From: Sarge (micdunn@ev1.net)
Date: Mon Sep 26 2005 - 05:00:07 PDT
Floyd, Sarge speaking.
What do you need?
My deuce is broken, but I still have a Suburban and an M416.
Make a list of what you want, I'm probably less than 8 hours away.
I live just North of Austin, all I need is directions to you.
Don't worry about cost, I have a credit card.
I can load up and be there today.
The Suburban has a 500 mile range plus I can fill several 5 gallon cans.
Rita missed Austin, so we are good here.
I don't own a cell phone, so we will have to do everything in advance over
e-mail,
or call me at:
512-388-2181 (Garage)
512-255-8931 (evening home)
I'm waiting for instructions.
Anything that fits, I can bring you.
"Whatever it takes"
-Sarge
----- Original Message -----
From: "Floyd Petri" <fpetri@eastex.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 7:24 PM
Subject: [MV] After Action Report for Hurricane Rita in East Texas
> 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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