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On 9/16/2018 1:54 PM, Tina wrote:
On 16/09/2018 06:16, joy wrote: On 9/15/2018 6:46 PM, Bill Nak wrote: "Tina"Â* wrote in message ... On 15/09/2018 17:21, jmcquown wrote: On 9/15/2018 11:58 AM, Tina wrote: I'm fairly sure he will have made certain he and his family are safe but it's still a bit worrying. I can't find out from my uncle (his father) or his brother as there's a bit of a family feud going on. Ridiculous, should have been sorted out 10 years ago, IMO. Okay. Purrs for everyone in danger. I heard that people were being told to write their names on their arms so their bodies could be identified, OMG. Wow. That's totally incorrect.Â* I have been watching the news on many channels and the National Hurricane Center online.Â* Keeping an eye on the storm.Â* Nowhere, at no time, was anyone told to write their names on their arms in case they were found dead.Â* Where did you come up with that piece of misinformation?! Jill Well, perhaps the BBC is wrong, but I saw it on there.Â* I saw an American, sherriff sort of person say "put your names on your arms" on BBC news. ------------------------------------------- Cannot speak to what you saw on BBC, but I saw a Facebook post the other day illustrating how to put your name and address on your pets leg in case they become separated. -- bill n It seems to me quite possible that some official told people to put their names on their arms because those were people who had refused to evacuate, and he was trying to scare them into doing so. Maybe so, Joy. If 5 feet of rain was coming, I wouldn't need persuading to evacuate with my cats. I wouldn't need persuading if I was expecting those conditions, either. It seems many of the people who didn't evacuate were very elderly and/or very poor people who simply didn't have the means to leave. Jill |
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On 9/17/2018 3:15 PM, joy wrote:
On 9/17/2018 3:41 AM, Tina wrote: On 17/09/2018 00:09, joy wrote: On 9/16/2018 1:12 PM, Bill Nak wrote: "Tina"Â* wrote in message ... On 16/09/2018 02:46, Bill Nak wrote: "Tina"Â* wrote in message ... On 15/09/2018 17:21, jmcquown wrote: On 9/15/2018 11:58 AM, Tina wrote: I'm fairly sure he will have made certain he and his family are safe but it's still a bit worrying. I can't find out from my uncle (his father) or his brother as there's a bit of a family feud going on. Ridiculous, should have been sorted out 10 years ago, IMO. Okay. Purrs for everyone in danger. I heard that people were being told to write their names on their arms so their bodies could be identified, OMG. Wow. That's totally incorrect.Â* I have been watching the news on many channels and the National Hurricane Center online.Â* Keeping an eye on the storm.Â* Nowhere, at no time, was anyone told to write their names on their arms in case they were found dead. Where did you come up with that piece of misinformation?! Jill Well, perhaps the BBC is wrong, but I saw it on there.Â* I saw an American, sherriff sort of person say "put your names on your arms" on BBC news. ------------------------------------------- Cannot speak to what you saw on BBC, but I saw a Facebook post the other day illustrating how to put your name and address on your pets leg in case they become separated. -- bill n It's better to have them microchipped, Bill. ------------------------------------------------- Very true, Tina.Â* All of mine are.Â* My thought is in such a severe situation it's just another layer of security! That's a good point.Â* If the power is out, the chips probably couldn't be read. Hadn't thought of that, yes address on pet's leg is a good idea. I hope it's not necessary., because if it is, your pet will be drowned :'( Not necessarily.Â* Usually after a disaster there are some pets that are rounded up and taken to shelters or veterinary offices. That's true, too. I've seen quite a few images on the news of pets being rescued. Beloved pets are often the reason some people won't evacuate. Not all the emergency evacuation shelters are in a position to take pets. Think about it: if all the evac shelters accepted cats, dogs, birds, etc. along with all the people... It becomes (sometimes) a choice to stay with your pets or leave them behind. What a terrible choice to have to make. Jill |
