Hurricane

munch · Post by **munch** » 06 Sep 2005, 22:16

Guys,

What's going on over there? I'm amazed nobody has made any posts about this - it's just so huge. Are any of you guys or people you know going over to help out?

It just looks so desperate. I don't get why there's not more relief effort going on? Or is that just the way the media is presenting it?

I see from the member list that there are at least a couple of guys from louisiana (smoth, slick_rick - we should PM 'em to let 'em know we're thinking about them) - are you guys OK?

Love

Munch

aGorm · Post by **aGorm** » 06 Sep 2005, 22:52

Funny... I only found out yesterday... shows how out of touch I am. It is absolutly shocking I must admit. Thoughts and prays go out to those who are there, know people there, know people that know people that have a friend that knows this guy who was there. Hope everyone on the bord is ok.

aGorm

(shoking isn't it when you dont notice a dissarter that scale...)

FizWizz · Post by **FizWizz** » 07 Sep 2005, 00:06

you know, I was also a bit weirded out by how quiet it was here... and I'm guilty of being a part of it, I do not deny it.

aGorm wrote:Funny... I only found out yesterday... shows how out of touch I am.

you aren't the only one. The hurricane hit New Orleans and flooded it over last Sunday/Monday, and FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) didn't even announce (announce, not send, just announce) that they would send aid until Thursday, three days later. What a government we've got here in the U. S. of A, huh? but that's a whole 'nother ball of wax. It is really terrible what has happened to New Orleanians, especially since after the disaster struck, they were left to fend for themselves for a long time without outside aid; they got the shaft. They have lost it all, and if/when they 'rebuild' New Orleans, I doubt that many of them will be able to move back.

Zoombie · Post by **Zoombie** » 07 Sep 2005, 00:13

Maby its because our goverment has <cough cough> been distracted by some other events (terrorisem, war, and all that nonsence). Maby they will stop sinking mony into a so far nearly useless homeland security, and actualy tried SECURING OUR HOMELAND!

Sheekel · Post by **Sheekel** » 07 Sep 2005, 02:17

the problem is all of our national guardsmen are fighting the "war of terror" BS! Where are all of our damn helicopters??? IRAQ!!!

I've donated all of my hard-earned money (all $107 of it) to the red cross. Lets all pitch in and help these poor people.

Kuroneko · Post by **Kuroneko** » 07 Sep 2005, 04:14

FizWizz wrote:...

So what if it wasn't announced? Search and rescue and food/supply drops started tuesday.

FizWizz · Post by **FizWizz** » 07 Sep 2005, 05:29

not by FEMA, but thank goodness there are other Red Cross-like organizations out there, and people with a strong sense of civic duty.

GrOuNd_ZeRo · Post by **GrOuNd_ZeRo** » 07 Sep 2005, 05:55

I was absolutely horrified when I heard a hurricane was gonna hit new orleans, last year they warned this might happen, guess what, it happened...10k people are now dead, maybe more...this is the scale that comes close to the Tsunami disaster of last year...

I wish I could help but i'm quite poor my self, I can only hope they are doing alright...

New Orleans is pretty much destroyed though...that's terrible...

Kuroneko · Post by **Kuroneko** » 07 Sep 2005, 06:10

Have you guys considered this?

Ok. Yes, it's tragic. Yes, I feel bad for these people. But isn't it time we start facing the very real possibility that things are only getting worse? As avid game players, we know all too well that when shit looks bad, it's really 100 times worse.

Lets face the facts. Raccoon City? Hell, with all the floodings, there's raccoons all the hell over the city.

I saw a news story with a reporter trying to stop a guy from drinking the dirty/polluted water from the street. He said the man was too "delusional" to know what was going on... wrong, buddy. "Delusional" quickly turns into "flesh eating" according to every game I've played.

Toxic waste + dead bodies = zombies. Period. Plain and simple.

Look, I feel sorry for these people. But it's time we pull the National Guard out and send in one person with a revolver and too few bullets. Lets face reality.

FizWizz · Post by **FizWizz** » 07 Sep 2005, 06:32

But it's time we pull the National Guard out and send in one person with a revolver and too few bullets. Lets face reality (italics mine).

LMFAO, I can't believe someone said that, but still... it is a serious matter.

Zoombie · Post by **Zoombie** » 07 Sep 2005, 07:33

I forgot what LMFAO stands for. But i wanted to buy a new game. But i decided to donate the money for the game to the Red Cross. Then I searched in my closet and found Ground Control. I said to myself "hmmm... i never beat this!" so I sat down and played it. So I have made a decision. Every time i want to buy a new game, i will go to my closet and if I cant find a game that├óÔé¼Ôäós fun and entertaining (including TA Spring) Then i will buy the new game. The only games I├óÔé¼Ôäóm making an exception to this rule are Spore, Supreme Commander and Evil Dead: Regeneration.

Kuroneko · Post by **Kuroneko** » 07 Sep 2005, 08:12

Zoombie wrote:I forgot what LMFAO stands for.

http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.a ... &Find=Find

And GC is hard...atleast it was for me. I liked the whol force fire on area thing, spring should have that.

[K.B.] Napalm Cobra · Post by **[K.B.] Napalm Cobra** » 07 Sep 2005, 10:27

You build a city below sea level and have horrendously low low income voter turn outs, you get whats coming to you.

Kuroneko · Post by **Kuroneko** » 07 Sep 2005, 13:07

[K.B.] Napalm Cobra wrote:You build a city below sea level and have horrendously low low income voter turn outs, you get whats coming to you.

it works for the dutch

munch · Post by **munch** » 07 Sep 2005, 14:36

You guys are amazing =)

FizWizz · Post by **FizWizz** » 07 Sep 2005, 16:48

In San Diego there's a large money drive today for the Red Cross (I believe) @ Qualcomm Stadium, section D2. I guess I should have posted this earlier in case anyone didn't know, but then again I don't know that anyone here lives in San Diego.

munch · Post by **munch** » 07 Sep 2005, 23:04

Hey, I just got a message from smoth - he's OK =)

smoth wrote:I am fine, just not going to have internet for a while. I made a post on the TAUNIVERSE and Planetannihilation sites. I am on the school internet but I am heading back to my place. Anyway, I am fine.

Munch

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