From: Bruce C. Beattie (bruce@EECS.Berkeley.EDU)
Date: Sun Sep 25 2005 - 20:08:27 PDT
Hi Floyd,
Hopefully someone can bring you some supplies. In the mean time, you
might consider the following.
Assuming that you have water preasure. The idea is to jury rig a device
that home depot sells. it is a small hose
with tiny little nozles every couple of feet that spray a mist out. You
hang this outside in the shade, or create some
shade with a tarp hanging from the eves out to some poles. Scrounge up a
piece of hose or some tubing
get an ice pick and make some holes in the hose. hook up the hose so
that it is high up and the mist comes down
on you. I can't guarantee the results since I don't know what you have
to work with, but if you can get some of this mist going, it should
bring the temp down as much as 10 degrees, maybe more.
Hope this helps,
Bruce MVPA 23824
Floyd Petri wrote:
> Well we survived hurricane Rita here in East Texas. Lost all big pecan
> trees and almost all the other trees at my house. We had 100 MPH winds
> and the eye stalled on top of us. Trees down everywhere including
> across my chain link fence. Holes in the roof, but at least I have a
> roof and some don't. We have been without electricity since the day
> before the storm. The wind blew and that's all it took again to loose
> electricity. They say it may be a month before we have power again. I
> have a 5000 watt generator which runs my freezer, refrigerator and a
> couple fans. It will not run my air conditioner at all. Fuel is
> scarace. It is over a 100 degrees in the house and outside. Being a
> serious heart patient does not help because I am not supposed to get
> hot. There is no gas, no groceries and nothing open since the day
> before the storm. Since we are not the Federal Governments favorites
> there is no government help here. No food or anything. You can't drive
> for anything either because no gas and everything for 60 miles is
> closed because of no electricity.
>
> 1. No Feds have come and offered me $26,200 to fix my house or get a
> new one yet. I wonder why?
> 2. No Feds have come and offered me a $2,000 check, buyers card or
> debit card . I wonder why?
> 3. No Feds have come and offered me three hot meals a day, or two or
> one yet. I wonder why?
> 4. No Feds have come and offered me any MREs at all yet. I wonder why?
> 5. No Feds have come and offered me anything at all. I wonder why?
> 6. No Feds have even notified me of a phone number to call for help.
> I wonder why?
> 7. Some people are dying from no oxygen and other medical emergiencies
> and calling 911 does not even get any help. Not even an ambulance. I
> wonder why?
>
> 15 miles away at the County Seat they were feeding, clothing, and
> taking care of black refugees from New Orleans in town for weeks. I
> wonder if the Feds are still taking care of them now???
>
> I heard after it was too late that FEMA brought one tanker of gas to
> the County Seat and only charged people $2 a gallon for the gas with a
> 5 gallon limit. I know one tanker will not serve everyone, but why
> wait until it is all gone to tell me? I had rather just not have heard
> than to hear after it is gone.
>
> Today we heard that a distaster response team was in town at a certain
> location. It was a lie.
>
> Today we heard that the one and only service station would be open at
> 5 PM to sell gas. It was a lie too.
>
> Today we heard that there was a truck going to be downtown to pass out
> ice. to everyone. It was a lie too. However, a local citizen did go
> somewhere and pick up some ice in her private car and gave it out as
> far as it would go. We did not hear about that. We accidently walked
> up on her and got one bag. No charge.
>
> I will try to check my email once a day by generator.
>
> Floyd
> Retired Sergeant U.S. Army
>
>
>
>
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