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On 9/18/2018 2:47 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 9/17/2018 3:15 PM, joy wrote: On 9/17/2018 3:41 AM, Tina wrote: On 17/09/2018 00:09, joy wrote: On 9/16/2018 1:12 PM, Bill Nak wrote: "Tina"Â* wrote in message ... On 16/09/2018 02:46, Bill Nak wrote: "Tina"Â* wrote in message ... On 15/09/2018 17:21, jmcquown wrote: On 9/15/2018 11:58 AM, Tina wrote: I'm fairly sure he will have made certain he and his family are safe but it's still a bit worrying. I can't find out from my uncle (his father) or his brother as there's a bit of a family feud going on. Ridiculous, should have been sorted out 10 years ago, IMO. Okay. Purrs for everyone in danger. I heard that people were being told to write their names on their arms so their bodies could be identified, OMG. Wow. That's totally incorrect.Â* I have been watching the news on many channels and the National Hurricane Center online.Â* Keeping an eye on the storm.Â* Nowhere, at no time, was anyone told to write their names on their arms in case they were found dead. Where did you come up with that piece of misinformation?! Jill Well, perhaps the BBC is wrong, but I saw it on there.Â* I saw an American, sherriff sort of person say "put your names on your arms" on BBC news. ------------------------------------------- Cannot speak to what you saw on BBC, but I saw a Facebook post the other day illustrating how to put your name and address on your pets leg in case they become separated. -- bill n It's better to have them microchipped, Bill. ------------------------------------------------- Very true, Tina.Â* All of mine are.Â* My thought is in such a severe situation it's just another layer of security! That's a good point.Â* If the power is out, the chips probably couldn't be read. Hadn't thought of that, yes address on pet's leg is a good idea. I hope it's not necessary., because if it is, your pet will be drowned :'( Not necessarily.Â* Usually after a disaster there are some pets that are rounded up and taken to shelters or veterinary offices. That's true, too.Â* I've seen quite a few images on the news of pets being rescued. Beloved pets are often the reason some people won't evacuate.Â* Not all the emergency evacuation shelters are in a position to take pets. Think about it: if all the evac shelters accepted cats, dogs, birds, etc. along with all the people... It becomes (sometimes) a choice to stay with your pets or leave them behind.Â* What a terrible choice to have to make. Jill I agree. I think about that sometimes. We don't have hurricanes here, but we're overdue for a big earthquake, which sometimes involvs evacuations. My cats are both afraid of the cat carrier, and I don't know how I'd get them in it. My neighbors would probably help, but the cats are also afraid of people other than me. I just keep praying I don't have to make that choice, because I honestly don't know what I'd do. |
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"joy" wrote in message ... On 9/18/2018 2:47 PM, jmcquown wrote: On 9/17/2018 3:15 PM, joy wrote: On 9/17/2018 3:41 AM, Tina wrote: On 17/09/2018 00:09, joy wrote: On 9/16/2018 1:12 PM, Bill Nak wrote: "Tina" wrote in message ... On 16/09/2018 02:46, Bill Nak wrote: "Tina" wrote in message ... On 15/09/2018 17:21, jmcquown wrote: On 9/15/2018 11:58 AM, Tina wrote: I'm fairly sure he will have made certain he and his family are safe but it's still a bit worrying. I can't find out from my uncle (his father) or his brother as there's a bit of a family feud going on. Ridiculous, should have been sorted out 10 years ago, IMO. Okay. Purrs for everyone in danger. I heard that people were being told to write their names on their arms so their bodies could be identified, OMG. Wow. That's totally incorrect. I have been watching the news on many channels and the National Hurricane Center online. Keeping an eye on the storm. Nowhere, at no time, was anyone told to write their names on their arms in case they were found dead. Where did you come up with that piece of misinformation?! Jill Well, perhaps the BBC is wrong, but I saw it on there. I saw an American, sherriff sort of person say "put your names on your arms" on BBC news. ------------------------------------------- Cannot speak to what you saw on BBC, but I saw a Facebook post the other day illustrating how to put your name and address on your pets leg in case they become separated. -- bill n It's better to have them microchipped, Bill. ------------------------------------------------- Very true, Tina. All of mine are. My thought is in such a severe situation it's just another layer of security! That's a good point. If the power is out, the