Got power back last night in Fl. Still no Rachel M.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

Must get my cable back. I still know of many people, including my 88yr old mom who still don't have power. I called 911 and had her sent to the hospital because she was so out of it and had a bedsore- despite having 2 aides coming in 3 times per day, a nurse from hospice a few times a week. Hospice was trying to blame it on our family saying they were going to call DCF. Just wish I could borrow a generator so she could at least have some fans and a refrig. The hospital would not keep her and hospice says they don't have enough room in their facilities.

At the hospital, they said that there were a lots of people sending elderly family members in because they have no a/c or power but that they would send them home if there wasn't anything that wrong with them despite it being a dangerous environment as far as I'm concerned. Being in 85 degree heat in a house for days in end is just awful.

[Motley13]

1. where in FL are you?

this is not an evil frown, it is being in Hades

growing up in FL with no AC, how did we do it. It wasn't as hot, it wasn't a concrete jungle

[LeftInTX]

3. Housing construction makes a difference

We rarely ran the a/c at our old house built in 1963. It had large windows and cross ventilation. At this house, when the a/c goes, there is no air circulation. It is so bad, that I can't stay here a night.

Not only did my mom grow up in Florida without a/c. She grew up without fans.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

4. In Naples, believe it or not. The rich people aren't here

Just us regular "working folks" so they don't give a crap apparently. Most people's power is still off, here apparently. Mine is on so I'm one of the luck ones.

[Amaryllis]

2. You can watch Rachel live here if you have computer access:

http://www.livenewschat.eu/politics/

[avebury]

7. That website will allow you to stream any MSNBC show,

including Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell.

[Weekend Warrior]

5. Still no power to my house. Nt

[avebury]

6. If you have cable you can download Rachel's

show as a podcast.

[Vinca]

8. Check this site out. I found it one night when I wanted to watch 2 things at once.

http://www.epctv.com/channels/MSNBC-Online-Watch-4744.htm

Maybe you can catch Rachel in real time tomorrow.