Thank you Texas!

[ThoughtCriminal]

:yourock:

[applegrove]

1. Yes - Thank you Texas.

[Why Syzygy]

2. You are most welcome

Native Texan here. We don't all go around barefoot with a hay stick in our mouths. I lived in AZ as a teen and that's the vision my best friend had of Texans.

There was a time I was ashamed of being a Texan.
But then he went to Washington.

Take our country back. And bring them Home.

Thanks.

[ThoughtCriminal]

3. I grew up in Alabama

So I know what you're talking about.

[txindy]

4. You're welcome

See, we're not all evil, transplanted Connecticut Cowboys and their dittoheads. ;) :hug:

[argyl]

5. Texas has taken in 230,000 people. Just heard on WFAA TV in Dallas.

[AuntieM1957]

6. I live in a little town north of Houston - less than 8,000 pop.

and we have about 750 people being housed in private homes.

I'm really proud of my predominately "red" neighbors.

Everyone here is working hard and giving their best effort.

I met someone really great folks tonight at a Red Cross shelter in a church. Far too many Bush/Cheney stickers on SUVs for my taste, but still they've opened their church to 300 people from Louisiana.

Some of the stories from evacuees broke my heart. One man, whose home survived the hurricane, left to go help a friend the next morning. While he was away, the levee broke. He doesn't know what happened to his wife and children. He managed to get to a school and get on the roof with many other people. There for over 2 days before rescued. But they had to leave about 10 elderly people on a upper floor of the building. Because they couldn't climb the ladder to the roof, they couldn't be airlifted to safety. He was promised that boats would arrive soon to get them out.

[efhmc]

8. Are you in Katy?

[AuntieM1957]

7. Just a little payback for giving ya'll the Shrub.

We have to make amends somehow!

[texastoast]

12. I'm not taking credit for THAT!

He invaded US!

[melissinha]

9. Git'r done

Thats what we gotta do :hug:

Not to quote a redneck, but its true.



:kick:

[txaslftist]

10. y'r welcome

[flying_wahini]

11. in case you are still thinking about volunteering at the Medical Facility

at the convention center.. they STILL need nurses and volunteers.
I worked there on Tuesday in Medical with the victims who are experiencing problems with possible infections. I plan to return tomorrow. Many people have said that they don't know what they can do.- i got the quarantine dept where many held evacuees are showing signs of either fever or gut problems..... a pitiful group. very sweet and very sad. mostly I pushed meds,opened charts, discharged well pts. , held babies, fetched food and drinks for the elderly that were unable to help themselves. ran for blankets, set up cots,
looked for children there alone - to get a head count.... there were probably only 200 patients, (5 nurses) but lots of traffic in and out.. the whole operation
can best be described as controlled chaos. outside of medical (which was vast and very well equipped) were THOUSANDS of people. still have buses arriving. sat down with a heartbroken little old lady who just sobbed and sobbed. broke my heart. just held her and got all weepy with her. she sat under a bridge 3 days in a wheelchair....can't find her family. hmmmm But, Ihave to say that the whole operation is very well organized, they have everything and then some. xray, ultrasound, lab, OB, ortho, psyche, clergy, food, red cross, nat'l guard, emt's and on and on.....
at the risk of sounding like I am lecturing (please forgive)
there are several things that you can do....... i had a couple of volunteers that I asked to spray cots with lysol, and "make it up" with 2 blankets...... Just picking up trash and helping people in general, sorting clothes, passing drinks that kind of thing...
I have a BAD feeling that the volunteer army is going to dry up and blow away in a few days....
believe me, these people will be there for weeks, maybe months...
the little kids don't break my heart as bad as the old folks, it's just so hard on them, and many have no spouses or
kids to help out.... several had grandbabies to care for.... and you know how hard it is to hold a baby for hours....
there were very few baby swings, portacribs, and walkers..... the kind of supplies that save your back....
of course, the older children are just mostly running loose. (many still barefooted on concrete) many are finding their way into schools, but there were MANY school aged kids just hanging around. getting noisy and sassy with the old folks. everybody seemed
emotionally worn down and they just want to go home but can't....
still I felt wonderfully exhausted on the drive home.
Sorry that this post is way too long, but I have to say all in all, I've never been prouder to be a Texan.
and Houston - YOU GET AN A!!!!!!!!!!