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08-30-2017, 09:15 AM #16
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sheila...hoping your friend is okay!!! Alex's friend has made it to Austin. i don't think any areas of houston weren't affected with 50 inches of rain. here is some info on addicks and barker reservoirs and the affected release areas if that helps Originally Posted by Muirenn
‘The negative feelings we all have can be addictive…just as the positive…it’s up to
us to decide which ones we want to choose and feed”… Pema Chodron
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08-30-2017, 04:30 PM #17
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‘The negative feelings we all have can be addictive…just as the positive…it’s up to
us to decide which ones we want to choose and feed”… Pema Chodron
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08-31-2017, 01:47 PM #18
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Yes, there are some. One of my Facebook friends, really just an acquaintance, posted a video a neighbor took of their street, and all looks well. She is on vacation elsewhere so had no idea what to expect. They are in a more expensive neighborhood. Most of the time, it seems to be the poorer folks who are in flood-prone areas. Originally Posted by Muirenn
I sure do feel for them and simply can't imagine what life there is like right now.
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09-02-2017, 11:51 AM #19
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The wealthy have the political power and resources for the dikes, berms and spillways that can protect them. The poor are indeed bearing the brunt of the flood (as with most of Houston’s floods) and they benefit less from recovery programs like fema grants, small-business loans and insurance payouts. There’s also the Texan environmental racism in the placement of the chemical and refinery plants in low-income neighbourhoods of colour and small cities, which cause health problems with the contamination in floodwaters and the air pollution released.
Too many Texans (and unfortunately now the U.S. government) are of the mind that government and regulations are only good when it’s helping their own.‘The negative feelings we all have can be addictive…just as the positive…it’s up to
us to decide which ones we want to choose and feed”… Pema Chodron
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09-04-2017, 04:33 PM #20
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Just made another small donation to Beto. Originally Posted by emily_in_nc
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09-05-2017, 07:46 AM #21
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thinking you went though that last year Originally Posted by Muirenn
Speaking of hurricanes, Irma could affect my area. But I will evacuate if it comes to that. (And take a bike with me)......hoping you aren't affected this year and stay safe sheila
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us to decide which ones we want to choose and feed”… Pema Chodron
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09-09-2017, 05:36 AM #22
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Such a bad storm season... and it's hard to know the best organization to which to donate! My heart goes out to all in Texas who are just starting to wrap their minds around what is needed for the first state of recovery, for the exhausted first responders who are heading to Florida, and for the destruction that Irma has already caused in the Caribbean.
