All About Natural Disasters

[MattPie]

I didn't think to post it here, but a couple weeks ago a tornado came through Amish country 10 miles from my house. I happened to drive through a couple days later and it was crazy how many people (both Amish and English) were out cleaning up. They had a new barn framed and roofed already to house the animals that were in a barn that didn't make it.

 

http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/community-hundreds-of-amish-helping-to-rebuild-after-tornado-damages/article_a7eea0a4-dca1-11e5-a7ec-b7c91e410a6b.html

[Doohicksie]

16 years ago today in Fort Worth

 

     

[Wyldnwoody44]

I am reviving this thread, after the recent tragic earthquake in Ecuador, I am going to be volunteering 2 weeks of my time in mid May to help treat victims of the disaster as well as treating patients in the underserved areas of Ecuador in the rainforest.

 

During that time I will have aspiring medical students with Me, to help translate, triage and pass medications. I am paying out of pocket for myself and others to go down and help with this cause.

 

If anyone is interested in donating to the cause, I am working with Timmy corporation as well as Doctors without borders, I am not sure how this works, but I could direct to a site to make a donation or I could solicit the donation personally and make sure it goes to the people of Ecuador while I am down there next month, and allot it to the families/patients that have suffered the most.

 

I am very excited to do this work, it'll make working in medicine much more gratifying compared to how we have it in the developed countries.

 

Any input or advice that anyone here has would be welcome as well.

[Weave]

Awesome on you.  Thank you for the selfless act.

[Eleven]

I had no idea there was an earthquake in Ecuador.  Head up my ass, I guess.  Wyld, I'd love to help.  Please post a link.

[Wyldnwoody44]

It was a big one on the Richter scale, I will try and post a link, I usually post from my cell and am not great with anything other than words.

[josie]

Yeah, post a link when you get a chance and I'll throw some bucks your way. Doctors w/o Borders is a good org- I've had a lot of friends travel with them to do good. 

 

Very awesome that you're doing this. 

[North Buffalo]

Will let my boss know here at St Joes Hospital in Yonkers and find out what catholic charities are doing. Will let you guys know if it can help.

Edited April 20, 2016 by North Buffalo

[North Buffalo]

State Department info on affected areas: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/news/ecuador-earthquake.html

[Wyldnwoody44]

I have started a go fund me page, as I think this is the best way to do things, and one of the few things I'm familiar with.

 

 

Https://gofundme.com/Ecuador-relief

 

Please let me know if there are any issues with the link, thank you all in advance!!!

Edited April 20, 2016 by Wyldnwoody44

[biodork]

Good man, Wyld.

[Wyldnwoody44]

Thanks guys, I have raised 250$ in about a day, so that's a good start. If anyone has anything that would seem fitting to bring down to give to patients/victims I would be willing to fly down with whatever I can fit in my luggage

[North Buffalo]

http://www.catholiccharitiesdpb.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.details&ArticleId=301

[Wyldnwoody44]

Awesome, I will donate to that, thanks for the link

[JJFIVEOH]

Pretty cool pic from Fort Worth tonight. 

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154252424748304&set=a.438787343303.242650.653798303&type=3&theater

 

Looked pretty nasty (still does) with that front rolling through. 

[Doohicksie]

Pretty cool pic from Fort Worth tonight. 

 

Looked pretty nasty (still does) with that front rolling through.

Brian Luenser lives in a tower in downtown Fort Worth.  He gets some amazing shots.  The Trinity River is about as deep as I've ever seen it.

 

We had a gully washer during my commute home today here in Fort Worth.  It was raining hard enough that the tollway slowed down to about 10 mph because you simply couldn't see a car more than 10 feet in front of yours.  Lots and lots of lightning too.

Edited April 30, 2016 by Robin Egg

[JJFIVEOH]

Hope Tornado season is kind. You know Brian?

[Doohicksie]

Kind of.  I've met him a few times, and used to be Facebook friends.  He posted a picture from about that same angle when we got snow and called it a blizzard.  I responded jokingly, saying, that's no blizzard, it's a dusting.  Apparently he took offense and defriended and blocked me.  (We had previously clashed on politics, so maybe that was just the last straw.)

[JJFIVEOH]

Kind of.  I've met him a few times, and used to be Facebook friends.  He posted a picture from about that same angle when we got snow and called it a blizzard.  I responded jokingly, saying, that's no blizzard, it's a dusting.  Apparently he took offense and defriended and blocked me.  (We had previously clashed on politics, so maybe that was just the last straw.)

 

Oh geez. You're probably better off. If everybody got mad and/or cut people out of their lives because of disagreements and jokes......... nobody would have any friends.

[bunomatic]

Fort mack is on fire. Forced evacuation of a population of up to 80 000 taking place while the wildfire burns. Some of the clips i've seen sent out by friends look like they are driving through hell. Scary shite. 

[That Aud Smell]

Just watched a time lapse video thst an evacuee took: Terrifying.

[Wyldnwoody44]

Another earthquake hit Ecuador today, 6.7 magnitude, killed 700 and injured about 20k. In the same area as last month's quake.... I am leaving Saturday morning to offer medical services, wish me luck as I'm sure I'll be enduring aftershocks.

[3putt]

Good luck and God's speed.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

I will be thinking and praying for you woody and for all the people you will be helping.

 

Thank you for doing this.

[JJFIVEOH]

Damn dude, stay safe down there.