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| − | + | It is simply impossible to say anything about the scenes of devastation now arriving from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. We do have a spare bedroom we could offer as temporary lodging for one or two refugees, but as we're about 850 miles from New Orleans (and have 3 kids as well, which magnifies the importance of screening possible boarders), I don't know that there's anything we can do directly other than donate to the relief effort (which we have done). | |
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| − | + | Indirectly, what I can do is collect information on the government's [[issuepedia:response to Hurricane Katrina|response to Hurricane Katrina]], lest there be any confusion about what kind of job they are doing. The information is posted on a wiki ([[Issuepedia:Main Page|Issuepedia]], one of several wiki projects I run), so feel free to contribute. | |
| − | + | And, as with 9/11, customer orders here have stopped abruptly; back then, it took about week for the next order to come in, and I don't expect recovery this time to be any quicker (especially with the likely ripple effects of the gas prices/shortage). Just know that we are still open for business and that if a week or two without any incoming orders is the worst that happens, we will count ourselves lucky. | |
| − | + | --[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 22:14, 2 Sep 2005 (EDT) | |
| − | -- | + | '''2005-09-07 Update''': the dry spell would seem to be over; orders and inquiries have resumed. Now, if anyone knows where we can get a hybrid or solar-powered car for cheap... ;-) |
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Latest revision as of 11:08, 21 July 2010
It is simply impossible to say anything about the scenes of devastation now arriving from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. We do have a spare bedroom we could offer as temporary lodging for one or two refugees, but as we're about 850 miles from New Orleans (and have 3 kids as well, which magnifies the importance of screening possible boarders), I don't know that there's anything we can do directly other than donate to the relief effort (which we have done).
Indirectly, what I can do is collect information on the government's response to Hurricane Katrina, lest there be any confusion about what kind of job they are doing. The information is posted on a wiki (Issuepedia, one of several wiki projects I run), so feel free to contribute.
And, as with 9/11, customer orders here have stopped abruptly; back then, it took about week for the next order to come in, and I don't expect recovery this time to be any quicker (especially with the likely ripple effects of the gas prices/shortage). Just know that we are still open for business and that if a week or two without any incoming orders is the worst that happens, we will count ourselves lucky.
--Woozle 22:14, 2 Sep 2005 (EDT)
2005-09-07 Update: the dry spell would seem to be over; orders and inquiries have resumed. Now, if anyone knows where we can get a hybrid or solar-powered car for cheap... ;-)
