Post by cheerioes on Sept 16, 2004 19:51:31 GMT -8
As many of you may know
Florida, MS and LA just got hit by Hurricane Ivan..
I live near the cost of Texas and by Tue afternoon
all the Motels, Hotel, and RV Parks were quickly over flowing
with people evacuating from the storm..
There was an estimated 18,000 people driving through looking for places to stay
Two Shelters were opened to accommodate people as were
the Salvation Army and several churches..
When I turned on the 5 o'clock news Tue. there was a story about a family of
5 that had chosen to camp out in there car at a road side park..
Because there had been no place left in town for them to stay
which would allow them to bring the dog with them..
When the 6 O'Clock news came on they ran the story again
stating that they had been 8 people to call in offering these people a place to stay
On the 10 O'Clock news there was an announcement that the local
SPCA and several vet offices was offering free housing to animals
Well this was blowing my mind by this time
as I realized how quickly this had come about..
Then to my amazement
Headlines In The Paper The Next Mornings Paper
Free Temporary Accommodations for Animal Evacuatives
It gave a phone number which turned out to be a list of some 800 people
that was offering to Baby Sit peoples animals in there homes
while the were in town sitting out the storms..
When you called in you were given a phone number according to the type of animals they could accommodate
Dogs, Cats, Rodents, Birds and even Snakes..They were all on the list
It dawned on me that we as a Nation may certainly not always agree
with the policies and the politics of our leaders..
But the Motto from 9 _ 11 certainly bears true today
United We Stand..
When there is trouble the lines disappear..
There is no longer issues of Black and White... North and South...
Democrat or Republican..
We are One Nation lending a hand to our neighbors
AND to there Pets
Florida, MS and LA just got hit by Hurricane Ivan..
I live near the cost of Texas and by Tue afternoon
all the Motels, Hotel, and RV Parks were quickly over flowing
with people evacuating from the storm..
There was an estimated 18,000 people driving through looking for places to stay
Two Shelters were opened to accommodate people as were
the Salvation Army and several churches..
When I turned on the 5 o'clock news Tue. there was a story about a family of
5 that had chosen to camp out in there car at a road side park..
Because there had been no place left in town for them to stay
which would allow them to bring the dog with them..
When the 6 O'Clock news came on they ran the story again
stating that they had been 8 people to call in offering these people a place to stay
On the 10 O'Clock news there was an announcement that the local
SPCA and several vet offices was offering free housing to animals
Well this was blowing my mind by this time
as I realized how quickly this had come about..
Then to my amazement
Headlines In The Paper The Next Mornings Paper
Free Temporary Accommodations for Animal Evacuatives
It gave a phone number which turned out to be a list of some 800 people
that was offering to Baby Sit peoples animals in there homes
while the were in town sitting out the storms..
When you called in you were given a phone number according to the type of animals they could accommodate
Dogs, Cats, Rodents, Birds and even Snakes..They were all on the list
It dawned on me that we as a Nation may certainly not always agree
with the policies and the politics of our leaders..
But the Motto from 9 _ 11 certainly bears true today
United We Stand..
When there is trouble the lines disappear..
There is no longer issues of Black and White... North and South...
Democrat or Republican..
We are One Nation lending a hand to our neighbors
AND to there Pets