At 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.
Posted on 09/02/2005 12:50:00 PM PDT by stan_25
In the middest of the chaos and despair, that is in the City of New Orleans, there have been people waiting for at least three days for food and water. The media has been squawking the loudest about the slowness of the food convoys. When a truckload of MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) finally arrived in to help feed the masses, that have not had any food or water; you would think that these people would be grateful.
That seems to be not the case in the eyes of some people. Yes, that is right, there are some people that have refused to have anything to do with the MREs. A case in point, a woman that was hollering the loudest about not having anything to eat, was handed an MRE and refused it. The reason? It had not been heated.
Well sister, I hope that you can live for a few more days. It is going to quite awhile before there is any way to serve up any hot meals. The only way that there might be any hot food, is if you build a campfire and cook food that way. I doubt that you would be able to find any food to cook over a campfire anyway, as the government won’t there to hand out the food to cook or to make the fire for you.
If our troops in the field in Iraq and Afghanistan can gain weight by eating MREs, surely you can subsist on these for a few days. The same troops that are subsisting on these MREs and have been for the last 2.5 years, seem to take it all in stride as a part of doing business.
Perfect Democratic voter.
Where did you hear this? Do you have a source?
Taking care of them is job one and doing the right thing should be thanks enough.
??? Maybe if they trade for the mint chocolate chip pound cake...hmmmmmm
Well sister, ... The only way that there might be any hot food, is if you build a campfire and cook food that way
Please do not encourage them to start fires.
I'd rather do a deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan than deploy to New Orleans. At least the people in those countries show gratitude.
As I said earlier, "Thank for saving my life BUT where is my Steak Dinner?"
OH.....thanks!
"Ungrateful" - are you for real, or just a bit dim? This is not a term anyone with an ounce of compassion would use to describe someone stranded in New Orleans right now. Shame on you.
Aren't you being unreasonable ?
How the hell is she going to make a campfire unless the government gives her some matches?
Geez ...
Aren't you being unreasonable ?
How the hell is she going to make a campfire unless the government gives her some matches?
Geez ...
This woman was on BOR last night complaining about the cold MRE.
Any source? Or are we to not only believe ~you~ on this story, but also make this attitude representative of all those people?
Why post this?
You want to discourage rescuers from helping?
You want people to stop wanting to donate?
Or do you wasn to feel justified if you do nothing?
Good thing they're not still issuing C-RATS! ...now those were sorta nasty...
Just how many pounds of food and water Did the NAACP disaster relief fund send and when did it get there.
But then I would have been killing and eating the dogs,cats,rats ect before today.
See #11
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...
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.
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.
Bleh....rats....ya have to pretend they are Squirrils when you skin em so it doesn't bother you as much. ;-)
Was she an ethnic?
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.
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.
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.
I saw one woman complain about it on O'Reilly--hadn't had a hot meal in days.
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.
At 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.
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.
I saw her interviewed on Bill O'Reilly last night. I would have sworn she was over medicated, 'or something'.
I saw this woman on Fox News last night....... Ungrateful......Disgraceful......
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?
What, you actually expect her to gather the wood, pile it up and strike the match? You, you, ..... uncaring right-winger!
Don't you know it more fun to focus on the few complainers versus the many who gratefully took the rations?
This woman is certainly not representative of the bulk of the people still in New Orleans, but there are, no doubt, some people there who just gripe and gripe and gripe about anything and everything people do for them.
Everyone should donate, generously, but I would never take a woman like this into my home, no matter how desperate she is.
I haven't eaten every MRE entree there is, but all the ones that I have tried are edible without heating. Anyone who turns it down on that basis just isn't hungry enough yet. Which is fine: it leaves more for the other people.
Per usual the Democrat Base in New Orleans is making things run smoothly /sarcasm.
If they're throwing the MRE's back, I'd say they've had plenty to eat, contrary to the MSM propaganda.
Not for me, I'm tired of it. :~D
If you're starving to death-- you eat it and don't complain. PERIOD!!!!
When the b*tch gets hungry enough, she'll close her chops and start eating.
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