Step-brother missing in New Orleans *FOUND!!!*

[Kermit]

I'm praying that he'll be able to make contact with someone in your family soon.

 

[Good Ol Gal]

Good Ol Gal - I hope your stepbrother is located quickly and is safe wherever he is.

Now for the inflammatory part:

Where are all the posters who have been complaining about the people who refused to leave? You know, the ones who called them "idiots" and "stupid". The ones who say we shouldn't be wasting our resources trying to rescue people who didn't evacuate?

I've read some really uncharitable things on this board today - just wondering if anyone is going to say it to the face of someone looking for a missing person in LA.

Thanks and while I am not the one who didn't leave I want to know......

Why would they stay??? Why didn't they leave??? I can't understand it!!

If there is a CAT 5 hurricane coming your way doesn't common sense tell you to leave??!!

It is going to be so sad if something has happened to them, but just knowing that everyone else in the family is safe b/c they left will make it worse!

 

[Florida_luvr924]

 

[Good Ol Gal]

still nothing, but just saw another story on TWC about Slidell.

 

[Caradana]

Where are all the posters who have been complaining about the people who refused to leave? You know, the ones who called them "idiots" and "stupid". The ones who say we shouldn't be wasting our resources trying to rescue people who didn't evacuate?

Thinking about that literally makes me hurt inside. I consider the people who didn't evacuate to be two different categories.

The first are the people who obviously misjudged the risk - those were the people telling CNN that they hoped their TV and furniture were OK after the storm. To some degree, I can understand people's anger towards those who underestimate risk, because it seems like their rescuers put themselves at risk, expensively, trying to save lives that shouldn't need saving. This also includes the group of fatalists - "If God wants me to live, he'll save me in my own terms, in my own house." Didn't those people make you want to yell at the TV?!? "God helps those who help themselves!!!!!!!!"

The second is the group of people who literally had nowhere to go and no money to take them anywhere. That included a substantial number of elderly and infirm. Think about this: all of us here on the DIS are here because we like to feel woven into a community. There are so many poeple who have no community to fall back on. Thinking about that made me hurt inside. That's the group I want to send rafts and helicopters out to rescue.

 

[EsmeraldaX]

 

[VickiVM]

Thinking about that literally makes me hurt inside. I consider the people who didn't evacuate to be two different categories.

The first are the people who obviously misjudged the risk - those were the people telling CNN that they hoped their TV and furniture were OK after the storm. To some degree, I can understand people's anger towards those who underestimate risk, because it seems like their rescuers put themselves at risk, expensively, trying to save lives that shouldn't need saving. This also includes the group of fatalists - "If God wants me to live, he'll save me in my own terms, in my own house." Didn't those people make you want to yell at the TV?!? "God helps those who help themselves!!!!!!!!"

The second is the group of people who literally had nowhere to go and no money to take them anywhere. That included a substantial number of elderly and infirm. Think about this: all of us here on the DIS are here because we like to feel woven into a community. There are so many poeple who have no community to fall back on. Thinking about that made me hurt inside. That's the group I want to send rafts and helicopters out to rescue.

Based on the interviews of those who chose to stay in their homes, many of them weathered previous hurricanes (Camille, I believe, which was also a Cat. 5) and survived fine. Therefore, they calculated that they would be ok this time as well. All of them said they regretted their decision to stay. They just simply had no idea the devastation would be this great.

Also, NO was the city that Kat was predicted to hit directly and apprx. 80% of the city did evacuate. That's no small task. Mississipi didn't anticipate getting a direct hit and still suffered mind-boggling damage.

Nonetheless, they all deserve our prayers and good wishes.

 

[Brendita]

I feel for you.
My DD was in OK, OK when the tornados 13 went through a few years ago.
Prayers & Pixie Dust be with you.

 

[palmtreegirl]

 

[N.Bailey]

I wouldn't put too much stock in the fact that they aren't responding to phone calls or email right now. There is always hope!!! Sending my prayers for their safety too.

 

[Deesknee]

Prayers for all.

 

[JennaTX]

Just wanted to let you know that your family is in my prayers tonight!

 

[mommytotwo]

I hope they are found safe and sound.

 

[luvthatduke]

Praying for all...

 

[N.Bailey]

I was just watching the live feed link that was posted and they put this number up. It's for the Red Cross to find out about the status of missing loved ones. Maybe it could help?

866-438-4636

 

[Tigger&Tink]

God be with you and your family, while you await news of them being found,,SAFE!!!..


Tink

 

[kaylajr]

I hope you hear from them soon
YOur family is in my prayers
along with all that are Missing since the storm and all that haveno home to go to

 

[catherine]

I hope that they turn up safely!

 

[rnd4life]

Keeping all of you in my thoughts and prayers.

 

[4nana]

Praying that you hear something soon.
My heart goes out to those affect by this tragedy.