From: Floyd Petri (fpetri@eastex.net)
Date: Sun Sep 25 2005 - 21:39:53 PDT
Hi Bruce. Good Idea. The nearest Home Depot is 60 miles away and they are
out of electricity too. Not only that, even if they were open no one can add
2 + 2 any more much less add up stuff and take money and count it any more
without a electronic cash register. I can but then again I graduated in
1961. I'll be OK now with my sons window unit.
Floyd
Retired Sergeant U.S. Army
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce C. Beattie" <bruce@EECS.Berkeley.EDU>
To: "Floyd Petri" <fpetri@eastex.net>
Cc: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] After Action Report for Hurricane Rita in East Texas
> 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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