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Ungrateful People
Septemeber 2, 2005
| stan25
Posted on 09/02/2005 12:50:00 PM PDT by stan_25
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To: stan_25
I have eaten lots of MREs good stuff for the most part. Even better when your hungry.
But then I would have been killing and eating the dogs,cats,rats ect before today.
To: HairOfTheDog; stan_25
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posted on
09/02/2005 12:57:59 PM PDT
by
hiredhand
(My kitty disappeared. NOT the rifle!)
To: hiredhand
I saw a woman on FOX at the Astrodome complaining about the MREs at the SuperDome. I'd have told her to shut up and be greatful. She was negligent by not evacuating when told and not having proper emergency rations for such a storm. The gaul of some people...
To: hiredhand
I saw it live on Bill O'Reilly last night. She acted like she was offended to offered something our troops subsist on for days. Sorry it wasn't filet mignon to your liking lady.
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posted on
09/02/2005 12:58:31 PM PDT
by
ladtx
( "Remember your regiment and follow your officers." Captain Charles May, 2d Dragoons, 9 May 1846)
To: hiredhand
I saw 2 people on foxnews last night. the woman said the food wasn;t heated and that "nobody could eat that stuff".
I'm sure she has no problem eating greasy KFC.
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posted on
09/02/2005 12:59:27 PM PDT
by
Jaysin
To: riverrunner
Bleh....rats....ya have to pretend they are Squirrils when you skin em so it doesn't bother you as much. ;-)
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posted on
09/02/2005 12:59:39 PM PDT
by
hiredhand
(My kitty disappeared. NOT the rifle!)
To: ladtx
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posted on
09/02/2005 1:01:00 PM PDT
by
ncountylee
(Dead terrorists smell like victory)
To: stan_25
That complaining woman should have read the bloody directions- there's a heating pouch in every MRE. All you do is add water to the heating pouch and put the meal pouch in it (and it gets so damn hot you can burn yourself with it). By the way- you don't need potable water to do this, floodwater would work perfectly well- and there's plenty of that around. Hell, you can even start the heating pouch with urine if you have to.
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posted on
09/02/2005 1:01:20 PM PDT
by
musical_airman
(I never get into bloody Taglinius Freerepulicus! What about MY self esteem? ;))
To: Jaysin
The more I think of this, the more I think that a hungry person who turns DOWN an MRE just isn't hungry ENOUGH yet. Now granted, I'd rather heat them up myself, but having no heat doesn't make them inedible. For this woman to say this with so many people who know otherwise makes her out to be a liar, or an idiot... or both.
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posted on
09/02/2005 1:01:36 PM PDT
by
hiredhand
(My kitty disappeared. NOT the rifle!)
To: stan_25
Thanks for this post and your comments. Excuse my typo's as I type this, because a lot of this has so many upset. But your thoughts remind me, take me back, decades back, it was just past the Berkeley-Oakland city border in the S.F. Bay Area, some leftist group pulled in with a truck full of food - I actually can't remember what went wrong at the time, I think it was some sort of post-riot, in those days I was younger, more stupid, I drove over to the area to watch. I was probably 1972 or 1974. When did the "People's Temple" thing happen? Before or after that? I *think* it was the Jim Jones people, the Temple from S.F., they had the truck, the food. So I pull up, and the fools start to try and distribute the food to those who needed it - it starts going out of control. These people were not grateful - in fact, I recall the exact same words "it wasn't heated" and such. Then it starts to become violent, the food distribution turns into literally throwing the supplies from the truck out. Then the "people" who should be grateful, they are then literally attacking and looting the truck. Some start to throw cans in a violent manner at each other, and at cars. I get out of there. Later the police had to come to save those who wanted to distribute the food.
