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7wo7rees

(5,128 posts) Sat Aug 28, 2021, 01:49 AM Aug 2021

I am having flashbacks to Katrina. 16 years to the day........ [View all]

I was in Crawford, Tx.
All the Vets for Peace packed up and left for rescue. Many others left as well, to go help. They were there before the Red Cross.
I'm trying hard to stay calm, I just feel a dark storm coming.
Ms 7wo7rees

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I am having flashbacks to Katrina. 16 years to the day........ [View all] 7wo7rees Aug 2021 OP

I worked all night in a room with twelve TVs Skittles Aug 2021 #1

I feel calmer now with Biden and his administration, but it is still going to be bad 7wo7rees Aug 2021 #2

With a competent president Moebym Aug 2021 #3

+ 1000, I'm hoping so. But the entire healthcare system is already 7wo7rees Aug 2021 #4

An unfortunate reality about FEMA is that they're better at providing money than physical goods RockRaven Aug 2021 #5

Oh, I see...good to know Moebym Aug 2021 #8

Yes, FEMA was meant to be mostly a central coordinator, Hortensis Aug 2021 #15

That was gawdawful, and I was far away in SoCal. You touch on so much that was going on! Hekate Aug 2021 #6

I was there as well carpetbagger Aug 2021 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author monkeyman1 Aug 2021 #9

It's Ominous Roy Rolling Aug 2021 #10

Are you evacuating today? femmedem Aug 2021 #11

My daughter was scheduled to leave..... SergeStorms Aug 2021 #12

i watched news out of Miami this morning - everal persons are on their malaise Aug 2021 #13

I was in Houston teaching. We got students.. ananda Aug 2021 #14