There has been some debate over whether the Red Cross is the best recipient of donations. Their performance after Katrina was found wanting.
Red Cross Exec Doesn't Know What Portion Of Donations Go To Harvey Relief : The Two-Way : NPR
Hurricane Harvey
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There has been some debate over whether the Red Cross is the best recipient of donations. Their performance after Katrina was found wanting.
Red Cross Exec Doesn't Know What Portion Of Donations Go To Harvey Relief : The Two-Way : NPR
I caught this on the news yesterday, Bev. This type of behavior is what America is all about. Bless his heart!
I would never give money to the Red Cross, ever, because of what my dad told us.
During WWII, he said the organization would make a big show of giving the GI's donuts and coffee, and other needed things, but my dad said what the public didn't know was, the Red Cross made the GI's PAY for this stuff. It wasn't a generous hand out even though thousands of people had donated money for the cause.
They were there for a photo op to get more money.
I am a little puzzled about the power situation in flooded parts of Houston. The other day, Spidey posted a link to the power company in Houston and on their website, they said there was a 5% outage. I thought that sounded very low because I didn't think they would leave the power on in flooded neighborhoods. Last night on the news, I saw some house fires in very flooded areas where the fire department could not go. I've seen photos of lights on in houses with a couple of feet of water in them. Last night on the news, I heard a rescuer say he went into a house with water over the outlets and the power was on. This really seems odd to me. Maybe Bev or someone there can comment on this. Am I wrong about this or are they leaving the power on in flooded area? This seems dangerous to me.
With our storms, Florida Power and Light shuts everyone's power off (except for the grids where the hospitals are) and doesn't turn it back on until they make sure everything is safe. During Matthew last year, we didn't really have the bad part of the storm and I was still without power for 2 days. That's why this seems so odd to me to see all this power on in flooded areas.
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They do things 'differently' in Texas.
I lived there for a while so I know.
Mine is a co op and they do not shut power down during Tropical Storms (H), Then again, a good afternoon T storms will shut it down all by itself!
Heads up fljoe0 -- keep an eye on Irma-- so not liking what I am seeing!
FPL shuts the power down when the sustained winds gets to a certain MPH (think it's around 50). They are very careful about turning it back on too. They wouldn't turn mine on in 2004 because someone on the same grid had a hole in their roof. That house had to be disconnected from the grid before the power could get turned on. That's how careful they are. There is a big fire danger after hurricanes. There are always several house fires in the weeks following a hurricane. I don't think Houston had much wind damage but I know if what I'm seeing in Houston was around here, I wouldn't have any power.
...that was simply beautiful.....
It's still a little early to get a good read on it but I really don't like when hurricanes are in that location.
Same feeling here! Mother Nature needs more chill pills.
I'm surprised, with the power still on, that we don't hear more stories like this:
Mother Heartbroken After Son is Electrocuted While Trying to Save Sister's Cat During Harvey
Mother Heartbroken After Son is Electrocuted While Trying to Save Sister's Cat During Harvey
Climate change is a myth made up by Al Gore so he could sell a book!!!!!
Climate change is a myth made up by Al Gore so he could sell a book!!!!!
I thought it was a hoax by the Chinese!??
...and the Russians orchestrated it.....I thought it was a hoax by the Chinese!??
guys, we all know it was the globalist guerilla deep state communist nazi illuminati freemason anarchists society.
I live in a suburb north of the city. I don't consider the city to be safe to live in. I've had three friends/family members who were victims of random, armed home invasions. Even the well-traveled tourist areas are dangerous at night.
I could go on, but I won't - it breaks my heart.