T&P&C to all the TE'rs in the Katrina area

**Trek420** · 08-31-2005, 07:30 AM

We probably have some TE'rs in the area hit by Katrina. Just sending out thoughts, prayers, chants whatever we all do. With the power and phone lines down we might not hear from you for a while but you're in our thoughts.

Do we know if we have anyone there?

Maybe it's a funny thought to have but as i watched the footage of the city evacuating and the gridlock, the thought occured that if for some reason Hayward was evacuated, thanks to this place I absolutely could just throw a leg over my bike at any given moment and ride 100 miles out ahead of all traffic.

But then I thought...no, I couldn't leave Mae (dog) behind.

Ok, ::: rides off to shop for a trailer::.

Also....if you know anyone in the area it is quite common, tradition, expected even that when massive amounts of lines are down the local phone company willl establish voicemail or call forwarding on your line so that your calls are answered or forwarded to another number that you can be reached at.

Since lines may be down, central offices lost and call centers effected bear that in mind but if you've lost your home and number that's a way to keep in touch.

As I look at film of the destruction I imagine that even central offices (where your dial tone is from and service maintained) are down or even completely gone. These buildings are staffed 24/7. As a phone co. worker I'm holding my breath our folks are ok. A check of the union website found that our annual convention just sent $4 million in relief!

http://www.cwa-union.org/news/WhatsNew.asp?ID=714

another thing if you know people in the area all sCingular wireless stores still standing in the area are acting as a contact point, folks can go there to make or get calls free. Check Cingular.com for locations.

**DeniseGoldberg** · 08-31-2005, 07:39 AM

Funny, I was thinking the same thing this morning - thanks for starting this thread.

Good wishes are winging to anyone who lives (or was) in Katrina's path from me too. I really feel for all who are in the midst of that devastation.

--- Denise

**bouncybouncy** · 08-31-2005, 07:54 AM

Originally Posted by DeniseGoldberg

Funny, I was thinking the same thing this morning - thanks for starting this thread.

DITTO...

I was just thinking on my next little TE fix i would start a similar thread...Thank you and more-so...well wishes to the south!!! all too close for me...we were hit directly with Katrina's eye 3 days (a catagory 1 at the time) prior here in FtLauderdale...we had trees down, power out, a few killed, it has affected soooo many!!!! Good luck to our country on this one!!!!

**ACG** · 08-31-2005, 07:58 AM

Yes, best wishes and prayers to all.

I'll stop complaining about the heat here or whatever the flavor of the month is. My life is not that bad. I'm writing a check to some charity today.

**Ninabike** · 08-31-2005, 08:29 AM

Yes, prayers and good thoughts to all.

It makes us appreciate the really important things in life - family, friends, health....

**LBTC** · 08-31-2005, 08:35 AM

Thank you for starting this thread! I, too, had thought about starting it....and kept thinking the words that came to mind were just so insufficient! What devastation! Frightening, really!

Watching some of the footage last night I found myself hugging my 'Cuda dog, crying and chanting about how lucky we are!

Many many thoughts and tons of healing light are headed that way.

Does anyone here know if any of our girls are in that area? Extra special light goes to them, of course.

In the meantime, let's all of us count our own blessings.

Big hugs to all my girls,
~T~

**emily_in_nc** · 08-31-2005, 08:55 AM

The tragic realities of this hurricane are just now coming out: all the people who couldn't evacuate stuck in their homes in flooded areas, the deaths, the amazing destruction of property. I wonder about all the animals who might still be stuck in houses, unable to climb to the roof to be rescued, too. It's just horrendous to think about.

I made my donation to the Red Cross today (online) and urge others to do the same if you can. Just give what you can afford - every little bit will help those in need get their lives back. Living in NC, where Hurricanes Fran and Floyd delivered a one-two punch in the '90s, I can only imagine what the Katrina victims are experiencing. We lost power for three days from Fran, had a few trees down, and our back fence torn up, and I thought that was bad. The folks in Mississipi and Louisiana may not have power for weeks or months and many have lost everything they had.

So very tragic...

