I AM ALIVE!!! Katrina didnt get me.

[heron]

Just letting all of my friends on here know that
me and my family are ok. We rode out the storm
only to flee to Texas after a few days of no
electricity, low water, and nothing with power in any
3 hour direction.

We are doing good, our house is fine, the cats are
all ok, and my family is fine.

Not sure if i have a job, but i have been wanting
to get laid off for months anyway, so Mother
did me a favor there. I work(ed) in the casino
industry, even though I hate it, and now, every
single casino on the coast is destroyed, so
i may not have to do it anymore.

Keep all the people in your thoughts though,
lots of people lost their homes and families,
and they have a long road ahead.

Take care

[IronGoth]

Everyone's alive and that's all that counts.

Stay strong

[YellowBellyHippy]

:) So glad you are all ok. I was worried!


Texas eh? Come on over to San Antonio! ;)

[o0child_at_nature0o]

gald your safe, hope everyone stays strong

[voet]

god right! i hope everyone's oke. i live in belgium so we don't get something like hurricanes.

[gruvenmama420]

did it hit your area real bad?

[heron]

yeah, especially just south of us. Whole cities are leveled.
Our town isnt too bad structurally, but tons of trees down
and no power for who knows how long.

[mariecstasy]

so very glad to hear that you are well.....its such a tragedy and my heart goes out to that entire region.....
thank you for the update

[moonlightdancer]

thank goodness...it is wonderful to hear this wonderful news after watching the videos to television

[Biggen]

Hey Heron! Glad you and your family are OK!


I watched a liitle of that stuff on the news...had about all I could take after 15 minutes. I have little tolerance for watching other people's misery. So sad.

I'm sure everyone has already thought of this...but, if you have the funds, it would be a wonderful thing to give what you can to a releif fund, Red Cross, etc. I'm mailing my donation tomorrow. I don't have much of anything to give, but every little bit helps. There's lots of folks that are gonna need help down there.

OK, I'm done shilling for the Red Cross, ha ha.

Take care, Heron. Keep us posted!

[tigerlily]

glad to hear you and your family are okay heron, take care of yourselves!

[gdhmomchild]

I'm so glad y'all are OK. My lil sweety girl Crayon (Cloudie) down there checked in too. Shes at her dads in Biloxi. She got to her apt today in Gulfport. Its ok but a neighbor had a van go thru theirs and theres a boat in a yard nearby...she just got her first apt last month...Looks like she might pack it in with her bf and go back to his folks place in AZ. Is your friend Astrobreaux ok too? I know he's down that way.

[heron]

yeah he is fine, he was actually west of it all, just got showers.
Talked to him about midnight last night while we were on the road.

All's well.

zinnia is doing good too, for those who know her.

[sylvanlightning]

Just letting all of my friends on here know that
me and my family are ok. We rode out the storm
only to flee to Texas after a few days of no
electricity, low water, and nothing with power in any
3 hour direction.

We are doing good, our house is fine, the cats are
all ok, and my family is fine.

Not sure if i have a job, but i have been wanting
to get laid off for months anyway, so Mother
did me a favor there. I work(ed) in the casino
industry, even though I hate it, and now, every
single casino on the coast is destroyed, so
i may not have to do it anymore.

Keep all the people in your thoughts though,
lots of people lost their homes and families,
and they have a long road ahead.

Take care

Good to feel your presence, glad to hear Crayon is safe,
my heart-felt sorrow over the destruction.
My mother and brother evacuated New Orleans in time,
yet as her house is in New Orleans east,
have no hope on when or if they may return to survey the damage.

You and your loved ones are in my heart and thoughts.
May peace be restored and life be enhanced with sharing and kindness.

[Sesen]

What part of Mississippi do you live in heron? We decided to ride it out here in Florence and got a bit more then we expected but were extremely lucky. We have a few trees uprooted in the yard and one on the roof that has to be removed but thats nothing compared to everything south of us. Glad to see you and your family made it okay.

