Subj : Re: Nick To : alt.tv.farscape From : John Iwaniszek Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 03:53:10 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Nick wrote in news:Xns96C3D55475700ndtcm@ 68.1.17.6: > John I wrote: >> John I wrote: >> >>> has anyone tried to call Nick? I have his number, but I can't >>> use my cell phone due to it's needing a recharge. I am suddenly >>> very concerned. >>> >> >> OK. I called. He is fine, but the Red Stick is up to its ass in >> refugees. He has broadcast TV but (obviously) no internet. > > Yeah, I am fine. Thanks for the concern. Power is back on for me, but > a lot of people in BR are still without. > >> The situation seems very chaotic down there right now. > > The current chaos is only the beginning. The Baton Rouge area contains > about 400k people. New Orleans is about 60 miles from here. I think > we have over 100k refugees from New Orleans here right now with more > likely on the way. Every school, church, community civic center or any > place like that is being used to give people a place to sleep. This > won't be over soon either. It will be months before these people can > go back. People are doing great things right now helping out, > providing food, clothes and other things that they need. But I don't > know what will happen in 6, 8, 10 weeks, maybe more when it isn't on > the news any longer and people aren't sending necessary things to help > take care of these people. Not to mention what to do with all the > bodies that are going to come out of N.O. I would bet that over 10k > people are dead now or will be before it is all over. > I hear a helicopter flying over going from the BR airport to NO as I > type this. It is all very surreal. Can people live on a mattress in a > gymnasium for 2 months? I just don't even know what to think right now > or what to plan to do. Sorry, I am kind of disjointed right now. > Take care, Nick. Your first priority is the safety and welfare of your family. .