[NautiNurse]

New thread...

[Ellesu]

Thanks, just heard the last part of a replay of Nagin as he called a radio program. 870 WWL. He called for a moratorium on press conferences, used the gd word several times. Was really mad about no one being arrested, and yet seeing the gov on TV all the time. Wants something done now! Just wondering if anyone else heard the entire call.

[tiredoflaundry]

Thanks, NN, you are doing a great job!

[Gabz]

You are AWESOME my FRiend - absolutely awesome.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Photo in the Italian Press (La Repubblica), top story:

[Right_in_Virginia]

Thank you for all you've done through this national emergency.

[hummingbird]

Awesome work you are doing, NautiNurse. Thank you so much for keeping these threads going.

[dogbyte12]

I would just like to say something. Get it off my chest for all those reading and lurking on these threads.

Your cutesy comments, jokes about people deserving it, and the other assorted bull crap are pissing me the hell off. We are suffering badly here in the Gulf. There are millions of people just days away from death if supplies don't get to them. There are dozens of small towns with nary a single person coming to rescue them out at this point.

Yes, the looters in NO are evil and they need to be thrown away forever if not shot. That and $8.00 will buy me diapers for my child. I am sick of the racism, the classism, the anti south attitudes I have been seeing. I am a transplanted Southerner now, but there are amazing people here and serving in our military.

The VAST majority of black people down here are good hard working people. When I say hard working, I mean, you stupid little pissants could not do half the back breaking work these folks accomplish in a day, if you had a week.

I love this country, I love this state, and I wish some people who claim to be Christian, would start acting that way. Children are dying, our elderly are succumbing in the heat. Your stupid pet issues, don't mean crap to me, or anybody else here. Do you get that? Lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way. (Will not rant again, this has been building up since my power got back on, and I have seen isolated cases of stupidity and ignorance here)

[nwctwx]

New Images from Inside the Astrodom (thanks to FReeper silentknight). He has been in contact with me, and things aren't great. He continues an urgent plea for more volunteers and money... says things are as bad as they get.

[Alia]

Thank you, NN.

[Brytani]

Thanks for the ping

[nwctwx]

Report from Inside the Astrodome, Red Cross Relief

[gpapa]

One of our sales reps who lives 200 miles inland from the Mississippi coast said power was available on & off, no gas for "hundreds" of miles and lots of trees down. We finally heard from her earlier today. On her own house the brick chimney collapsed. These were her last words in the email: "You cannot even imagine the devastation taking place over here."

I have heard of another story where a National Guard convoy was having trouble moving south from Meridian thru a national forest area where numerous huge trees had fallen blocking the road. They had to unload some of their heavy equipment just to clear the roads. Downed power lines and flooded underpasses also were hampering progress in getting relief to the coast area.