Yet another Storm Pounds The South With Destruction With Losses of Life

A few days ago I wrote about the Texas storm that came ashore to destroy lives and property.That is not going to be better for many years.Those poor folks are out of house and home.Jobs are gone because the storm has destroyed the lines of commerce for the time being.Communication is down along with most of the power.The Texans are turning to regroup and rebuild.

This next storm has hit Florida as the news is stating.Insult to injury is the weather is far from done with that part of the country.There are even more storms nearly as big which will inflict more damage to Florida,the Gulf and Islands in the Caribbean.

The reports are coming in from those areas that show astronomical damage that has been done.
Some of those Islands are no longer humanly inhabitable because of damage and sanitation.
The inhabitants have seen other storms in the past.Those storms have not been as severe in the past so its being said.I guess you would have to be there.

The point is these people,Our fellow human beings are in need of our help for a while.They are not asking for a handout.Just asking for a hand up.They will need water,non perishable food,Blankets,Clothing.(most spare clothing would have to be left behind).first aid and other essentials.

You may be saying how the BLEEP am I suppose to send all that stuff and where?Give to the organizations that handle that sort of thing.They got the system down on how to do that.Food link,the Red cross,Salvation Army.Your local Television and radio station who are near you should be able to point you to a resource nearby.

There is a whole list of folks that are helping to gather things for the literally millions of families that out of house and home.This is your opportunity to do the right thing by being part of a good thing in history.Millions of folks will need help if your up to being part of it.

Say a quiet prayer for those who have lost everything short of their hope and dignity.
RJP

God Bless Texas Their Going To Need The Help to Recovering From The Storms

The Storm thats hammering the coast of Texas from the Gulf of Mexico is the worst since 2005.Katrina smashed into New Orleans and Texas along the coast.Damage was catastrophic then.

The storm there now will drop a years worth of rain in a matter of hours.3 feet of water or so in that amount of time.There's already that amount in low laying ares.Some homes in lower areas are now 3/4 under waters with people going to the attic for safety.They are being told to take an axe with them into the attic.The axe is to chop a hole in the roof for escape.That warning sounds ominous,but makes very good sense.

Many blocks of area towns have been destroyed by the horrific high winds compounded with torrential rains.These people are in a real bad situation.News casters show themselves trapped on bridges with others because the roads have been covered with rushing flood waters with strong under currents.Those folks are going to need food,shelter, Blankets and water to drink.Many who have health problems will need injuries and medical care,will need attention by Doctors.

I would hope the Government will take quicker with better action than the Katrina fiasco where people are still trying to get help.I mention this because I know that when these folks become homeless without the paperwork to prove they have a residence,Red cross and food-link will turn them away.Been there and got the bitter memories.

I hope the Texas Law enforcement does not open fire on people who are carrying their own meager belongings.They were mistaken as looters during Katrina and shot dead trying to get to safety after their homes were destroyed.I remember Texas as better than that.

I hope and pray the Texas Governor will quickly act to ensure those fine Texans the care and help they will need for a long while to come.Texans are a special breed of humanity.I lived and walked among them for many years.I grew to respect the tough hearted mindset that made them famous all over the world in movies. People  marvel at  the heart of strength that is Texas.

There's already several dead and numerous injuries reported.Many missing.Lets pray for them and hope there is not any more than what is already.My heart goes out to those families and friends of Those dead or lost.

I can almost see Those Texans  in my mind,eyeing the devastation in pain.I know that,that thought  already is thinking past the storm to rebuilding better than it was. Recovery.Not the first invader into Texas.

I was once told the Texas way was to Pick yourself up,Brush yourself off,and get back on the horse.A Texan told me that at a rodeo after a hard fall.Seemed like sound advice.

I would urge anyone who has heart to donate what you think is going to help to the organizations that  Usually help such disasters.Some folks are already organizing packages to go to those areas that will need to be using survival type products.Most Fema,Red Cross,and US disaster websites can clue you in with lists of what sorts of things make the misery seem tolerable.

