Smokey_Joe said:
There are parts of N.O. area that are still severely stricken
from the storm...we all quickly forget that.
A gentleman from our church gave up his privately owned business
to go down there and help in the disaster clean-up back when it all
happened.... he stayed for 11 months and then came home to his
family....was home for a month and couldn't be here knowing the
help that is needed down there STILL...so he went back.
He was telling me stories of when he got there that they were
busting down doors to homes to find people still huddled and starving
to death like a third world country. He said they were still in such
shock that even though there was food around, they didn't know
enough to fend for themselves.... kinda weird to hear stories like
that in this day and age.
I know the main sector is pretty much back on track down there,
and I don't know what area from which...but I guess there are still
some spots that have it extremely rough.... granted I don't find
having computer access to Craigslist as being "too rough"... but
maybe that person was meaning goodwill torwards the less
fortunate.... but even still........would THEY have computer access
to read his efforts?
This very day there are still over 1,750 children unaccounted for
in that area from the storm....they were just loading people and
children as fast as they could on ANY truck, buses etc... to
evacuate.... and families got seperated... and there are still
over a thousand children LOST from their families.
with only a bit of that being true SJ the 3rd world country is a bunch of BS . i live bout 5mins from N.O. and there are more jobs than you can think of . people still looking for hand outs thats all that they put on TV . i love N.O. but for the most part the system has screwed it up .
i am sure your friends help down here had gone a long way for the less fortunate and i [smilie=a_bravo.gif] him for their help . but in now way is New Orleans a 3rd world country with people in there homes huddled on the floor in the dark . :roll:
i lived it real life not on TV