Emily

**bouncybouncy** · 08-31-2005, 09:12 AM

i just found this site

http://www.networkforgood.org/topics...on/hurricanes/

haven't had time to explore it cause i am actually supposed to be "working"

but i wanted to pass it on to others...

Emily...it has sites on there for animal help...let's hope for the best

**LBTC** · 08-31-2005, 09:46 AM

Thank you, Bouncy!

I was going to look for Noah's Wish tonight to donate....I had forgotten what they were called and was envisioning it would take time to find them....now I can take care of donating to them right now.

I'm like Emily, trying to not picture the doggies and kitties and all the other critters.....it's too hard to think about it!

Namaste,
~T~

**bikerchick68** · 08-31-2005, 09:57 AM

my T's and P's to all those suffering from this tragedy too... it is simply overwhelming the amount of lives lost and the devastation... as well as the thought of how long it will take people to get their lives back to "normal"...

**gilly** · 08-31-2005, 10:03 AM

It's difficult to imagine what these people must be going through.
I look around here and count my blessings.
Our thoughts are with all those affected.

**CorsairMac** · 08-31-2005, 11:04 AM

adding my Ts & Ps also. It's almost eerie how much we all think alike: when I saw the devestation this morning on the Weather Channel I thought, if someone hasn't done it already, I want to start a thread just like this!

Bouncy: glad to see you post hun - you were one of the ppl I was thinking of.

For all you BJ members: Slantzs has set up a link on the home page over at Bike Journal to the red cross for donations to the relief fund.

**bouncybouncy** · 08-31-2005, 11:29 AM

Thanks corsair...ironically enough i was in Jersey & PA during the storm (after all those near hits last year that i was home for...we were out of town when a storm actually hit our neck of the woods)

we typically shutter-up the house when we leave as a precaution...and thank goodness we did!!!! the damage was minimal (extremely compared to the gulf coast) lots of branches and many trees (on houses

) ...power is still out for about 29,000 (i guess our house was out for 2 days which is unusual since our power lines are underground) my bosses house was out for 4 days (in north miami) our aunt & uncle are still without power (they are in the boonies west of FtLauderdale) ...several people lost their lives (7

) when trees fell on them...

I can only count my blessings...nothing was damaged (oh...a little rip in the patio screen

big whoop {sarcasm}) we are lucky!!!! we are going to finish up branch clean up tonight and be back on the cycles this weekend

our mtbike trails have been hard hit but our trail maintenance crews are amazing and they are already rideable....maybe we should all head to the gulf coast...of course that would result in single track all over!!!
(not to make lite - but we always could use a chuckle) my heart truely goes out to those on the bad side of the storm...my thoughts are with them

just as i am excited to get out of here to a calmer place (asheville, NC) they experience an earthquake the same time....there is always something!!!

**bikerz** · 08-31-2005, 11:47 AM

I have been checking the images online this morning - the devastation is astounding, and the individual stories are heart-breaking. I feel so terrible for all those who couldn't evacuate - no money for gas, no car, no one to help get them out of town in time...

**Trek420** · 08-31-2005, 12:13 PM

bikerz "I feel so terrible for all those who couldn't evacuate - no money for gas, no car, no one to help get them out of town in time..."

Would we do any better here if we had to?

Can't help thinking while I saw the footage of the evacuation most had cars piled to the gills with family and pets, many were single occupancy vehicles.

If they had established a '"casual car pool", if any had stopped to pick up just one more person how many would have been saved?

My hat's off to the mayor and even the president (yep, mark the calendar Trek's saying Dubya did 1 thing right, it'll NEVER happen again) emphasising this is serious stuff, get outa Dodge, we mean it, right now, just go. They saved countless lives.

As bad as it is if Katrina had remained Cat 5 it would be unimagineable.

I just checked online to see if there is a redcross blood drive in my area, my first thought as something we all can do. Unfortunately the drives are on Saturday, I work Saturday. Guess I'll make a donation.

One thing we TE'ers do well is shop. If anyone needs a child bike trailer, I found this on e-bay, money goes to the red cross, c'mon gals, bid it up:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7179715014

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