Churches often get together to render aid and comfort near or far away.Phone numbers also usually accompany those sights to further your efforts.It is the right thing to do.Share what we can to those who have lost all.

The Texans will no doubt show the rest of the United States how things should be among people.My bet is that they will pull together no matter the differences.It is my most profound prayer that they will do just that.It is the way I remember them.Easy going with a heart of fire when things get rough.

Texas is one of several states that could become a separate nation if they so voted.The point is that they do not.The Texas heart is free,but still the largest American State.Like all our United States and her people,

WE THE PEOPLE must take of each other through all the turmoil and strife.It is all we have that makes us who we are.Though each of us are so very different in so many ways.We still have the fabric we call the UNITED STATES.

That fabric is still being woven with each awakening that we share.That includes time to help humans in trouble.This is a time to pull together. It's more historically important than ever before.

Once we lose that fabric,that unity we will fall to the glory of all who would seek to conquer or destroy us because of what we believe in  Texas is a historical symbol of that belief .With the same bright and dark historical highlights as any other place.Like any other place the people still occasionally need a hand to get back up and brush themselves off to get back on their feet again.

 This is that very important time to do just that.

The very first reaction movement to assist and recover.This is anyone's chance to become a Texan from anywhere in the world by lending a hand..It's what a Texan would do.

Helping is a great way to reach out to folks that you may never know personally,but it sure makes you feel the world is a better place cuz you helped make it that way.

Thanx for being here and please take care of yourself.No one can do a better job than you.

God Bless Texas,I hope one day to return for awhile there.It is on my Bucket List.

RJP

The big EZ,New Orleans Louisianna Faces the storm again.

A U.S. Coast Guardsman searches for survivors in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Flooded I-10/I-610 interchange and surrounding area of northwest New Orleans and Metairie, Louisiana (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Hurricane Katrina - August 28, 2005 (Photo credit: smiteme)

I was traveling south with a load of supplies fr a warehouse the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Grand Ole Lady of the south New Orleans and a huge portion of Alabama.There was damage all along the Mississippi Gulf States. It was like a really surrealist world disaster movie.

People backed up in trafic trying to escape to anywhere safe.National Guard and law Enforcement in
Marshal law mode.It was a scene that could easily give a paranoid personality a reason to grab the wife,kids,bugout bag and escape to the mountains. Run to  their secret route that none of the tens of thousands of people knew.Lotsa luck pal!

It was chaos at best. The area recovered to a degree that it could,but will never be the sweet old place I first visited over 20years ago.I cam remember the Big Party afterwards by the survivors called a bougelay?My French sounds" More Better" than I can spell it.Needless to say it was a good time by a people that are weather worn and hardy as any group of survivors TV program.Those people are already boarding up their homes,Shuttering the windows and double checking the stores of food and fresh water.Checking the gas to see if there is enough to fuel the generator.These folks have lived with the big storms for generations.The natives that  came to the area 200years plus ago have seen the areas weather pattern year after year.

The areas that are evacuated are the flooding places.Houses will be under water from the rain and surging of tides.But those who survive and restart their lives again will plan a big get together  to celebrate life.

The area is much better prepared for the huge amounts of water and mud that plagues the people who chose to stay behind.There is huge damns to hold back excessive water flows into the city.The 6 pumps can now safely pump 6000 gallons of water per second.Yes It's correct! The dikes are far stronger than Katrina's time. They hope they are prepared for the unexpected.

If and when the storm finally makes land I only hope and pray that no lives will be lost to nature again.I wished I could be there for the Jumbalaya and the Crawfish pie.Till you attend an after storm party,you have'nt lived.The get together would convince you of just how resilient these folks are.

So Issac Will blow through and in a day orso they party and rebuilding begins.I know they will
be okay in time.It's their land and their lifestyle as the generations brfore them and before that.

Terrible as a Hurricane can be,Its the celebration of life afterwards that renews the promise of life continuing that recharges the living survivors.

Thats all for now my friends,Lets learn to rejoice at the times of our lives.Live each moment as though it was your last.These folks have learned the trick...

RJP

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