demolished]

Once again I have to remind cB members to be extra wary in times like these:

"Just to be cautious, everyone should really notice who they're donating to, especially on the internet. Providing your CC number and address/phone on WWW to nameless sites can be devastating to your accounts. Fraud isn't news these days and people will stoop low enough to steal your good-hearted intent even with so many suffering. Please, please know, and better yet, trust who you are giving such sensitive information to."

I am NOT saying that you should not donate over the internet, I am saying DO NOT donate if you're unsure of the organization you're giving your information to. It's a shame, but there are people would tries to take money away from those who desperately need it.

AND A NOTICE: If anyone knows someone from Louisiana or from the states that were affected by Katrina who's in Houston, let them know that they can come to ANY Houston area YMCA to use the facilities freely during business hours.

i think the safe way to donate money is to attend some market and slide the money in the box. That's what it happens to almost every regulat store when there was tsumie occur(sp?)

[Spirited Away]

what on earth are you rambling about? stop putting words into my mouth.
my point is, you can't expect this huge world effort (like the tsunami funds) for a hurricane that effected a small portion of one country.
tsunami>hurricane.
& excuse me. i'm the one who's not reading you correctly?
[/size]

OH PLEASE.
don't feed me that bullsh1t.
you obviously don't know what i've done to help in this situation. please don't make quick assumptions.
and the whole women getting raped/killed scenario doesn't apply in this argument. obviously, you didn't catch the point i was trying to get through.
so now you know. 
fin.

You know, considering that you're the one who don't know how to read, I think you should stop super-sizing your fonts.
Me rambling??? LOL you were rambling about something I wasn't even talking (eg, how other countries was involved in the tsunami relief effort) about and you said I was rambling??? HAHAHHA. Not only are you uninformed about this whole situation, you're uninformed about what you know.

I didn't put words into your mouth, idiot, everything I said about you, you already said it, or implied it.

I'm not expecting anything huge. I don't mean to be rude or mean or whatever, but you are REALLLY stupid . I said, and JAMES even quoted me, that ANY HELP IS STILL HELP. I'm not expecting millions of dollars, I'm expecting an OFFER to help, ANY KIND OF OFFER to help from other countries. I'VE SAID THIS SOOO MANY TIMES, I DON'T understand why you can't see it. Get it through your tiny brain that I said "even an offer of help would be appreciated".

The example about the women is called an allusion.

You're the one bullshitting, son, quit it <a deviation of "quit the bullshit son".

i think the safe way to donate money is to attend some market and slide the money in the box. That's what it happens to almost every regulat store when there was tsumie occur(sp?)

yea, a lot of times supermarkets host drives that are legitimate.

[aznxdreamer]

is anyone from cb affected by katrina? well..im sure they wouldnt be able to tell us but does anyone know..anyone?? did i just say that sentence right?

[AngryBaby]

sigh, like 90 percent of my family lives in New orleans, we cant get in contact with them.... i hope they're okay. i live in dallas now, so ALOT of kids from new orleans are in our school now. if u havent heard about them being forced to come to Texas. this girl came in crying that was from New orleans it was sad. so our school is taking in alot of kids. but its getting crowded. and they're providing the kids with free lunch so thats god.

[xscore]

You know, considering that you're the one who don't know how to read, I think you should stop super-sizing your fonts.
Me rambling??? LOL you were rambling about something I wasn't even talking (eg, how other countries was involved in the tsunami relief effort) about and you said I was rambling??? HAHAHHA. Not only are you uninformed about this whole situation, you're uninformed about what you know.

I didn't put words into your mouth, idiot, everything I said about you, you already said it, or implied it.

I'm not expecting anything huge. I don't mean to be rude or mean or whatever, but you are REALLLY stupid . I said, and JAMES even quoted me, that ANY HELP IS STILL HELP. I'm not expecting millions of dollars, I'm expecting an OFFER to help, ANY KIND OF OFFER to help from other countries. I'VE SAID THIS SOOO MANY TIMES, I DON'T understand why you can't see it. Get it through your tiny brain that I said "even an offer of help would be appreciated".

The example about the women is called an allusion.

You're the one bullshitting, son, quit it <a deviation of "quit the bullshit son".

wow.

you ma'am, are blowing this waaay out of proportion.
no need to call me stupid, idiot, or tell me that i have a tiny brain.
please, it's just the internet. don't get so worked up over it.

[Spirited Away]

wow. 

you ma'am, are blowing this waaay out of proportion.  
no need to call me stupid, idiot, or tell me that i have a tiny brain.
please, it's just the internet. don't get so worked up over it.

... we are talking about the aftermath of hurricane katrina, not 'just the internet'. how are you able to get through the day with such an ADD problem?

and i have to tell you those things because i don't think you're aware.

