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Mon Aug-29-05 12:30 AM
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For Louisiana and New Orleans DU'ers especially, please read... |
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Please...don't hesitate to demand adequate mental health care for yourselves. This is shaping up to be a disaster of Biblical proportions. You WILL need help. It's not a weakness, you're human. I know I'd be fried mentally if my home was under 20 feet of water, etc........ Please don't be ashamed to demand that help.
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Mon Aug-29-05 12:32 AM
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1. For some reason I am still hoping that when I awake in the a.m. |
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that it won't be as bad as they said it would be.:scared:
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Mon Aug-29-05 12:35 AM
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2. Good Luck to you and your family |
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Our thoughts and hopes are with you all.
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Mon Aug-29-05 12:37 AM
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3. Thank you for the nice thoughts but I'm here in Houston. |
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But we can send those good vibes to those good people in Louisiana and in the storm's path.
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Mon Aug-29-05 12:39 AM
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4. I have a friend in Thibodaux, LA |
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I just got off AIM with him. His family decided to stay and ride it out. I think they're crazy and hope they'll be ok. I asked if their house had 2 stories but it only has one. I'm really afraid for them.
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Mon Aug-29-05 12:41 AM
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history and heirlooms are likely destroyed.
On a 2nd story -- but on the wrong side of the levy (on the shore of L. Pontchatrain).
Fortunately, my family is safely 350 miles away from this monster.
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Mon Aug-29-05 12:45 AM
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6. great advice. I would also like to extend, on behalf of all DUers.... |
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the offer for anyone here who is from the area or who has friends/family members in/from the area to vent freely here on DU. We're here for you.
:grouphug:
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Mon Aug-29-05 12:46 AM
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7. Amen I second that motion nt |
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Mon Aug-29-05 12:58 AM
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8. My daughter and SO arrived safely |
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after driving for twelve hours (Lafayette is 2 hours away) from New Orleans today. They are devastated and are preparing for their home to be under water. The horror is that NO will be gone forever. We all love this city so much, as do millions of other people. I am praying for all those in harm's way and am grateful they made it to Lafayette.
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Mon Aug-29-05 01:04 AM
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9. the stress must be unbearable |
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I can't imagine knowing that I will be homeless by this time tomorrow...much less worrying that the entire city will be lost. My heart goes out to you and your daughter and her SO. Have all of their friends evacuated?
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Mon Aug-29-05 01:47 AM
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10. kick in the name of mental health |
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Mon Aug-29-05 12:02 PM
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Mon Aug-29-05 02:23 PM
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12. shameless altruistic kick nt |
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Mon Aug-29-05 03:36 PM
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13. shameless altruistic kick nt |
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Mon Aug-29-05 03:42 PM
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14. Another shameless altruistic kick! |
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Is it really all that bad? I thought that NO had escaped much of what they expected could be the worst (i.e. "disaster of Biblical proportions")
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Mon Aug-29-05 03:44 PM
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15. And recommended to keep up front!.......n/t |
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Mon Aug-29-05 04:20 PM
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16. shameless altruistic kick nt |
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17. shameless altruistic kick nt |
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19. shameless altruistic kick nt |
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