From: bwebb1104@cox.net   
      
   Urban legend.   
      
   Carolyn wrote:   
      
   > You've probably seen this...and Im going agains my own principal of   
   > checking snopes first, so my guess is that its not a REAL article...but   
   > still a good read:   
   >   
   > North Dakota News Bulletin   
   >   
   > This text is from a county emergency manager out in the western part of   
   > North Dakota state after the storm.   
   >   
   > Amusing, if it were not so true...   
   >   
   > WEATHER BULLETIN   
   >   
   > Up here in the Northern Plains we just recovered from a Historic event —   
   > may I even say a "Weather Event" of "Biblical Proportions" — with a   
   > historic blizzard of up to 24" inches of snow and winds to 50 MPH that   
   > broke trees in half, stranded hundreds of motorists in lethal snow   
   > banks, closed all roads, isolated scores of communities and cut power to   
   > 10's of thousands.   
   >   
   > FYI:   
   >   
   > George Bush did not come....   
   > FEMA staged nothing....   
   > No one howled for the government...   
   > No one even uttered an expletive on TV...   
   > Nobody demanded $2,000 debit cards.....   
   > No one asked for a FEMA Trailer House....   
   > No one looted....   
   > Phil Cantori of the Weather Channel did not come....   
   > And Geraldo Rivera did not move in.   
   >   
   > Nope, we just melted snow for water, sent out caravans to pluck people   
   > out of snow engulfed cars, fired up wood stoves, broke out coal oil   
   > lanterns or Aladdin lamps, and put on an extra layer of clothes because   
   > up here it is 'work or die'. We did not wait for some affirmative action   
   > government to get us out of a mess created by being immobilized by a   
   > welfare program that trades votes for 'sittin at home' checks.   
   >   
   > Even though a Category "5" blizzard of this scale has never fallen this   
   > early...we know it can happen and how to deal with it ourselves.   
   >   
   > "In my many travels, I have noticed that once one gets north of about 48   
   > degrees North Latitude, 90% of the worlds social problems evaporate."   
   >   
   > Bonnie wrote:   
   > > That really stunned me a bit, if I am even capable of being stunned   
   > > anymore.   
   > >   
   > > I mean, I can understand not leaving, but *not* stocking up, that makes   
   > > no sense to me at all.  Floridians are much more accustomed to dealing   
   > > with hurricanes.  I would think ppl would even stock up more, after the   
   > > mess with Katrina.   
   > >   
   > > I just finished the last of my bottled water stash from Katrina   
   > > yesterday morning.   
   > >   
   > >   
   > >   
   > > Carolyn wrote:   
   > >   
   > >   
   > >>did you see on the news all the folks in south florida trying to get   
   > >>handouts and screaming about no food/water after Wilma......good Ol   
   > >>jeb...Im with him on this one....   
   > >>You had FOUR FREAKING days to prepare so why didnt you??????? LOL   
   > >>   
   > >>Bonnie wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >>>Evacuated.... You mean ppl actually leave when told to?   
   > >>>Definately not a Nola group then, LOL.   
   > >>>   
   > >>>Bret wrote:   
   > >>>   
   > >>>   
   > >>>   
   > >>>>Buy them both!   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>>The newsgroup was evacuated after the levy broke .....   ;-)   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>>~ Bret ~   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>>Bonnie wrote:   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>>>Guess no one liked my ornament joke.   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>>Sorry about that.   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>>   
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   > >>>>   
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