[natural23]

Heron: Blessing, http://www.hipforums.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif . I feel I know a little of you and your family by reading here at the Forums, it is always wonderful; Thank You. Anything we can do ? Peace, David.

[mariecstasy]

What part of Mississippi do you live in heron? We decided to ride it out here in Florence and got a bit more then we expected but were extremely lucky. We have a few trees uprooted in the yard and one on the roof that has to be removed but thats nothing compared to everything south of us. Glad to see you and your family made it okay.
well i am glad that it worked out ok for you and your family....did the tree go through the roof...
i bet alot of people, after this storm, will not ride a hurricane out anymore.

[Maggie Sugar]

I am glad you and your family are fine, heron. What a horrible thing to happen. Take care of yourself.

I am also glad to hear Crayon is fine.

[cabezudo]

i'm deeply sorry for this tragedy ... hope this rings the bell on kyoto and all that

[heron]

We live about 25 miles inland. I work on the coast though.

We rode it out no problem, house came out great, not even
a shingle gone. But the town is in rough shape.

We left out of convenience not desperation. Lots
were not as fortunate. I havent talked to any
of my coworkers, all lived in the hardest hit area.

Its weird not even knowing if they are alive or not.

I dont feel bad for the hurricane, it is a natural process,
we just build in its way, and of course we suffer from it.

Our Mother gives life, but she also gives death.

That is the cycle.

[MacFeast]

Jeeze, I thought Nova Scotia had it bad when Hurricane Juan hit in 2003....

It looks bad on the news but hopefully it's not as worse as it seems. I hope everyone's OK though!

[mariecstasy]

oh its a whole lot worse then it seems....the complete devastation isnt accounted for...it will take getting all that water to lower in order to see how many more are dead in their attics...

[hippiestead]

So glad to hear that the folks posting from the Gulf Coast have made it through okay!

We'd like to pass on a suggestion posted by a Rainbow hippie on another site; for those in areas surrounding Katrina's path. PLEASE try to organize free kitchens in your area for those who will be coming through as they escape the devastation. (note: the actual request was to set up an emergency Rainbow Gathering in Mississippi-see more info in the Rainbow HipForum)

Also a question: we've heard that individuals coming to help are being turned away unless they are affiliated with a non-profit organization. Is this true?

[Trog131065]

I hope you all pull together and spread what real love is all about Giving and looking after your fellow man. It's going to have a hell of a roll on effect though!! Around the world with the price of that owfull black stuff going throught the roof "Oil". Its time to show what we brits call the good old dunkirk spirit to kick in in Americe and pull together and help with the heart and not the doller. You will get their, "We Hope". Best Wishes to the people who survived the disaster, I might live somewhere else but my heart is with you all at this moment.

[ageinmyeyes]

I've been trying to get a feel for how many square miles are effected by Katrina's wrath. People are angry at the slow response but I'm thinking this thing is huge. Katrina it's self was more than twice the size of Florida. And she was in motion. How many towns are devastated? I just want to be able to be fair in my assesment of how America is handleing this mess. I get really angry watching the people asking for help that is not forthcoming but then i wonder..

[gdhmomchild]

I just watched an interview of a Dr. that was a volunteer in the dome. He is pulling out because he is too afraid for his life. They can't even police the superdome ffs! There has been 3 murders and 7 rapes in there. So much violence and looting going on. Its getting to be total anarchy there.

Well, our national guard that usually helps in times like these, natural disasters, civil unrest....but they have pretty much all been sent away to Iraq...It is huge, but It didn't seem like anyone really had their shit together on the rescue operations in alotta ways. There wasn't any MRE's (meals ready to eat) or water ready to have available or to drop to people that are stuck in their homes, out on their roofs till they can reach them and get them out. Why did it take so many days for "You Know Who" to get off his ass and get more of this ball rolling. He sure didn't waste any time when it was terrorists on 9/11. Why in sam hell did it take that *expeleteive deleted...a long string of em* to get offa his presidential ass and get a basic like water out to these people. What was it before he really said or did a damn thing...5 days? Sheesh! We shoulda told him it was "terrorists that did it" I bet he woulda moved that ass then and be doing some great "God and Country" rally speech.

