Subj : Re: We didn't get any evacuees
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Chaya
Date : Wed Sep 07 2005 18:09:52

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Nick wrote:

> Chaya wrote:
> 
>> Well, our area sent down buses loaded with stuff to Baton Rouge, but
>> no one wanted to come up here to Michigan (too far, they said).  The
>> volunteers who went down said a lot of people are still in shock. 
>> 
>> One family followed the buses up in their own car.  They got a free
>> suite at a local hotel, clean clothes a local business gave the dad a
>> job.  I think the kids have started school, but they say they aren't
>> going to stay too long. 
> 
> 
> Well, it is a really long way.  Maybe they will end up staying.
> Maybe when they see the beginnings of a Michigan winter they will be
> back down here before the snow hits the ground.

Could be.  I'm sure we'll be sending more stuff back down there.  There
were a few hundred people flown in to Battle Creek a few days ago. 

Michigan winters can be a drag, but we rarely have severe weather. 
Hurricanes never make it up this far--the jet stream pushes them into
Ohio every time (I was actually hoping for some rain from Katrina), and
we don't have earthquakes, mudslides, or tornados.  I'll take the
winter...

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