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Hurricane Relief - What Would You Bring?

Posted by Cliff on from the gulf-assistance dept.

andyring asks: "In a few weeks, I will be going with a group from my church down to some of the hardest-hit areas in Louisiana and Mississippi to volunteer in the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. We will be there six days, and have 10 people going so far. At this point, I don't know much more than we'll be in either Slidell, La. on the northeast shore of Lake Ponchartrain, or Pass Christian, Miss., right on the Gulf Coast near Gulfport/Biloxi. Not knowing what we'll be faced with, and having somewhat limited room for supplies, tools and equipment (probably a U-haul trailer), what would you bring on a journey such as this? Any Slashdot readers between Lincoln, Neb. and the New Orleans area interested in contributing to our effort, such as donations of equipment/supplies/tools/etc?"

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  1. Some supplies by TEMM · · Score: 4, Funny

    Lets see... Hammers, Nails, Chainsaw, good old handsaw, axes some saw horses stuff you dont need electricity for.

  2. Why, what else?!?! by MightyMait · · Score: 5, Funny

    All your favorite Linux distros so you can "secure" all the Windows machines you find.

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  3. TWO WORDS. by eosp · · Score: 5, Funny

    Duct tape.

  4. Meh... by computerdude33 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I already live here, so please, feel free to bring along a *AHEM50inTVAHEM* so I can watch TV like a king.

    (*Disclaimer: I do live in Mississippi [Ocean Springs])

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  5. Adams said it best by Valarauk · · Score: 5, Funny
    A towel is about the most massively useful thing your going to be able to bring.

    :)

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  6. Once again, the French are to blame by Zeph · · Score: 2, Funny
    It wasn't God who brought the destruction to the people - but the ineptitude of people in the government and those who decided to build a city below sea level.

    I like it, it's a good spin: In their first military victory, planned nearly three hundred years ago, the French brought destruction to the people of New Orleans.
  7. Re:Power inverters by magarity · · Score: 3, Funny

    I needed to charge a video camera battery at a logging protest
     
    I'm sure the tress you were protecting were grateful for the sacrifice of the trees and other natural resources used to produce the video camera, battery, and their respective manuals.