[*not_your_average*]

Fae, xxscore, please quit it. We have enough drama going on. Don't feed the fire. This topic is about Katrina, not opinions.

[*xcaitlinx*]

... we are talking about the aftermath of hurricane katrina, not 'just the internet'. how are you able to get through the day with such an ADD problem?

and i have to tell you those things because i don't think you're aware.

exactly....

what we're talking about isn't some JOKE. Have you watched the news AT ALL? do you know exactly what's happening? it kills me to even turn on CNN And see all of these people starving.

[Spirited Away]

Fae, xxscore, please quit it. We have enough drama going on. Don't feed the fire. This topic is about Katrina, not opinions.

yea. i warned myself for being a jerk.

but i just can't stand it when people make it looks like katrina wasn't a big deal.

[*jooleeah*]

^like Joyce, who came back here because she'd lived here up until July. How horrible that they made the move to Gulfport, Mississippi only 2 months before it was devastated! and they didn't want to go to Mississippi to begin with...

Oooh, I know who you are talking about! Her little sister is Rosemary, right? I remember them to look a lot alike. I never really met them though, I just know who they are. It's great that they're okay!

Mmm. So an update from me because I'm procrastinating:

Katrina has been terrible. Some people I know have relatives in New Orleans, but thankfully their family members have already evacuated to other parts of the country. My school is actually registering people that have come all the way from New Orleans, which I think is pretty cool :]

Gas prices are going up because of Katrina, and people are freaking out. I understand that the gas prices have gone extremely high, but I wish some people would stop complaining about them and think about how fortunate they are to actually be living. Seriously...

Sorry. Just a rant. x[

[xscore]

... we are talking about the aftermath of hurricane katrina, not 'just the internet'. how are you able to get through the day with such an ADD problem?

and i have to tell you those things because i don't think you're aware.

...ouch.

eh, yes. this is just silly.
i apologise for making a disaster sound seem diminutive.

fin.

[Spirited Away]

...ouch. 
eh, yes. this is just silly.
i apologise for making a disaster sound seem diminutive.
fin.

i apologize for being a bitch. i'm just really, really touchy about this subject. a few of these victims came to my Y to use our facilities and i really feel for them.

[*tweeak*]

Oooh, I know who you are talking about! Her little sister is Rosemary, right? I remember them to look a lot alike. I never really met them though, I just know who they are. It's great that they're okay!

yeah, it really is! and they do look a lot alike, too. rosemary was in your grade, right?

[*suddenly she*]

why can't everyone make up like xscore and fae?

anyway, student council, pals, our senior high team and maybe more are raising money. from stuco, we've gotten maybe four thousand from adults. our goal is for us students to match that.

[jeraltan raw]

Is this why you begged me to join these particular forums, Michelle.
To back you up in this...debate?
You both are being pathetic. Don't continue with this.

On another note...
Yes, be careful where you donate your money.
Your best bet is probably the Red Cross.
I've volunteered there, so yes.

[Spirited Away]

Is this why you begged me to join these particular forums, Michelle.
To back you up in this...debate?
You both are being pathetic. Don't continue with this.

... we both apologized. we did.





lol at Ruth. HEY WOMAN!!!

[hall0w]

my schools goin to do something to donate to the places

[coconutter]

It's not spam. One of my grandmas friends lives in New Oreleans they need help and you should help them if you ever want to go anywhere because of gas prices.

[*xcaitlinx*]

to be quite honest, i can't believe this is happening in AMERICA. our government sucks and that's sad.

[[Mediocre]Artist]

Hey I just wanted to say I'm from Houston where a lot of the refugees have come and they really need any sort of help, mostly cash because the Red Cross can't begin to assess the damage. The people also desperately need bottled water, clothing, food, etc. Local schools are opening up their doors to students for the next month, people from the Superdome are being transported to the Astrodome (our old stadium), and all the hotels and motels are full. People here are the lucky ones that could afford to leave. Our government is actually doing its job. The areas was labelled a crisis situation before the storm even struck and their sending more National Guard in to control the looting and riots, but there is only so much anyone can do. Its total chaos over there and the city is in a toxic pool of corpses (new and old), sewage, gasoline, alligators, and even reported sharks. Please donate.

[*tweeak*]

to be quite honest, i can't believe this is happening in AMERICA. our government sucks and that's sad.

no, HUMANITY sucks. once again, the government is not God. and personally, i don't want to live in a military state

[*jooleeah*]

yeah, it really is! and they do look a lot alike, too. rosemary was in your grade, right?

Nope, she's in 8th grade

I get really frustrated blame Bush for the hurricane. What the fuckkk?

[*tweeak*]

Ah, yeah, because otherwise she'd be in Norcross too. Joyce is in my history class!!!!!

