You want to know what some Rainbow family are doing? Read the reality. Sorry for the long post but I thought this explained all best.
Greetings from the New Waveland Cafe!
New Waveland Cafe Reconstructed after Rita
Announcing the Tornado Lounge
Please Call Before Coming Here and Don't Bring Children
FOR WIDE DISTRIBUTION
Things are running smoothly again here in Waveland after everyone
EXCEPT the New Waveland Cafe bugged out for Hurricane Rita. Many folks
still living in tents and tarps on the toxic ground were unable to flee
and were grateful for three hot meals a day in spite of high winds, lots of
rain, and scattered tornados.
We had to take down our large tents, but the structure we served under
for those five days--an army tent donated by China--remains standing as
the Tornado Lounge, serving ice cold smoothies all day long.
Inaugurated on Monday night after re-setting the kitchen and Cafe under
our large tents, the Tornado Lounge serves as a mellow place for playing
music, reading, socializing, and forgetting the day's traumas in this troubled corner of the world.
If you plan to volunteer at the New Waveland Cafe, please call me at
(828) 280-6338. We now have a procedure in place for plugging in an
appropriate number of volunteers for what we are doing here. We match
your dates and skills with our needs.
Once again, please note: IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN, DO NOT BRING THEM HERE
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WHATSOEVER. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY VOLUNTEERS
WHO BRING CHILDREN. This is a disaster zone. The level of toxicity in
the area coupled with extreme and unrelenting heat (index at 105-115
every day) make this a graveyard for infants, small children, sick
people, and folks in not the best shape.
Only come here if you are in excellent health and physical condition.
A volunteer with our partner, BCOC, has been hospitalized with a heart
attack due to heat stroke. Others drop every day from heat exhaustion.
We have no need whatsoever for volunteers who cannot put in a full
day's work in extreme heat. Furthermore, we all worry about the
effects of long-term exposure to this environment.
WE WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO SUBJECT YOUR CHILDREN TO THESE CONDITIONS ON
OUR BEHALF.
On a side note, you should leave your dog at home, too. I regret
bringing Calvin, a tough old road dog who is having an extremely hard
time here even with a somewhat air conditioned bus to live in. Other dogs
who have arrived are not happy either. There's too much toxic mischief
for them to get into here, no water in which to cool off, no non-toxic
place to lay on the ground--in short, not a good place for dogs.
Hancock County EOC has asked the New Waveland Cafe to remain open until
Thanksgiving. Aaron, Clovis, Stone, and I have accepted and plan to
remain. Others will probably also stay or come and go. Again, please
call before showing up.
I'm going to attempt to post the minutes from our 8pm Meeting every
day. Like everything I do in communications, it depends on how much
time I have available and how well the internet is working.
Thanks for your Continuing Support
Arjay Sutton
Phone: (828) 280-6338
email: newwavelandcafe@yahoo.com
www.newwavelandcafe.blogspot.com
Donations: http://tinyurl.com/cqdky
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You want to know what some Rainbow family are doing? Read the reality. Sorry for the long post but I thought this explained all best. Greetings from the New Waveland Cafe! New Waveland Cafe Reconstructed after Rita Announcing the Tornado Lounge Please Call Before Coming Here and Don't Bring Children FOR WIDE DISTRIBUTION Things are running smoothly again here in Waveland after everyone EXCEPT the New Waveland Cafe bugged out for Hurricane Rita. Many folks still living in tents and tarps on the toxic ground were unable to flee and were grateful for three hot meals a day in spite of high winds, lots of rain, and scattered tornados. We had to take down our large tents, but the structure we served under for those five days--an army tent donated by China--remains standing as the Tornado Lounge, serving ice cold smoothies all day long. Inaugurated on Monday night after re-setting the kitchen and Cafe under our large tents, the Tornado Lounge serves as a mellow place for playing music, reading, socializing, and forgetting the day's traumas in this troubled corner of the world. If you plan to volunteer at the New Waveland Cafe, please call me at (828) 280-6338. We now have a procedure in place for plugging in an appropriate number of volunteers for what we are doing here. We match your dates and skills with our needs. Once again, please note: IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN, DO NOT BRING THEM HERE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WHATSOEVER. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY VOLUNTEERS WHO BRING CHILDREN. This is a disaster zone. The level of toxicity in the area coupled with extreme and unrelenting heat (index at 105-115 every day) make this a graveyard for infants, small children, sick people, and folks in not the best shape. Only come here if you are in excellent health and physical condition. A volunteer with our partner, BCOC, has been hospitalized with a heart attack due to heat stroke. Others drop every day from heat exhaustion. We have no need whatsoever for volunteers who cannot put in a full day's work in extreme heat. Furthermore, we all worry about the effects of long-term exposure to this environment. WE WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO SUBJECT YOUR CHILDREN TO THESE CONDITIONS ON OUR BEHALF. On a side note, you should leave your dog at home, too. I regret bringing Calvin, a tough old road dog who is having an extremely hard time here even with a somewhat air conditioned bus to live in. Other dogs who have arrived are not happy either. There's too much toxic mischief for them to get into here, no water in which to cool off, no non-toxic place to lay on the ground--in short, not a good place for dogs. Hancock County EOC has asked the New Waveland Cafe to remain open until Thanksgiving. Aaron, Clovis, Stone, and I have accepted and plan to remain. Others will probably also stay or come and go. Again, please call before showing up. I'm going to attempt to post the minutes from our 8pm Meeting every day. Like everything I do in communications, it depends on how much time I have available and how well the internet is working. Thanks for your Continuing Support Arjay Sutton Phone: (828) 280-6338 email: newwavelandcafe@yahoo.com www.newwavelandcafe.blogspot.com Donations: http://tinyurl.com/cqdky