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Pastimes : Let's Talk About the Wars (moderated)
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To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (296)9/7/2006 1:47:12 PM
From: Ilaine   of 441
 
I had one cousin who survived in his house on the balcony, just him and his cat and a bottle of wine while the water filled his house with fourteen feet of water. This was in Bay St. Louis during the storm surge.

I know nine families, personally, friends and family, who lost everything. One distant cousin was killed during the storm, and his body wasn't found for months, two closer cousins and one friend died after the storm due to stress-related illnesses.

The idea of telling them that they couldn't have financial aid unless there was a job waiting for them just frosts me.

I am sure your friend is a very nice man, but he's just plain wrong about this.

Anyway, why does Houston have so many problems with their evacuees, while other cities, like Baton Rouge and Atlanta, don't?
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