Subj : Re: Nick
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Nick
Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 13:48:26

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

John Iwaniszek wrote:
> Nick wrote:
>> 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.

It appears that people in Baton Rouge are already being mugged by refugees 
with nothing to lose.

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