As someone that lives in Louisiana, and experienced the devastation of both hurricane Katrina, and Rita, I would like to say from the bottom of my heart, that Haiti and new Orleans really do not relate. The scale of the problem is bigger, and much deadlier, and with the hurricanes, people had time to escape, granted I do understand that some people couldn't have escaped from the hurricanes, there was just no notice with the disaster in Haiti to give them any time to get away. The major part of the people that where devastated in Orleans had the opportunity and means to leave, and I just cant stress that enough.
I mean, I've watched the news about Haiti and the whole ambiance of the people are different. they don't care about whats in the local shops, and they don't care about themselves, I've never seen people band together to help each other in such an way.
People pulling people from rubble, uncaring if the rubble falls on them in the process..People in new Orleans would go as far as to protect their families, and then if you where not part of that group, you where on your own. The only instance that I can see where people where trying to make a quick buck in Haiti was when this one man was mentioned selling sandals. I just don't like the comparison that's sprung up between these two disasters, is all.
As for the current topic of the thread, I have been praying every day since i found out, and we have a local group called "Friendships" that is currently waiting to leave for Haiti with medical supplies, water, food, and shelters, but they're short 20k gallons of Diesel fuel.
Tuesday, everyones wearing red in remberance of Haiti's earthquake, and im making t-shirts soon. lemme know if you'd like to see.
