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Old 09-04-2005, 12:38 PM  
Red
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: nomad
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Thanks so much to everyone who has donated. I just got through to Wicked Temptress on her cell.
She said things are unbelievable. The stores have very little food, mostly snacks. They are being rationed on bread and packaged meat. There is no milk, there isn't much and they are only letting a limited number of people into the store at a time. Gas means hours of waiting and then rationed at $10 at a time, at $3.18 a gallon. The banks are even limiting the amount of money that can be withdrawn.

Their house survived, but she said the metal shed they had in the backyard is now completely molded around a large tree.

Since they have no cable, the only news they are getting is from the radio. They really don't know the complete devestation that's been done. No cable means no internet, no means of work. No mail means the checks they have coming can't get through.

I was just so happy to hear her voice and to know that they are all ok. Whatever we can send them will help. They'll be without income earning ability for at least a couple of months.
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