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Thoran · 09-01-2005, 02:22 PM

It seems to me that during Disasters like Katrina, the internet COULD be a very powerful source for information and aid communication. Just looking around I've found several sites where people from all accross the country are offering to share their homes with victims of the Hurricane. We've listed our place, even though NY is quite a haul from LA, it would be better than living in a hotel or the Astrodome for three months.

The problem is getting the resource available to those in need. Most folks down there don't have access to a computer in their hotel rooms or shelters, there's probably a lot of people like me, people who'd MUCH rather spend money helping folks directly rather than give it to some aid agency to be soaked up in fat salaries and other overhead.

If I lived within a few hours of the area I'd be making dozens of copies of these web housing lists and dropping them off at all the hotels where refugee's are staying.

Make sense? Am I way off here?

[ 09-01-2005, 02:24 PM: Message edited by: Thoran ]

09-01-2005, 02:22 PM	#1
Thoran Galvatron Join Date: January 10, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Age: 57 Posts: 2,109	It seems to me that during Disasters like Katrina, the internet COULD be a very powerful source for information and aid communication. Just looking around I've found several sites where people from all accross the country are offering to share their homes with victims of the Hurricane. We've listed our place, even though NY is quite a haul from LA, it would be better than living in a hotel or the Astrodome for three months. The problem is getting the resource available to those in need. Most folks down there don't have access to a computer in their hotel rooms or shelters, there's probably a lot of people like me, people who'd MUCH rather spend money helping folks directly rather than give it to some aid agency to be soaked up in fat salaries and other overhead. If I lived within a few hours of the area I'd be making dozens of copies of these web housing lists and dropping them off at all the hotels where refugee's are staying. Make sense? Am I way off here? [ 09-01-2005, 02:24 PM: Message edited by: Thoran ]