I recall years ago, I actually went along with some charity to distribute food in S.F. near the Mayor's office. This was the first, and only time, I would do so. It wasn't a good experience. I remember being given instructions on how the distribution would work, as the vehicles where parked, then as a table was setup, and the operation started. I could not even believe what I started seeing. They would take the plate of food, taste it, these were druggies, drunks, as well as younger punk types who were bums and all, and would THROW the plate down on the ground as if the food wasn't good enough. It got much worse. I decided to leave on my own. We were being threatened as well. I heard only two "thank you(s)". It all comes down to moral values of these in the community on the receiving end. Really, that is what it comes down to. Sure, there was some good done, but over all, it was a scary experience. Scary, man.
To: hiredhand
Touting this kind of story can only SUCK the wind out of people who need our encouragement: the rescuers and those raising money and volunteers to bring aid.
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posted on
09/02/2005 1:02:21 PM PDT
by
HairOfTheDog
(Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
To: hiredhand
I saw one woman complain about it on O'Reilly--hadn't had a hot meal in days.
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posted on
09/02/2005 1:02:36 PM PDT
by
Mamzelle
To: msnimje
This woman was on BOR last night complaining about the cold MRE.Actually, she was complaining about the taste of the MRE's and the fact no one had given them hot meals the whole time. Oh, and she was having to drink water.
I keep telling myself out of all the people affected so terribly, these are but a tiny percentage.
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posted on
09/02/2005 1:02:41 PM PDT
by
eyespysomething
(Quid quid latine dictum sit, altum videtur)
To: robowombat
What! :)
I had to eat a few last year between
Hurricanes Frances and Jeanine
They have everything you need and a chemical
reaction is used to heat the food product.
Now not 5 star by any means but I've had
worse tasting frozen dinners!
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posted on
09/02/2005 1:02:50 PM PDT
by
groovychick
(I have nothing to say for myself)
To: stan_25
THERE IS NO FOOD AT THE SUPERDOME, THE MSM TELLS ME SO IT MUST BE TRUEAt the Superdome, the Haynes family eats military rations and even uses the box as a bed for four-month-old Alison. Lexus, age 4, left, and Ariel, 5, right, have been staying at the Superdome and will probably be there a few more days.
To: cripplecreek
"Taking care of them is job one and doing the right thing should be thanks enough." You are right it "should be enough" but in all honesty, cripplecreek, I think we are getting tired as a Country and as individuals of being spat upon when we try to lend a helping hand.
The good feeling usually felt when helping someone seems to have disappeared at least in my heart.
I was thinking about driving my RV from Western New York to LA, AL, or MS to loan to one family but after seeing the rape of a city I'll stay home. I don't like feeling that way but that's how it is.
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posted on
09/02/2005 1:03:39 PM PDT
by
Wurlitzer
(I have the biggest organ in my town {;o))
To: hiredhand
Where did you hear this? Do you have a source?I saw her interviewed on Bill O'Reilly last night. I would have sworn she was over medicated, 'or something'.
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posted on
09/02/2005 1:03:42 PM PDT
by
Iowa Granny
(Be nice to your children, they will someday be selecting your Nursing Home)
To: RochesterFan; All
Speaking of people who didn't evacuate and could have...
Read this link. It was posted on an earlier thread here on FR. There are some good stats about who stayed, and who left...among other things.
http://tiadaily.com/php-bin/news/showArticle.php?id=1026
I think it should be required reading for anybody following the gulf coast tragedy.
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posted on
09/02/2005 1:03:45 PM PDT
by
hiredhand
(My kitty disappeared. NOT the rifle!)
To: hiredhand
I saw this woman on Fox News last night....... Ungrateful......Disgraceful......
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posted on
09/02/2005 1:03:57 PM PDT
by
Remember Ruby Ridge
(What happened to personal responsibility?)
To: stan_25
I saw that woman being interviewed last night on O'Reilly. She said the MRE's weren't heated..."CRACKERS...that ain't FOOD!". Wonder how many people know how many days, weeks amd months of MRE's sustain our combat troops?
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posted on
09/02/2005 1:03:59 PM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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