Good news. 300,000 MRE's and bottled water delivered to the

[Horse with no Name]

Superdome.
National Guard brought them.
That makes me feel somewhat better.

[ima_sinnic]

1. what does MRE stand for?

:blush:

[MissB]

2. Meal Ready to Eat

[mike_c]

3. meal ready to eat

eom

[TayTay]

4. Meals Ready to Eat n/t

[aquart]

5. Meals ready to eat.

I just let out a breath I didn't know I'd been holding.

[Horse with no Name]

13. Yes.

They said it is enough to last for 2 days at least.
They also have water.
That is very comforting because I was very worried about it.

[Catherine Vincent]

25. I think they'll last for 2 months.

The people won't like the way they taste.

[SofaKingLiberal]

30. They're actualy not that bad, IMO.

Then again, some people say they have seen dogs that are more picky than me.

[geomon666]

32. They are god awful

Especially the chicken and rice ones but when it's the only food around for weeks, you'll gladly eat it.

[Vickers]

6. Meal, Ready-To-Eat

The new version of c-rations.

[Horse with no Name]

7. They are ready made meals

Meals Ready Eat. The military use them.

[ToolTex]

8. Meal ready to eat

[Renew Deal]

12. Meals ready to eat

[Endangered Specie]

20. its a standard military ration, hence the name "meal, ready to eat"

[punpirate]

24. The New Mexico National Guard in Santa Fe says...

... it stands for Meals Rejected by Ethiopians.

:)

[Horse with no Name]

27. oooh that's bad

but soooo true.

[wakeme2008]

28. I have had the pre-Gulf War I and Post Gulf War I MRE

and the Meals Rejected by Ethiopians is very true for the pre GW I BUT the Post GW I were very good. :)

[punpirate]

31. That comment dates back to...

... around the time of the first Gulf War.

[FloridaPat]

9. Any word on how many people are there yet?

[Ilsa]

14. I just heard 15,000

if I heard correctly while listening to the internet stream of WWLV.

[Horse with no Name]

15. 15,000 and a few hundred still in line.

The National Guard is sifting through and pulling the women and children in first and out of the storm.
It is raining.

[lpbk2713]

10. Meal Ready to Eat

(Seems like the thing to do)

[Bluebear]

11. Good on 'em!

[MoonRiver]

16. Oh, that is wonderful!

I've also been worried about the need for diapers and other sanitary items. Guess providing that stuff is too much to ask for.

[Horse with no Name]

17. It seems they are doing the best they can under these circumstances

That's all we can ask for at this point.

[MoonRiver]

19. I agree. I just put myself in the place of a mom with a baby

and no diapers. But obviously survival comes first.

[Horse with no Name]

21. Everyone was told to bring water,

medicines, diapers, formula, bedding, etc.
Nothing was to be furnished.

[DoYouEverWonder]

18. At least they've got something

now let's pray that the building holds up.

[spuddonna]

22. Thank goodness...

People can do without food for a few days, but they need water...

[VADem11]

23. Great

They aren't tasty by any means (My cousin is a marine and let me try one) but at least it's food.

[FreedomAngel82]

26. Good!

I saw earlier on the weather channel some footage and saw army clothing walking with people in the background so I assumed they got the help they needed. I'm glad to hear of that. I just wish there was a way to get them out though.

[WiseButAngrySara]

29. Thank you SO MUCH for posting this Horse with no Name...You are a

wonder!

[Fleshdancer]

33. This is wonderful news!

I was whining about this on DU earlier...couldn't understand why they didn't have MRE's. I love to be proved wrong on things like this. Thank Goddess for the National Guard!