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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 11:10 PM Original message |
Haiti's homeless get tarps, want tents |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. Tents would also be pretty miserable |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 11:03 AM Response to Reply #1 |
17. So tarps are totally shitty, but because tents are somewhat imperfect, |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 11:09 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. They need to get real shelter ASAP |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 03:07 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Thank you, they need to get real shelter ASAP |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 05:22 PM Response to Reply #17 |
35. agree with all you say... |
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heli (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. Hurricane vs. flapping sheets of plastic |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 12:29 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Welcome to DU, heli. |
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heli (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 02:20 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Thanks! |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
3. inhumane |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
4. What Skittles said. |
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ronnie624 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 01:00 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I think food, medicine and shelter have always been secondary to political considerations. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 02:31 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. During the last hundred years. Yes, once you see it, you can't ignore it. |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 05:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
36. Where they went after Katrina...nt |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 01:05 AM Response to Original message |
7. "no one believes nearly enough can be will be up in time" |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 05:28 PM Response to Reply #7 |
37. and REALLY, why the hell not??? |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 02:04 AM Response to Original message |
8. This whole thing has been mishandled the every step of the way. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 02:12 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I agree. The entire country should have been rebuilt to Industrialized World |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 02:20 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Well, alrighty then. |
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ronnie624 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 10:53 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. They're just asking for tents, not skyscrapers. n/t |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 02:12 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Since you seem to be a relief work expert, you and your friends, |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 02:39 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Any evidence those in charge over there are experts? Or just the usual |
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ronnie624 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 12:59 AM Response to Reply #21 |
32. They want some tents, in which to face hurricane season. |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 05:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
41. If only Bush was in charge again - everything would have been handled differently! |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 09:16 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. I'm sure you think it's working out quite well for them. They were underprivileged anyway, right? |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 05:33 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. A Jamaican perspective on the US in Haiti - Shameless and Graceless |
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winyanstaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 03:07 AM Response to Original message |
13. I just don't understand.... |
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cutlassmama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 06:39 PM Response to Reply #13 |
51. great idea! |
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wellst0nev0ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
14. kick (eom) |
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Billy Burnett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
16. Not to worry ... |
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rampart (192 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
19. new orleans 2005 |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
20. Adding poles, stakes & ropes to the tarps would enable crude tents.. |
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RedRocco (253 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
22. they should use something like this |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 05:00 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. I also noticed that there are 30 million unused shipping containers |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 05:44 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. A city of 3 million people plus or minus a few... |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 06:28 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Word |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 06:30 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. You didn't actually read the post, did you? |
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Merchant Marine (650 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 08:00 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Shipping containers require infrastructure. |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 09:56 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Empty, they don't have to be unloaded top pick. They could be |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 12:19 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Here's shipping containers being sold for home use and delivery. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 05:29 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. You should start a non-profit to facilitate this. nt |
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U4ikLefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 08:43 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. That's the best you've got...weak!!! nt |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 11:02 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Best? It was a serious suggestion... |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 05:33 PM Response to Reply #30 |
40. I wish I had a heart left for you... |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 01:16 AM Response to Reply #40 |
47. Yes, the whole paradigm of people as commodities is one of the most |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 07:49 AM Response to Reply #25 |
33. I've always wondered why these can't be used as emergency shelters |
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Jkid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 04:27 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. Why haven't anyone thought of this? |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 05:29 PM Response to Reply #25 |
38. GREAT idea... |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 11:43 PM Response to Reply #25 |
45. How many tents can you put inside a shipping container? |
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Lagomorph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
46. Do we still have those 11,000 FEMA trailers? - nt |
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arikara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
48. Shelterboxes |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 08:56 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Fantastic... |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 09:44 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. One of the first industries set up over there will be... |
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