*gets down offa her soapbox*
This rant was brought to you by lack of sleep and idiocy in the White House.

[wiggy]

im glad you are all ok, it must have been horrible. but the most important thing is u R ok. xxx

[gdhmomchild]

I have to stop watching Fox News live feeds and such. The conditions in the Superdome are insane. There hasnt been any food or water most of the time in there and the newscaster is questioning if there ever was food and water for the people in the dome.(They just responded to that, there has been some kind of water/meal twice daily, but not enough water according to a few people there)
Why werent supplies readied to get in there? Why didn't they set up some kind of small aid stations/outposts to help these people? Why weren't the helicopters dropping supplies to people they didn't/couldn't pick up? This has been a disorganized mess.

[Trog131065]

For heavens sake!! Get the help to them poor people "Now". People around the world are shocked how slow the response has being following this disaster.

[asmileneverlies]

I am glad that you are alive.
But I am very worried about the people left behind.
Just saw the interview with the Mayor of N.O.
He is 100% right, at the moment they are been left down and agree with him that Bush, has to pay soon than later.
Everything Bush is doing is wrong.
Long live & good luck to the people of New Orleans!

[heron]

Yeah i am really feeling for those in New Orleans. That city is the worst place to have something like this happen. It is a dangerous city any day of the week, lots of crime and such. There are parts of New Orleans that people wont even go to because of the lack of law there. Now it seems the whole city has become that.

Its like two different worlds. The coast of MIssissippi was devestated. Towns all over are gone, and there is nothing left. They arent rioting and killing and shooting at police. Though there are a couple of horror stories from my area, for the most part, people are helping each other.

I feel guilty for leaving, because i have always prepared to survive in those situations, but my family is first in the world, and i saw my children hot and sick from the heat, and the first tool of my survival pack was to get them to safety here.

SO no guilt for that, because i took my world with me, and all i can do for those back home is to hope for the best in this time of need. I know that the ones with the ability and opportunity would do just the same as I did.

[Trog131065]

http://www.hipgallery.com/photopost2/data/500/Glastonbury_2005_Pictures_143.JPG
http://www.hipgallery.com/photopost2/data/500/Picture_007.jpgYeah I listened to the mayor of N,O as well "and like you said" he is absolutly right. My heart goes out to all those people in NEW ORLEANS. I know I live in Scotland UK, But My heart and thoughts are with the poor people of America along with the rest of the world. One more point "KICK BUSH" out of power and get the mayor on N,O in to office.

[heron]

You know, New Orleans is only one place that is hit bad you guys.

Remember everyone.

[SLammon420]

yeah biloxi got hit really hard...my step-aunt's house was destroyed (huge house) and the house my dad was going to buy was blown away too...so i'm glad he didn't buy it but still somebody's shit is not there now. they said every house on biloxi's coast is gone.

[SLammon420]

trog, is that you with all those crazy piercings? that's badass...so is the mowhawk hair doo

[hippiestead]

HELP IS ON THE WAY FOR ALL FOLKS!!!
Heron, New York Rainbows, Granola Funk Folks and Nola's Ark are gathering supplies and will be coming soon.

We're trying to get some light line numbers but here is a link for folks needing housing

www.hurricanehousing.org (http://www.hurricanehousing.org)

check the Rainbow Family Forum HipForum and we'll try to get the info about the Rainbow relief efforts copyed and posted there if no one has done that yet

[heron]

Cool. good to hear. We are going to be back in the area around thursday. Keep in touch with me in case i can help.

are you going to be setting up tent sites? if so i have some land you can use.
has a creek and all with water.

Let me know, many blessings to you.