I manage a Financial Services Customer Service Call Center.
Just as I was about to leave to donate to some canned goods & infant blankets to a local drive coincidentally a customer called my team that had lost her home in LA. I stayed on the phone with her for almost an hour as she
told me her heart wrenching story. She lost EVERYTHING! To top it off her husband passed away a few months ago, so she is all alone.

She was looking for us to make exceptions and wire her funds, and we did without hesitation!!

I felt so helpless. For the first time it was real for me. All this time my only contact has been on-line or TV. It really hit me.
Smiro | 09.02.05 - 8:44 pm | #

Bush signed the $10.5 billion relief legislation tonight
JH | 09.02.05 - 9:12 pm | #

Brendan . . . great site, keep up the terrific efforts. Your coverage of the devastation has been outstanding. A great resource for all. / JH
JH | 09.02.05 - 9:17 pm | #

I knew if I held out the prices would come back down.
anon | 09.02.05 - 9:32 pm | #

State officials said Friday they have spotted a huge oil spill near two storage tanks at the town of Venice, on the Mississippi River downstream from New Orleans. A flyover by the Department of Environmental Quality revealed what was described as a "major" oil spill.

"Two tanks with the capacity of holding two million barrels appear to be leaking," the statement said. DEQ officials didn't yet know how much oil had spilled into the Mississippi River and were doing further flyovers to determine the extent of the spill, spokesman Darin Mann said.

No further details were given.
JH | 09.02.05 - 9:54 pm | #

An AP essay written by Jim Litke can be find on the 4WWL website at http://www.wwltv.com/topstories/ ...e.1c58ed95.html titled "Analysis: Can this actually be happening in America?" which expresses the disbelief that many of us are feeling. Believe it or not, but the answer really is "yes - Here!"
SeeKnock | Homepage | 09.02.05 - 10:22 pm | #

It was pretty funny this morning. The EZ-Mart near my house stopped selling gas altogether today because they were told to raise the price to $3.09 but their pumps would only go as high as $2.99.

I geuss Nostradomus didn't work for the pump manufacturer.
Matt | Homepage | 09.03.05 - 12:29 am | #

Thanx for sharing all of your insightful observations. I've enjoyed your voice.
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