The Size of Britain
To give friends abroad an idea of the total area of devastation in the U.S. Gulf States, the damage covers an area the size of Britain.
posted by Lin @ 6:45 PM
DottyNana
Observations on life by a sometimes normal woman who also happens to be a Nana.
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- Name: Lin
- Location: Topanga, CA
I was born in Washington, DC to a young English warbride and an American pa. I grew up equally comfortable on either side of the Atlantic. In late spring, my mother would take me out of my American school, we'd hop a plane or a ship and make our way to England where she'd promptly stick me in a school in my grandparents' neighborhood. As a result, both countries are a comfortable fit. My husband (Himself) is English, our first child was born in London and the second in Washington, DC. And now we're in Southern California, comfortably hunkered down in the Santa Monica Mountains.
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4 Comments:
Yes, it's awful.
Don't know what came over me then but I nearly replied to pps or whatever his/her name is on your previous posting. Luckily sense prevailed.
I saw one 'looter' on the news last night being told - at gun point - to drop what he was carrying. He was carrying vegetables (although the news didn't pick this up). Although, obviously, I don't condone looting has it not occured to anyone that some of these people might be too poor to own a car/get transport out of there and are starving?
Thank you. That kind of helps to explain why they're taking so long to airdrop food. Mind you, they could start with New Orleans itself. I'm a bit baffled that nothing appears to be happening. Maybe I'm wrong.
Mark, WE're all baffled by it. I haven't spoken to one person who truly understands it. If someone is on top of the roof of a house waving a white flag, why isn't (at least) water and food be dropped with a promise to pick them up later. It's bizarre. I don't understand it. I really don't. I am so very disturbed by it all.
The thing we can't figure out is where are all the boats? I'd understand a helicopter shortage (watever the reason) but isn't that a COASTAL region? Can't you carry water in boats?
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