The Poojer Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 isn't that what we are here for...to be bastards? You guys are being a bit hard on a guy that's just venting after being in a really stressful situation. Cut him some slack. 488821[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanone Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 You guys are being a bit hard on a guy that's just venting after being in a really stressful situation. Cut him some slack. 488821[/snapback] Yeah guys. Jeez. Cut the ingrate some slack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campy Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 You guys are being a bit hard on a guy that's just venting after being in a really stressful situation. Cut him some slack. 488821[/snapback] Seems a little harsh to me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 Seems a little harsh to me too. 488877[/snapback] Seems to me that the response is a bit of backlash against the endless whining about the government and it's supposedly poor response to natural disasters. I seem to recall an ice storm in the 70s where we had no power for days on end. We all slept in the living room in front of the fire place, heated soup over the fire, cooked dinner outside on the charcol grill, and wore lots of sweaters. No one thought to complain about the lack of a FEMA response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 Seems to me that the response is a bit of backlash against the endless whining about the government and it's supposedly poor response to natural disasters.I seem to recall an ice storm in the 70s where we had no power for days on end. We all slept in the living room in front of the fire place, heated soup over the fire, cooked dinner outside on the charcol grill, and wore lots of sweaters. No one thought to complain about the lack of a FEMA response. 488892[/snapback] That there was no FEMA in the '70s may have had something to do with it. Personally, I think anyone who forsakes cleanup duty for bitching on the internet about the lack of people cleaning up might want to take a step back and reexamine their situation. "God helps those who help themselves..." and all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 That there was no FEMA in the '70s may have had something to do with it. Ok, I'll back up his arguement with the ice storm of '91. My family was without power for a week and a half in the WINTER. I think I'm owed a debit card for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanone Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 My fridge busted a few weeks ago. I didn't cry about FEMA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 Ok, I'll back up his arguement with the ice storm of '91. My family was without power for a week and a half in the WINTER. I think I'm owed a debit card for that. 488947[/snapback] Or you could have just put on a !@#$ing sweater, you big crybaby. Or didn't FEMA give you one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanone Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 FEMA issued sweaters are too itchy. I prefer cashmere. FEMA blows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 Or you could have just put on a !@#$ing sweater, you big crybaby. Or didn't FEMA give you one? 488957[/snapback] I had a sweater, but FEMA wasn't there to tell me to put it on. They expected me to think of that all on my own? Jeesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 I'll cut you some slack Dave. I was very lucky to get my power back after just 2.5 days. Looks like some will be without power for quite some time. My office (University & 595) is on generator and some rooms are at 87 degrees. Look at the bright side: With the lack of gasoline, those crazy neighbors won't be revving their engines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBud Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 When hurricane Fran went over Raleigh we were without power for 10 days. The community that we lived in did not wait for the city, state, or feds to come in and clean our streets. We got together and made it happen by ourselves. It went over on a Thursday (I think) and we were able to get out of our driveway and out of our community to go to work on Monday. The lack of power we dealt with in each our own way. The damage to our homes we mitigated by working together until the insurance company could come out and review. I think that if we had the equipment / knowledge we would have repaired our own power lines. We had such a response that city and state leaders came to the community and asked how we did it. DIB - tell me how many tarps you need and I will go to HD or Lowes and send them to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 BTW go to home depot. If yours is closed drive a couple of towns over and get a tarp. 488618[/snapback] Or just break a window on HD and start looting, oops, I mean you can "gather supplies". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Or just break a window on HD and start looting, oops, I mean you can "gather supplies". 489134[/snapback] Grab a TV or two if you go to Lowes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 damn, when we got hit with some bad ice storms back in buffalo, i guess we made a mistake by storing our freezer stuff in the snow outside, and spending half the 5 days without power cutting firewood in the garage with my dad so we could heat via our fireplace. Next time i'll freeze my ass off and B word about FEMA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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