ATOT fund for hurricane victims?

[badluck]

I've never done it before. But let's get a fund going. Anybody experienced in this? I'm sure some trusted Floridian has a PayPal account and will help us out.

Please step up when people need you.

 

[hjo3]

Hey, this is what they get for choosing to live in an area where hurricanes are a problem. Everyone saw what happened in '92 with Andrew; if they didn't move after that, they made a choice to accept that kind of risk.

I'd rather give money to families struggling to pay medical bills for an unexpected disease or injury than to some Floridian who had the opportunity to avoid their property loss.

 

[AU Tiger]

Red Cross Monetary Donations - 1-800-HELP-NOW

 

[badluck]

Originally posted by: hjo3
Hey, this is what they get for choosing to live in an area where hurricanes are a problem. Everyone saw what happened in '92 with Andrew; if they didn't move after that, they made a choice to accept that kind of risk.

I'd rather give money to families struggling to pay medical bills for an unexpected disease or injury than to some Floridian who had the opportunity to avoid their property loss.

I know your feeble mind probably can't understand this, but this thread isn't about you. It's about helping people.

 

[Red Dawn]

I'll stock up on Florida OJ.

BTW, as taxpayers we are already helping them out!

 

[conjur]

Damn...bunch of cold-hearted thread-crappers awake this morning.

I think it's a good idea, badluck.

Just need to figure out a way to organize the money. Perhaps someone can create a Paypal account. You should PM the mods for a sticky.

 

[z0mb13]

instead of giving him the money, why cant people give directly to red cross!?!?!?!

 

[Psycho18]

<--- Lives in Brevard County.

We're still getting pounded with rain. Winds were tremendous last night, I heard the whistling through my chimney; Imagine what it was like in Orlando.

 

[badluck]

Originally posted by: z0mb13
instead of giving him the money, why cant people give directly to red cross!?!?!?!

Of course they can (and should)...my thought was that ATOT could try and organize something and present it at once. We could try to see if we could hit a goal of "X" amount and donate it. Sometimes drives like that encourage people to donate that normally would not.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: hjo3
Hey, this is what they get for choosing to live in an area where hurricanes are a problem. Everyone saw what happened in '92 with Andrew; if they didn't move after that, they made a choice to accept that kind of risk.

I'd rather give money to families struggling to pay medical bills for an unexpected disease or injury than to some Floridian who had the opportunity to avoid their property loss.

Congratulations- you are officially the ASSHAT of the year.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: badluck

Originally posted by: z0mb13
instead of giving him the money, why cant people give directly to red cross!?!?!?!

Of course they can (and should)...my thought was that ATOT could try and organize something and present it at once. We could try to see if we could hit a goal of "X" amount and donate it. Sometimes drives like that encourage people to donate that normally would not.

:thumbsup:

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: badluck

Originally posted by: z0mb13
instead of giving him the money, why cant people give directly to red cross!?!?!?!

Of course they can (and should)...my thought was that ATOT could try and organize something and present it at once. We could try to see if we could hit a goal of "X" amount and donate it. Sometimes drives like that encourage people to donate that normally would not.

The amount would be paltry and wouldn't help much at all. Now if there is a member who needs help because of the Hurricane I can see setting up something for them.

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: badluck

Originally posted by: z0mb13
instead of giving him the money, why cant people give directly to red cross!?!?!?!

Of course they can (and should)...my thought was that ATOT could try and organize something and present it at once. We could try to see if we could hit a goal of "X" amount and donate it. Sometimes drives like that encourage people to donate that normally would not.

The amount would be paltry and wouldn't help much at all. Now if there is a member who needs help because of the Hurricane I can see setting up something for them.

agreed..

and the person that organizes this must be well known...

so easy to do a "collect and bail"..

(Not that I think badluck will do that...)

 

[T2T III]

Originally posted by: hjo3
Hey, this is what they get for choosing to live in an area where hurricanes are a problem. Everyone saw what happened in '92 with Andrew; if they didn't move after that, they made a choice to accept that kind of risk.

I'd rather give money to families struggling to pay medical bills for an unexpected disease or injury than to some Floridian who had the opportunity to avoid their property loss.

I hate to remind you, but the storm was only classified as a category 3 storm until a few minutes before it hit land. At that time, it was upgraded to a category 4 storm. Many people who utilized the information provided probably felt they were prepared for a cat 3 storm. Plus, the last time a storm of this magnitude hit the west coast of Florida was back in the 60s.

With that being said, my wife, daughter and mother-in-law are holed up in a hotel at Naples at the moment. One option for them would have been to head across the state to Palm Beach. However, with the information they were provided, they decided to stay. Thankfully, they are OK.

Donations to the Red Cross are a good thing. From all the reports I've seen, it seems like people who send boxes of clothing, etc. - it does not do any good. Most of these items take too long to sort through and distribute. Sending cash is the best option.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Tiles2Tech

Originally posted by: hjo3
Hey, this is what they get for choosing to live in an area where hurricanes are a problem. Everyone saw what happened in '92 with Andrew; if they didn't move after that, they made a choice to accept that kind of risk.

I'd rather give money to families struggling to pay medical bills for an unexpected disease or injury than to some Floridian who had the opportunity to avoid their property loss.

I hate to remind you, but the storm was only classified as a category 3 storm until a few minutes before it hit land. At that time, it was upgraded to a category 4 storm. Many people who utilized the information provided probably felt they were prepared for a cat 3 storm. Plus, the last time a storm of this magnitude hit the west coast of Florida was back in the 60s.

With that being said, my wife, daughter and mother-in-law are holed up in a hotel at Naples at the moment. One option for them would have been to head across the state to Palm Beach. However, with the information they were provided, they decided to stay. Thankfully, they are OK.

Donations to the Red Cross are a good thing. From all the reports I've seen, it seems like people who send boxes of clothing, etc. - it does not do any good. Most of these items take too long to sort through and distribute. Sending cash is the best option.

Also, the storm took a turn east just a couple of hours before landfall. Many in the Port Charlotte/Punta Gorda area were not prepared.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: Tiles2Tech

Originally posted by: hjo3
Hey, this is what they get for choosing to live in an area where hurricanes are a problem. Everyone saw what happened in '92 with Andrew; if they didn't move after that, they made a choice to accept that kind of risk.

I'd rather give money to families struggling to pay medical bills for an unexpected disease or injury than to some Floridian who had the opportunity to avoid their property loss.

I hate to remind you, but the storm was only classified as a category 3 storm until a few minutes before it hit land. At that time, it was upgraded to a category 4 storm. Many people who utilized the information provided probably felt they were prepared for a cat 3 storm. Plus, the last time a storm of this magnitude hit the west coast of Florida was back in the 60s.

With that being said, my wife, daughter and mother-in-law are holed up in a hotel at Naples at the moment. One option for them would have been to head across the state to Palm Beach. However, with the information they were provided, they decided to stay. Thankfully, they are OK.

Donations to the Red Cross are a good thing. From all the reports I've seen, it seems like people who send boxes of clothing, etc. - it does not do any good. Most of these items take too long to sort through and distribute. Sending cash is the best option.

Also, the storm took a turn east just a couple of hours before landfall. Many in the Port Charlotte/Punta Gorda area were not prepared.

Exactly, my cousin lives just east of Port Charlotte and they had less than 2 hours notice that they were in the direct path. It was looking like Tampa Bay was the direct target. I have lost contact with my cousin, main line and 2 cell phones all report out of service.