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« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2005, 02:39:01 pm »

It is just amazing how bad it got and how fast it developed. It only gets worse as I watch the news today. Think you'll hear any stories of foreign aid assistance?  For the most part the US will be on her own.
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« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2005, 04:14:06 pm »

Plus now everyone is freaking out about gas.  This morning I saw the price jump up 15 cents a gallon on the way to work and people were lining up (45 minute trip and usually the same price around the whole are).  What started as $2.85 a gallon (regular) has now jumped to $3.25!



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« Reply #12 on: August 31, 2005, 05:48:36 pm »

On our way to work gas was $2.59 so my wife and I stopped to fill up. This afternoon it is up in the $2.80's.
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« Reply #13 on: August 31, 2005, 10:02:13 pm »

Do we have any members that live in any of
state's were the hurricane hit ??
  The price of gas has jumped to to $3.13 for regular
   and $3.39 for premium for right now.

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« Reply #14 on: August 31, 2005, 10:34:10 pm »

I just put $15 in my beater truck (which I think I'll be driving almost every day now) for $3.29 for regular unleaded (cheapest here which is 45 minutes from Chicago). '<img'>
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« Reply #15 on: August 31, 2005, 10:43:08 pm »

Jasmine64 for one is right in the h*ll of it all.
Talked to a friend that lives in Jackson, Miss. He is ok but his brothers house in N.O. is underwater, sisters house in Biloxi is gone. Two elderly relatives in Ford county no word yet.
CNN (web) had a picture of looting in a store and captioned it "Residents assist in the clean up effort". Prayers out to all!! Very bad situation.
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« Reply #16 on: September 01, 2005, 12:59:26 am »

Foreign Aid - Not sure the US would ask for it. They might ask for specialist aid like searching for bodies etc. After 9/11 the Metropolitan Police sent aid to the NYPD for things like Family liasion.

As for Gas or Petrol we in the UK laready pay about $1.80 a LITRE. That's right a litre which equates I think to about $10.00 a gallon. The news reported last night that this is likely to raise considerably due to the fact that all the refinaries are out of action.

Small price to pay I guess for having my family home and security.

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« Reply #17 on: September 01, 2005, 07:46:33 am »

I'm in north MS. Just far enough away north to get Jackson Ms tv news and
far enough south to get memphis news.

Has Josh moved from memphis yet? I know they lost power in memphis.

I'm fortunate we got some wind damage,
still cant locate and speak to family in Jones county Ms.

Some friend are flying out this morning in their plane to
take supplies to their family outside Baton Rouge.  
Matter of fact I think that was them now that buzzed the house.
Either that or I now have a crop duster in the back yard.

Now I've got to go pull the dog out from under the couch she hates the planes.
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« Reply #18 on: September 01, 2005, 07:54:58 am »

Yes we had a heck of a storm. They said the winds were 60MPH gusting to 70 MPH. WE lost power at home for about 13 hours but after being in 3 hurricanes in Fl last year it was nothing. The wost thing was trying to get ready for work at 7AM in the dark.
Marsha how close are you to Tupulo? How bad did they get it? That is where the free machines are and I haven't heard from the guy yet.
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« Reply #19 on: September 01, 2005, 08:03:17 am »

I'm 3 hours away. I have friends in Tupelo/Shannon area that had lots of wind damage and lost some of their
roof off their horse barns. They had some electricity and occasional phone service.

Seems like cellular South service is the only cell phone service that has good connections.

Havent heard from the ones in Corinth and Columbus. But I'm sure they came here, being
family is still here. I need to make a call to find out.
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