ME TOO! so much. it took a damn lot of restraint to not contradict my neighbors on the way home last night

[silver-rain]

this is kind of funny, the sad kind of funny. we donated millions privately to tsunami victims, but has anyone heard about relief efforts for from any other part of the world? maybe they're just late, you think? I shall remain hopeful.

Hmm, well I read that countries are trying to contribute to hurricane relief:
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/02/katrina.world/

But it is sad about what is going on. I would donate, but I have no money. I'm sure that my school is going to try to raise money to help, as we did with the tsunami.

[*jooleeah*]

Ah, yeah, because otherwise she'd be in Norcross too. Joyce is in my history class!!!!!

ME TOO! so much. it took a damn lot of restraint to not contradict my neighbors on the way home last night

whoa, that's so cool

uhggg. it took a lot for me to not argue with my friend about it....damn ignorant fools

[*tweeak*]

no one has been talking about it, probably because of Joyce, so I haven't had to worry. My neighbors actually decided to be polite and not discuss politics in mixed company, so they switched from Bush to Medlock Bridge (random topic) before I could object. If my friends said things I disagreed with, I probably would argue. I just couldn't win as easily as i can on cb

[*jooleeah*]

^Hahaha that's funny

It's hard to live in a house where your family doesn't like Bush for the wrong reasons >:X I'm happy that they don't blame Bush for the hurricane though, at least i know they're not too ignorant

[*tweeak*]

my family does like Bush for the wrong reasons. well, rather, they can tolerate him, but they voted for him over Kerry

but you know what's funny? there was a catholicsagainstkerry.com, but catholicsagainstbush.com rediected to catholics againstkerry.com

[*jooleeah*]

^
That's rather contradicting...

To be on topic....people, donate donate donate! Imagine what that would be like, being stuck in a dome with no power and having so many people that you don't know surrounding you...everything lost. I think they'll take anything that's helpful...so go on, help! :D

[*xcaitlinx*]

this is kind of funny, the sad kind of funny. we donated millions privately to tsunami victims, but has anyone heard about relief efforts for from any other part of the world? maybe they're just late, you think? I shall remain hopeful.

heh. i was thinking the same exact thing! only 20 countries offered to donate money to help. after all of the money we've given to the countries around the world, you would think that more of them would be willing to help us in return.

[heyyfrankie]

OMG!!!!!! someone from new orleans (a victim) JUST transfered to my school! :D

[*not_your_average*]

I was watching the news, and tons of people are stuck in the Superdome. They're starting to get really, really pissed off, and most of the victims are Afican-American. (They think this is the reason they're not getting help.) A member of Spanish Parliment was escorted out of the Superdome by the military police, even though thousands of people just happen to be stranded there.

The same overcrowding situation is happening in the Houston Astrodome. But I really hope that the govt. starts to do domething. I'm especially pissed at the president for not getting up off his hick ass and actually doing something about this.

[hall0w]

yay i got an envelopte to collect money for the donation :D

[*mipadi*]

OMG!!!!!! someone from new orleans (a victim) JUST transfered to my school! :D

Yeah, my university is accepting 15 students from Tulane, too.

[HeatherMoreno]

I was thinking of maybe donating 1 pair of jeans and 1 pair of shoes at my school for them to give to the victims over at the Astrodome.

It's just so unbelievable that this event has occured. This has been the storm of a lifetime...

[hall0w]

u noe the government was warned from 2001 that a huge hurricane will hit that area and they didnt do sh!t

[Spirited Away]

Hmm, well I read that countries are trying to contribute to hurricane relief:
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/02/katrina.world/

But it is sad about what is going on. I would donate, but I have no money. I'm sure that my school is going to try to raise money to help, as we did with the tsunami.

the quote from me was from August 28th. The CNN article is dated for September 2nd. yea, i saw that on the news this morning and was glad that we're no longer alone in this.

heh. i was thinking the same exact thing! only 20 countries offered to donate money to help. after all of the money we've given to the countries around the world, you would think that more of them would be willing to help us in return.

though this is a sad number of response, i'm still actually very glad that people finally care enough to speak out about it.


Kevinxp, what the hell are you talking about? are you saying that in 2001 the government KNEW that in 2005 there would be a level 5 hurricane? did you learn it in a school because i need to petition it to be shut down.

[xscore]

http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200...s-help0902.html


wow, i had no idea so many countries would offer help.

[Spirited Away]

^ and i say to myself, it's a wonderful world.

[Comptine]

^ i think we need to stop saying the government knew something but didn't do anything. a hurricane is a natural event that gives (usually) no prior warning. look at the tsunami victims.

which is why i feel so guilty and so shocked. when i was watching the news, they said katrina blew into land, rained a little, and blew back out. the people was saying how it was a catergory 1/2 storm. a day ago, i was watching the news and it just baffles me how it jumped to five so quickly. and then i felt guilty cause i paid no mind to it.

