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   From: alpha©@dog-forums.net   
      
   SO I VOLUNTEERED..........   
      
      
      
   I thought I might inform the few friends I have on my recent traumatic   
   experience. I am going to tell it straight, blunt, raw, and I don't   
   give a damn. Long read, I know but please do read!   
      
      
      
   I went to volunteer on Saturday at the George R. Brown convention   
   center for two reasons.   
      
   I wanted to help people to get a warm fuzzy and Curiosity.   
      
   I've been watching the news lately and have seen scenes that have made   
   me want to vomit. And, no, it wasn't dead bodies, the city under   
   water, or the sludge everywhere. It was PEOPLE’S BEHAVIOR. The people   
   on TV (99 percent being Black) were DEMANDING help. They were not   
   asking nicely, but demanding as if society owed them something. Well,   
   the honest truth is WE DON'T.   
      
      
      
   Help should be asked for in a kind manner and then appreciated. This   
   is not what the press (FOX in particular) was showing.  What I was   
   seeing was a group of people yelling, demanding, looting, killing,   
   raping, and SHOOTING back at the demanded help! So, I'm thinking this   
   can't possibly be true, can it? So I decide to submit to the DEMAND   
   for help out of SHOCK. I couldn't believe this to be true of the   
   majority of the people who are the weakest of society. So I went to   
   volunteer and help folks out and see the truth. So I will tell the   
   following story and you decide.   
      
      
      
   I arrived at the astrodome only to find out that there are too many   
   volunteers and more volunteers were needed at the George R. Brown   
   Convention Center. As I was walking up to the Convention Center I   
   noticed a line of cars that wrapped around blocks filled with   
   donations. These were ordinary Houstonians coming with truckloads and   
   trunks full of water, diapers, clothes, blankets, food ~ all types of   
   good stuff. And lots of it was NEW. I felt that warm fuzzy while   
   helping unload these vehicles of these wonderful human beings. I then   
   went inside the building and noticed approximately 100,000 sq. ft. of   
   clothes, shoes, jackets, toys and all types of goodies, all organized   
   and ready for the people in need. I signed up, received a name badge   
   and was on my merry way, excited to be useful.   
      
      
      
   I toured the place to get familiar with my surroundings.  The entire   
   place is probably around 2 million sq. ft. I noticed rows as far as   
   the eye could see of mattresses ~ not cots ~ BLOW UP MATTRESSES! All   
   of which had nice pillows and plenty of blankets. Two to three bottles   
   of water lay on every bed. These full-size to queen-size beds, by the   
   way, were comfortable ~ I laid on one to see for myself.   
      
      
      
   I went to look at the medical area. I couldn't believe what my eyes   
   were seeing! A makeshift hospital created in 24 hours! It was   
   unbelievable ~ they even had a pharmacy. I also noticed that showers   
   had been created which would also have hot water. I went upstairs to   
   the third floor to find a HUGE cafeteria created in under 24 hours!   
   Rows of tables, chairs and food everywhere ~ enough to feed an army!   
   I'm not talking about crappy food either. They had Jason's Deli food,   
   apples, oranges, cokes, diet cokes, lemonade, orange juice, cookies   
   and all types of chips and sandwiches. All the beverages, by the way,   
   were put on ice and chilled! In a matter of about 24 hours or less, an   
   entire mini-city was created by volunteers for the poor evacuees. This   
   was not your rundown shelter ~ it was BUM HEAVEN.   
      
      
      
   So that was the layout ~ great food, comfy beds, clean showers and   
   free medical help. By the way, there was a library and a theatre room   
   I forgot to mention. Great stuff, right?   
      
      
      
   Well here is what happened on my journey.   
      
      
      
   I started by handing out COLD water bottles to evacuees as they got   
   off the bus. Many would take them and only 20 percent or less said   
   “Thank you.” Lots of them would shake their heads and ask for sodas!   
   So this went on for about 20 to 30 minutes until I was sick of being   
   an unappreciated servant. I figured certainly these folks would   
   appreciate some food! So I went upstairs to serve these beloved   
   evacuees some GOOD food that I wish I could have at the moment!   
      
      
      
   The following statements are graphic, truthful, and discuss UNRATIONAL   
   behavior. Evacuees come slowly to receive this mountain of food that   
   is worth serving to a king! I tell them that we have two types of   
   great deli sandwiches to choose from ~ ham and turkey. Many look at   
   the food in disgust and DEMAND burgers, pizza, and even McDonalds!   
   Jason's deli is better than McDonalds! Only one out of ten people who   
   took something would say "Thank you."  The rest took items as if it   
   was their God-given right to be served without a shred of   
   appreciation! They would ask for beer and liquor.   
      
      
      
   They complained that we didn't have good enough food. They refused   
   food and laughed at us. They treated the volunteers as if they where   
   SLAVES. No, not all of them of course ~ but 70% percent did! Twenty   
   percent where appreciative, 10 percent took the food without any   
   comment and the other 70 percent had some disgusting comment to make.   
   Some had the nerve to laugh at us. And when I snapped back at them for   
   being mean, they would curse at me! Needless to say, I was in utter   
   shock.   
      
      
      
   They would eat their food and leave their mess on the table ~ some   
   would pick up their stuff,  but many would leave it for the volunteers   
   to pick up. I left that real quick to go down and help set up some   
   more beds. I saw many young ladies carrying mattresses and I helped   
   for a while. Then I realized something ~ there were hundreds of able   
   bodied young men who could help!   
      
      
      
   I asked a group of young evacuees in their teens and early twenties to   
   help. I got cursed at for asking them to help! One said, "We just lost   
   our ****ing homes and you want us to work!" The next said "Ya,   
   Cracker, you got a home ~ we don't" I looked at them in disbelief.   
   Here are women walking by carrying THEIR BEDS and they can't lift a   
   finger and help themselves!   
      
      
      
   WHY SHOULD I HELP PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO HELP THEMSELVES!   
      
      
      
   I waved them off and turned away and was laughed at and more "white   
   boy jokes" were made at me. I felt no need to waste my breath on a   
   bunch of pitiful losers.   
      
      
      
   I went to a nearby restroom where I noticed a man shaving. I used the   
   restroom, washed my hands and saw this man throw his razor towards the   
   trash can ~ he missed. He walked out leaving his disgusting razor on   
   the floor for some other "cracker" to pick up.   
      
      
      
   Even the little kids were demanding. I saw only ONE white family and   
   only TWO Hispanic families. The rest where blacks. Sorry ~ 20% to 30   
   percent decent blacks and 70 percent LOSERS!   
      
      
      
   I would call them ******S, but the actual definition of a ****** is   
   one who is ignorant, and these people were not ignorant ~ they were   
   ARROGANT. The majority are thugs and lifetime lazy welfare recipients.   
      
      
      
      
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