January 1, 200719 yr Subject: I Salute the People of the Colorado Republic! Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 18:16:29 -0600 THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MOMENT. Denver Post: This text is from a county emergency manager out in the central part of Colorado after todays snowstorm. WEATHER BULLETIN Up here, in the Northern Plains, we just recovered from a Historic event--- may I even say a "Weather Event" of "Biblical Proportions" --- with a historic blizzard of up to 44" inches of snow and winds to 90 MPH that broke trees in half, knocked down utility poles, stranded hundreds of motorists in lethal snow banks, closed ALL roads, isolated scores of communities and cut power to 10's of thousands. FYI: George Bush did not come. FEMA did nothing. No one howled for the government. No one blamed the government. No one even uttered an expletive on TV . Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton did not visit. Our Mayor did not blame Bush or anyone else. Our Governor did not blame Bush or anyone else, either. CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX or NBC did not visit - or report on this category 5 snowstorm. Nobody demanded $2,000 debit cards. No one asked for a FEMA Trailer House. No one looted. Nobody - I mean Nobody demanded the government do something. Nobody expected the government to do anything, either. No Larry King, No Bill O'Rielly, No Oprah, No Chris Mathews and No Geraldo Rivera. No Shaun Penn, No Barbara Striesand, No Hollywood types to be found. Nope, we just melted the snow for water. Sent out caravans of SUV's to pluck people out of snow engulfed cars. The truck drivers pulled people out of snow banks and didn't ask for a penny. Local restaurants made food and the police and fire departments delivered it to the snowbound families. Families took in the stranded people - total strangers. We fired up wood stoves, broke out coal oil lanterns or Coleman lanterns. We put on extra layers of clothes because up here it is "Work or Die". We did not wait for some affirmative action government to get us out of a mess created by being immobilized by a welfare program that trades votes for 'sittin at home' checks. Even though a Category "5" blizzard of this scale has never fallen this early, we know it can happen and how to deal with it ourselves. "In my many travels, I have noticed that once one gets north of about 48 degrees North Latitude, 90% of the world's social problems evaporate." It does seem that way, at least to me. I hope this gets passed on. Maybe SOME people will get the message. The world does Not owe you a living.
January 1, 200719 yr I get the point that's trying to be made, but to compare a blizzard to Katrina or something like that, where hundreds of thousands of people went homeless in a couple of days is bit ignorant.
January 1, 200719 yr I get the point that's trying to be made, but to compare a blizzard to Katrina or something like that, where hundreds of thousands of people went homeless in a couple of days is bit ignorant. You miss the point. There is no story when Middle-Class America has something happen to it. To the trouble makers its either the poor blacks getting jobbed by "The Man" or the rich whites stealing from us all, or illegal Mexicans taking from all.
January 1, 200719 yr I get the point that's trying to be made, but to compare a blizzard to Katrina or something like that, where hundreds of thousands of people went homeless in a couple of days is bit ignorant. I have to agree with you, 98. My parents live in Colorado, along with many more family members. They have been inundated with two blizzards now. I have been in phone contact with them. While traveling has been difficult (my step-mother is a nurse and has had to be at work 2 miles from their house) they haven't lost their home, nor have any of their friends or neighbors. They have allowed nurses living farther away to stay at their house and my father has been the "bus" back and forth to the hospital in his truck. However, in no way does it compare to Hurricane Katrina.
January 1, 200719 yr You miss the point. There is no story when Middle-Class America has something happen to it. To the trouble makers its either the poor blacks getting jobbed by "The Man" or the rich whites stealing from us all, or illegal Mexicans taking from all. I have not missed the point at all. The two are not comparable.
January 1, 200719 yr Author I get the point that's trying to be made, but to compare a blizzard to Katrina or something like that, where hundreds of thousands of people went homeless in a couple of days is bit ignorant. The point is you are prepared for it, and get through it...if Katrina wiped your house out, you would be back up and running and back to work in a day or two, wouldn't you???
January 1, 200719 yr The point is you are prepared for it, and get through it...if Katrina wiped your house out, you would be back up and running and back to work in a day or two, wouldn't you???What?
January 1, 200719 yr Author You miss the point. There is no story when Middle-Class America has something happen to it. To the trouble makers its either the poor blacks getting jobbed by "The Man" or the rich whites stealing from us all, or illegal Mexicans taking from all. Exactly. Middle class America does whatever it takes to get through it...
January 1, 200719 yr What part don't you understand?:confused:Do you really think you can compare Hurrican Katrina and the devestation it brought, that they are still rebuilding and still have not recovered from to a blizzard that in a month you won't even be able to tell hit?
January 1, 200719 yr You're comapring apples to oranges and if you really thinkthe two are comparable then this discussion can't go any further.
January 1, 200719 yr Author Do you really think you can compare Hurrican Katrina and the devestation it brought, that they are still rebuilding and still have not recovered from to a blizzard that in a month you won't even be able to tell hit? That's exactly the point. They are still rebuilding and have not recovered because they have to depend on the government. Plenty of other areas were devastated, why don't you hear about them anymore? Because the inner-city residents of New Orleans have to have the government pick them up by their bootstraps...
January 1, 200719 yr I'm with 98 on this one. If you're looking to bash the folks of NO, go ahead. However, bring an example that is appropriate or at least somewhat similar.
January 1, 200719 yr The point is you are prepared for it, and get through it...if Katrina wiped your house out, you would be back up and running and back to work in a day or two, wouldn't you??? My house got completely wiped out and I'm back working in 1 or 2 days? Are you crazy?
January 2, 200719 yr Author My house got completely wiped out and I'm back working in 1 or 2 days? Are you crazy? Not at all. It happens all the time. I've worked for an insurance company for quite awhile, and talk to people in these situations all the time. What are you going to do if you lose your home? Quit your job, go to the Superdome and sleep on the floor and whine that the govt. isn't taking care of you, or immediately find temporary housing and carry on???
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