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FEMA seeks immunity from trailer lawsuits Victims accuse agency of negligence, say they were exposed to toxic fumes Associated Press Tues., July. 22, 2008 "NEW ORLEANS - The Federal Emergency Management Agency is requesting immunity from lawsuits filed on behalf of Gulf Coast hurricane victims who claim they were exposed to dangerous fumes while living in government-issued trailers. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt is scheduled to hear FEMA?s bid to be dismissed from a series of consolidated cases filed against the federal government and the companies that supplied FEMA with tens of thousands of trailers after Katrina and then Rita in 2005. Lawyers for Gulf Coast storm victims accuse FEMA of negligence for sheltering them in trailers with elevated levels of formaldehyde, a preservative used in construction materials that can induce breathing problems and is believed to cause cancer." More here -- Watching a train wreck full of clowns
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Jul 23, 2008 9:58 PM
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Mags,
Oh boy, what a scare for you! Glad your dog snatching was fast enough that neither of you got bit. I hope we both have a much calmer night tonight...lol
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Jul 23, 2008 9:57 PM
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Mags,
No, hon. I stupidly went out back and yelled..Somebody out there? got an answer...scared me witless...THEN i ran in an called 911.
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Jul 23, 2008 9:55 PM
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> Next time I'm not going outside to check myself, just
> gonna call the police. It was dumb and impulsive.
That's one. Sometimes you don't get a number two. I've been called blunt when I'm handling this kind of call, but that dispatcher should have NEVER let you even open that door! Omg did they drop the ball.
Stay inside and on the line. Don't open that door until the dispatcher advises you it's her patrol units on the other side of it.
I had a scare myself last night, but it was a different kind of prowler, lol. I have a very old, senile, blind dog that mostly stays inside except for potty time.
I let him out...he hopped down off the front porch, and I immediately hear a rattlesnake sound off right at our feet.
Honey, I didn't know this old bag could grab up 50 pounds of dog and jump that far that fast! LOL! I literally jumped from the brick walkway up onto the porch with Bailey in my arms. Dayum was that a wake up.
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Jul 23, 2008 9:33 PM
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Next time I'm not going outside to check myself, just gonna call the police. It was dumb and impulsive. When the man talked back to me, I think that's what scared me so bad. Cold sweat, heart racing scared then. We don't have a light on the patio at night, need to change that. So I was peering out into the darkness after hearing noises out there. I yelled...Somebody out there?...unfamiliar man's voice says....yeah, how ya doin?...I said...who is it?....man said, how's it goin? but I couldn't see him because it was so dark!
Yikes! ran back in the house, locked the door, called 911.
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Jul 23, 2008 9:29 PM
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Mags,
Yeah, the 911 girl was very nice. I've been having maybe heart troubles lately doc still checking. I was so scared! heart racing, sweating, huffing and puffing just talkin on the phone. She stayed with my while I ran upstairs to wake my husband up. He goes to bed early to go to work at 3:30 am.
While i was watching the street for the police to show up, my neighbor man who shares a driveway with us drove in. The bad guy was still on the patio. My neighbor man never walked to the house so i was So scared the bad man did something to him!
Sheesh.
The police told me later they questioned my neighbor who was clueless about the prowler and just sat in is truck for a while listening to his favorite CD finish playing.
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Jul 23, 2008 9:25 PM
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> > I'm just calming down from the police being here
> for
> > an intruder in the back yard, scared me
> spitless.
> > Gone by the time they arrived, man time drags
> when
> > you're waiting for them to show up
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> Rainy,
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> Sounds like everything turned out OK. I hope so. 
Valsmom,
Nice to see you, hon. Yeah, bad guy gone. We just came inside just now from locking the shed and garage and cars up for the night. We usually don't have crime troubles even though we're in the oldest part of town. If a bad guy shows up inside my house all I've got is a steak knife, and two small dogs...lol
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Jul 23, 2008 9:10 PM
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Geez Rainy, I'm glad you're ok. We call that signal27 (prowler). Did the dispatcher stay on the phone with you until units arrived? (Never, ever hang up)
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> I'm just calming down from the police being here for
> an intruder in the back yard, scared me spitless.
> Gone by the time they arrived, man time drags when
> you're waiting for them to show up
Rainy,
Sounds like everything turned out OK. I hope so.
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Federally
Exempt
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Dismissed!
No part of the executive branch of this adminstration shall be held liable or responsible for anything it does or has done. The Unitary Executive lives!
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I'm just calming down from the police being here for an intruder in the back yard, scared me spitless. Gone by the time they arrived, man time drags when you're waiting for them to show up
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Jul 23, 2008 12:37 AM
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Mags,
I hear ya, hon. Hope FEMA is doing a much better job helping this year's flood victims.
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Jul 23, 2008 12:33 AM
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Hey Rainy. I just had to post about one of my pet peeves. These poor victims just can't catch a break.
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hi Mags
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I left the thread title simply "FEMA" on purpose, as I have no doubt they'll be dropping the ball again down the line.
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