Subj : Re: We didn't get any eva To : Chaya From : Finnigann Date : Wed Sep 07 2005 19:27:00 -=> Chaya wrote to alt.tv.farscape <=- Ch> From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Ch> 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. Ch> Could be. I'm sure we'll be sending more stuff back down there. There Ch> were a few hundred people flown in to Battle Creek a few days ago. Ch> Michigan winters can be a drag, but we rarely have severe weather. Ch> Hurricanes never make it up this far--the jet stream pushes them into Ch> Ohio every time (I was actually hoping for some rain from Katrina), and Ch> we don't have earthquakes, mudslides, or tornados. I'll take the Ch> winter... Where do you live again? the UP? I have seen a few tornados in Michigan. latitude 41.9 N x longitude 85.0 W .... I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.46 .