Posted by Blueink_TN on 5/3/10 10:23pm
Msg #334744

Is this flood not on national news?

I received a call from a SS today, they didn't know Nashville was under water. Our local news station has stated that this is 'a 1000 year flood'. Worst disaster that I have ever witnessed.

Reply by cawest/PA on 5/3/10 10:31pm
Msg #334745

There is your cue *Our local news* ... National news is 5to busy with the oil spill and the Immigration Law in AZ.
But I feel for th good people of TN,

Reply by MikeC/NY on 5/3/10 10:33pm
Msg #334746

It's on the national news, but has unfortunately been bumped lower because of other things going on. Of course, we're assuming that these schedulers even bother to read the national news...

I've heard that things are expected to get worse down there before they get better - hope you and yours are safe.

Reply by Susan Fischer on 5/4/10 12:22am
Msg #334755

Apparently not "juicy" enough. Anyway, here's a

link to start getting involved in the People's rescue and recovery:

http://countryblips.dailyradar.com/story/help-the-middle-tennessee-flood-victims/

Also, you can text Redcross 90999 for an auto $10 donation. Or go to http://newsroom.redcross.org/ for options.

Our Southern States are being hit pretty hard. Time to get to work.

Bless you, Blueink, for the post.

Reply by Doris_CO on 5/4/10 2:56am
Msg #334759

The news was on one of our local stations here in Denver yesterday. The flooding looks dreadful. But you'd be surprised Blueink, how many people don't watch news shows, even their local news.

Reply by Susan Fischer on 5/4/10 3:31am
Msg #334762

How true, Doris. It's hard enough to just deal with life. n/m

Reply by jba/fl on 5/4/10 8:31am
Msg #334769

Ditto!

I'm just tired of the strife - these can only be my 'golden years' IF I take charge of the polishing.

That does not mean my concern is lessened. Having just toured an area that received devasting flooding last year and looking at trees in other tree's branches 20-30 feet up in the air, seeing how what was once someplace, is now gone I feel your concerns also. It is a horrible mess that gets left behind: mentally, physically, emotionally draining (and it will drain and get better - one day at a time.) This will show the community just how vulnerable they are alone, and how strong they are together.

I pray they will find their togetherness and solve the issues.

Reply by ikando on 5/4/10 4:56pm
Msg #334849

I'm a news junkie, so I hear a lot of things about a lot of things. I feel for you in all the flooded states, and those that have recently had tornadoes run rampant.

Some of you may recall in December 2007, Oklahoma had an ice storm that took power out for 1/2 the state. Then this past January, we had another blizzard, and some again lost power. (Oklahoma is not equipped to handle heavy snowfall.)

But to link into the flooding issue and getting a call from an SS. I was standing in one of the few restaurants in the area that had power on the third day of no power in the 2007 storm, and get a call on my cell (which I'd charged in my car) to do a closing. My first thought was, "in the dark?" So I asked if they were aware of the situation in the area. "Oh, I thought that was just for a few people." Never heard anything further from them.

So, yes, sometimes you have to wonder.

Reply by Susan Fischer on 5/4/10 7:37pm
Msg #334877

It does boggle the mind. Then there's the flip side: Our

power goes out frequently. So here I am, in the dark, no computer, no nuttin'. Cell tower in tact. Answer call - Sorry, I'm dead in the water, no power, so no computer. "Oh, really?" the skeptical caller says. "That's funny, I didn't see it on the news."

Sheesh.

Reply by jba/fl on 5/4/10 8:52pm
Msg #334884

Cell tower in tact???? Do you mean the tower has

a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations. 2. a keen sense of what is appropriate? If so, the tower should be dealing with your caller's skepticism.

I am asking because you used these two words several times over the past couple of days in just this manner.
or
do you mean to say: intact - all in one piece, working; not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished. In this case it was up to you to allay your callers skepticism.

Then again, maybe you should have just said you were flooded. (since they don't seem to see that either) LOL

Reply by Susan Fischer on 5/4/10 11:43pm
Msg #334901

So kind of you to point that out, and clever too, Jules.

But why should I have said I'm flooded when the power's out?

Reply by jba/fl on 5/5/10 12:13am
Msg #334903

Re: So kind of you to point that out, and clever too, Jules.

Alluding to Blueink's post at beginning of thread - she was wondering if schedulers saw the news about the flood, and it didn't appear they had.

Power outage - wouldn't even make news unless it was across many states - that is a bit more local (at least the way I picture your description).

Reply by Susan Fischer on 5/5/10 3:44am
Msg #334907

Actually, a good part of my area was out of power for

over three days. It did make Local and State News, and, I believe a mention by some Cable News networks.

The point of my experience was that apparently my scheduler *did* watch the news, and hadn't heard about *my* little local power outage. It was an opposite.

Mea culpa for not getting that across.