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Tiberius (798 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 10:26 AM Original message |
U.S. citizenship to be checked in event of a storm |
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TheDebbieDee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
1. Papers, please................. |
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Jim__ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 10:28 AM Original message |
And, of course, in an emergency, the best thing to do is to ... |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
27. as someone who has lived thru a few hurricanes, i couldn't agree more. |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
2. The cyclone will hit your home in less than five minutes, you are attempting to escape. |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 10:40 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. I can't remember a big cyclone hitting the US |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 10:55 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. You dismiss over a term? W hemisphere/hurricane, E hemi/cylcone. |
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localroger (663 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 03:15 PM Response to Reply #15 |
46. Even better |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 10:59 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Even if you have a twenty hour warning, Sometimes you only have 5-10 minutes to pack. |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Hurricane Charlie did an abrupt turn and hit where it wasn't supposed to. |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #20 |
31. There was another storm that hit Pensacola with very little warning |
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Lochloosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
43. Opal. |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 12:26 PM Response to Reply #9 |
36. In this country, cyclones are called hurricanes. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
30. it's worse than that -- imagine ROADBLOCKS during an evacuation to check for papers. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 03:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
52. Seriously. These people are dangerously insane. |
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lligrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
3. You Have Got To Be Kidding Me |
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RantinRavin (423 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #3 |
18. Those that live with the threat of hurricanes should be ready |
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lligrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Good, You Go Ahead And Wait In Line |
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RantinRavin (423 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. I'll already be way ahead of you |
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magellan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. We are. It will still take us longer than 10 minutes to evacuate. |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #18 |
39. My papers are in my safety deposit box |
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RantinRavin (423 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. To which I have to ask....why? |
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joeglow3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. People still have safety deposit boxes???? |
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tpsbmam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 07:58 PM Response to Reply #41 |
59. I have a safety deposit box... |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #3 |
21. anyone who has already BEEN through an emergency will have papers ready |
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lligrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 11:16 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. You Think Those First Timers Might Slow You Down? |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 01:12 PM Response to Reply #23 |
42. No -- I'm NOT defending it |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
4. The new Amerika. |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
5. The most important words |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
6. the obvious result is that many of them just won't go to the busses. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
53. Or the papers blew away with the house and the bank. |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
7. Wow, now that is harsh. n/t |
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sfaprog (353 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
8. Come on, cut 'em some slack... you don't expect them to save the lives of ILLEGALS, do you? |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
10. Welkome to Amerika! Where right-wing political issues always come before saving lives! |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 10:52 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. The bushies have to put those gulags they built to some use. |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
11. Let me get this straight... |
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Tiberius (798 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 10:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. That's the way I read it... |
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MaineDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
34. Sad, isn't it. |
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OffWithTheirHeads (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
14. Question? Is Bush president of Myanmar too? |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
17. And how many Liberals will not be deemed to have |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
19. It's a moot issue |
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lligrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 11:24 AM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Very True! nt |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
25. Excuse me Fraulein (big cheesy creepy smile) may I see your papers? nt |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
26. save 'em all, sort 'em out later. |
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lligrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 03:42 PM Response to Reply #26 |
51. Why Would We Use A Disaster To Sort People Out Anyway? |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 03:59 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. See, you're not seeing the opportunity here. |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
29. What about vacationers or people just passing through? |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 03:11 PM Response to Reply #29 |
45. If you are vacationing in the US you probably have your passport with you, right? |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 04:37 PM Response to Reply #45 |
56. Canadians without visas are not stamped upon entry |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
32. ## DON'T DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
33. I cannot BELIEVE that some people here are missing the point! |
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lligrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 03:39 PM Response to Reply #33 |
50. It Is About Both |
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Sabriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 04:19 PM Response to Reply #33 |
55. There's one more point people are missing |
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LuckyLib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 09:06 PM Response to Reply #55 |
60. Yes. This about our movement toward being a full "police state." This kind of crap defines one. |
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flashl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
35. This must be an after action lesson from Texas' last mass exodus that went so well ... |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 03:20 PM Response to Reply #35 |
48. This is what an evacuation in Texas looks like WITHOUT roadblocks |
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flashl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 03:33 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Exactly. nt |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
38. un fucking believable |
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woodsprite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
44. America's new motto - Stick you're head between your legs and kiss your a$$ goodbye. |
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localroger (663 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
47. Buncha evil mothafuckas |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
57. What about Valley residents whose families moved there generations ago? |
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LuckyLib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 09:07 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. And valley residents whose ancestors were there BEFORE the white man came? |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
58. If I am ever checked for citizenship, |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
62. Great! Next, fire departments can check the citizenship of folk leaving burning buildings! |
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