OT: The destruction is unbelieveable...
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 7:34 pm
I can't believe what my eyes have seen. I haven't been to New Orleans, not even close, but other parts of the state are just as bad.
As some of you know, my wife works for an insurance company and as such is heavily involved in the aftermath of this disaster. Her company has 6900 homeowner's policies in LA, with some in the Garden district of New Orleans, but the vast majority north of NO. The company services the state of LA out of the Houston office and as such they are working to establish a temporary office on the ground somewhere in LA.
This morning my wife (sales manager) and her counterpart (claims manager) along with 3 SR claims adjusters went to their bank to pick up a wire from their home office. Each of them had $20,000 to take with them. They also picked up 2500 Visa gift cards. They then met me at the Sugar Land airport and we flew to LA.
The people insured with my wife's company are getting the Visa gift cards to help them get thru the next few days along with a little cash. The remaining cash is to be distributed to anyone in need. Props to her company for their generosity both to their policy holders, but mostly to those who are not policy holders.
New Orleans is getting most of the press due to the large numbers of poor who either didn't have the means to evacuate or the mental capacity to understand the danger. However, most of the buildings in NO are standing. That isn't the case as you move north and east from there. Out there homes are just gone. These areas are suffering just as is NO. No power, no water, no structures, no food, etc.
Not sure why, but this has hit me much stronger than 9/11 in which I got the news of while I was in the air. If you believe offer up a few prayers for these people. For everyone, contact your local Red Cross or state emergency management association to see what you can do to help.
Houston trolls, there is expected to be 25,000 people at the Astrodome for the next month. There will be plenty of opportunities for us to volunteer our time. If you need help getting in contact with someplace to volunteer, PM me.
God Bless those folks.
As some of you know, my wife works for an insurance company and as such is heavily involved in the aftermath of this disaster. Her company has 6900 homeowner's policies in LA, with some in the Garden district of New Orleans, but the vast majority north of NO. The company services the state of LA out of the Houston office and as such they are working to establish a temporary office on the ground somewhere in LA.
This morning my wife (sales manager) and her counterpart (claims manager) along with 3 SR claims adjusters went to their bank to pick up a wire from their home office. Each of them had $20,000 to take with them. They also picked up 2500 Visa gift cards. They then met me at the Sugar Land airport and we flew to LA.
The people insured with my wife's company are getting the Visa gift cards to help them get thru the next few days along with a little cash. The remaining cash is to be distributed to anyone in need. Props to her company for their generosity both to their policy holders, but mostly to those who are not policy holders.
New Orleans is getting most of the press due to the large numbers of poor who either didn't have the means to evacuate or the mental capacity to understand the danger. However, most of the buildings in NO are standing. That isn't the case as you move north and east from there. Out there homes are just gone. These areas are suffering just as is NO. No power, no water, no structures, no food, etc.
Not sure why, but this has hit me much stronger than 9/11 in which I got the news of while I was in the air. If you believe offer up a few prayers for these people. For everyone, contact your local Red Cross or state emergency management association to see what you can do to help.
Houston trolls, there is expected to be 25,000 people at the Astrodome for the next month. There will be plenty of opportunities for us to volunteer our time. If you need help getting in contact with someplace to volunteer, PM me.
God Bless those folks.