Theres no way Im giving a donation. The worlds richest nation can send their 60,000 troops there instead of Iraq and sort their own situation out.

i know this is from several pages ago but i can't let it go. yes, america is rich and we're in a war but you have no right to say that. most of the americans have no say in the war and within our own country we got protests. how DARE you put the blame and thousands of innocent natural disaster victims? how dare you say 'sort their own situation out'? i'm aware of how indifferent and cold the world can be nowadays. but let's dig deep and find what little humanity we have left, ok?

[Spirited Away]

^ i think we need to stop saying the government knew something but didn't do anything. a hurricane is a natural event that gives (usually) no prior warning. look at the tsunami victims.

that little arrow isn't pointing at me is it because i didn't say anything close to what you're responding to

[Comptine]

yeah, i realized that. i was referring to kevinxp. sorry. some people responded before i could.

[Spirited Away]

^gotcha.

[silent whisper]

My famly donated money, but one thing about this "hurricane issue"- as i call it - people get to see (sorry republicans) how an idiot bush is for taking so long.

with such an ADD problem?

^ when you responded to this person, heres my response.
i dunno if im right here but i think you mean ADHD, i have ADD, and im not hyper or i don't really act bitchy, my only problem is paying antention in class..

The Wheather Channel also say you can call- 1-800-HELP-NOW
or log on to redcross.org
^ sorry if thats spam, im just pointing out that a national placy thingy recomend that place, so it must be safe.

I don't think this is advertising either, because the people who are rasing money arn't keeping it for themslefs, there helping other people and maybe some fellow cBers.

[Spirited Away]

Um, no. I meant ADD because I thought she changed the subject rather abruptly. meaning first we were talking about one thing and then she started with another, jumped from one thing to another... i also know the differences between the two disorders, by the way.


and no, that's not advertising. it's rather appropriate for this topic.

[*xcaitlinx*]

my family donated $400 through amazon to the red cross. i guess that's the least we can do in a situation like this.

im defniitely happy that there are over 36 countries helping out compared to the 20 that were in the beginning...but to be quite honest, that STILL isn't as much as i anticipated.

woahh...i'm surprised the U.K. and France want to help.

[BrokenDream]

some students are coming to my school from New Orleans! =D thats so exciting. yet, the whole thing is sad. that's why the gas prices are so high.

[demolished]

u noe the government was warned from 2001 that a huge hurricane will hit that area and they didnt do sh!t

What shit can they do ? How can they control or stop a hurricane ?

[silent whisper]

What shit can they do ?  How can they control or stop a hurricane ?

Well from you bringing this up, i decided to say what i was gonna say in a responce to him, anyways they could of evacuated people ealier, or at least be prepared, for something big to happen and have the money, food,and aid ready.

See this is another reason i hate bush. (sorry again, republicans)

[Spirited Away]

Well from you bringing this up, i decided to say what i was gonna say in a responce to him, anyways they could of evacuated people ealier, or at least be prepared, for something big to happen and have the money, food,and aid ready.

See this is another reason i hate bush. (sorry again, republicans)

two can play that game. a lot of those people should have gotten the heck out of there instead of waiting to be stranded. < not including those who do not have the means to leave.

[*tweeak*]

OMG!!!!!! someone from new orleans (a victim) JUST transfered to my school! :D

we've had a lot, supposedly. but my friend and her brother are definitely back

[silent whisper]

heh i still think its bush, but yeah i do agree with you about them just sitting there with there bums wating to be killed.

has anyone noticed, the majority of the people's race on the news is african american/black (whatever they like to call themselfs).
on the news today the interviewer person intereview this person (well, duh) well when they brought up the suject about race, the interviewE (<-- i meant to put that E) just tried to ignore this questions

This post has been edited by oxbrkntearsxo: Sep 2 2005, 10:44 PM

[Spirited Away]

^ according to the government census in 2000, Blacks are the majority in the city of New Orleans. what was the content of the question about race?

do you mean "interviewee"? yea, that's a word.

[*nightmare4taki*]

http://www.pixelmd.com/kanye.html <---courtesy of Steven

George Bush doesn't care about black people

Haha

EDIT//
Honestly I think this is devastating. I just feel really sad everytime I watch the news, because it makes me realize how truly blessed I am.

I also mos def believe that Kanye is really telling the truth in that film clip.

[[Mediocre]Artist]

The modern rock station has been collecting money in exchange for song requests - ANY song request. They played Macho Man last night. Anyway someone just donated $7000 (yes, seven thousand) so that they'd have a even total of half a million dollars raised by listeners in 3 days.