chips probably couldn't be read. Hadn't thought of that, yes address on pet's leg is a good idea. I hope it's not necessary., because if it is, your pet will be drowned :'( Not necessarily. Usually after a disaster there are some pets that are rounded up and taken to shelters or veterinary offices. That's true, too. I've seen quite a few images on the news of pets being rescued. Beloved pets are often the reason some people won't evacuate. Not all the emergency evacuation shelters are in a position to take pets. Think about it: if all the evac shelters accepted cats, dogs, birds, etc. along with all the people... It becomes (sometimes) a choice to stay with your pets or leave them behind. What a terrible choice to have to make. Jill joy wrote: I agree. I think about that sometimes. We don't have hurricanes here, but we're overdue for a big earthquake, which sometimes involvs evacuations. My cats are both afraid of the cat carrier, and I don't know how I'd get them in it. My neighbors would probably help, but the cats are also afraid of people other than me. I just keep praying I don't have to make that choice, because I honestly don't know what I'd do. _________________________________________________ Wow, that's such an impossible situation. I hope and pray it'll never be an issue. -- bill n |
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On 9/18/2018 7:09 PM, Bill Nak wrote:
"joy"Â* wrote in message ... On 9/18/2018 2:47 PM, jmcquown wrote: On 9/17/2018 3:15 PM, joy wrote: On 9/17/2018 3:41 AM, Tina wrote: On 17/09/2018 00:09, joy wrote: On 9/16/2018 1:12 PM, Bill Nak wrote: "Tina"Â* wrote in message ... On 16/09/2018 02:46, Bill Nak wrote: "Tina"Â* wrote in message ... On 15/09/2018 17:21, jmcquown wrote: On 9/15/2018 11:58 AM, Tina wrote: I'm fairly sure he will have made certain he and his family are safe but it's still a bit worrying. I can't find out from my uncle (his father) or his brother as there's a bit of a family feud going on. Ridiculous, should have been sorted out 10 years ago, IMO. Okay. Purrs for everyone in danger. I heard that people were being told to write their names on their arms so their bodies could be identified, OMG. Wow. That's totally incorrect.Â* I have been watching the news on many channels and the National Hurricane Center online.Â* Keeping an eye on the storm.Â* Nowhere, at no time, was anyone told to write their names on their arms in case they were found dead. Where did you come up with that piece of misinformation?! Jill Well, perhaps the BBC is wrong, but I saw it on there.Â* I saw an American, sherriff sort of person say "put your names on your arms" on BBC news. ------------------------------------------- Cannot speak to what you saw on BBC, but I saw a Facebook post the other day illustrating how to put your name and address on your pets leg in case they become separated. -- bill n It's better to have them microchipped, Bill. ------------------------------------------------- Very true, Tina.Â* All of mine are.Â* My thought is in such a severe situation it's just another layer of security! That's a good point.Â* If the power is out, the chips probably couldn't be read. Hadn't thought of that, yes address on pet's leg is a good idea. I hope it's not necessary., because if it is, your pet will be drowned :'( Not necessarily.Â* Usually after a disaster there are some pets that are rounded up and taken to shelters or veterinary offices. That's true, too.Â* I've seen quite a few images on the news of pets being rescued. Beloved pets are often the reason some people won't evacuate.Â* Not all the emergency evacuation shelters are in a position to take pets. Think about it: if all the evac shelters accepted cats, dogs, birds, etc. along with all the people... It becomes (sometimes) a choice to stay with your pets or leave them behind.Â* What a terrible choice to have to make. Jill joy wrote: I agree.Â* I think about that sometimes.Â* We don't have hurricanes here, but we're overdue for a big earthquake, which sometimes involvs evacuations.Â* My cats are both afraid of the cat carrier, and I don't know how I'd get them in it.Â* My neighbors would probably help, but the cats are also afraid of people other than me.Â* I just keep praying I don't have to make that choice, because I honestly don't know what I'd do. _________________________________________________ Wow, that's such an impossible situation.Â* I hope and pray it'll never be an issue. Thank you. |
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