Posted by NE IA on June 20, 2008 at 21:39:38 from (12.214.15.90):
In Reply to: OT: Iowa Flooding posted by E.B. Haymakin' on June 20, 2008 at 18:34:29:
As far as production needs, heck we still have lots of land in the CRP. The big farmers are farming the government--look for yourselves at EWG farm subsaties.
The president offered us lots of government money--oh wait !!! We were offered as much as we spend overseas in our war against someting for some reason, whatever catchy name it has now. OH yea my mistake---a little over what we spend in one month that is.
You no doubt feel that we are always better and more deserving than --you know---them others. Why not help everyone in the USA? and choke off the funds for any overseas hand outs till the budget is balanced.
Blame anyone you like, but everyone of us gamble, and some win and some loose. If you win we will give you a tax break in the USA. If you do not get a gift from your parents we will call you lazy probably. Some of us blessed folks have no idea what it is to loose everything. Some can't afford to live up on the hill and buy more insurance for whatever. Many can't afford to live because inflation has not made them wealthy as many of us have harvested. Some folks did not catch a break, they just went broke. We need to be thankfull for our gifts, and sometimes our gift of knowledge, some a gift of luck.
For everyone who got wealthy after a disaster--as others have claimed to know suck cases, there are thousands that lost everything, and will never recover. This in IOWA is real, I was blessed to live on high ground in a town without a river or stream, or a tornado.
While I'm up and a stompin FEMA is a joke at best. The max. of $28,000.00 is 22 months away for anyone if it is like the last flood in our area. FEMA in the last flood did not help one business, or church. They were there to prommise a bright future for home owners. They for a large part were there for the pay off to the bankers that held the morgages. And NOT FOR THE FOLKS THAT LOST EVERYTHING.
Our crops look kinda tough as our nitrogen was washed away or shoved down out of usable sight.
Red Cross was great in Elkader Iowa, and the young folks worked there butts off.
Parkersberg tornado made a mess, and the politicians and media centered there attention around them. I wish I could have helped more, because they deserve it, and so do many others that got no coverage at all. I'm so dang ticked at our government making nothing more than photo options when so many folks cry themselves to sleep at night. For those who suggest Iowans should pick up the pieces--take a good look because after a tornado the pieces are pretty small and scattered, and after a flood they are very wet and muddy.
On the bright side we as a country can get er done, this time it may take a little more time.
For those that see nothing but sun and roses after being kicked---well maybe you just have not been kicked enough yet. Just kiddin on that one.
I hope I did not scare anyone, just venting as yesterday I was driving the DAV van going north on I 380 leaving Iowa City heading towards Cedar Rapids when we met the King is a coming croud. We estamated 45- 50 autos with lights of every color and as bright as my ol hound dogs front tooth. The Press - a dent I guess was in a chopper making sure there was actualy a real flood. Any guesses how much money that ordeal cost the tax payer? I'm a thinkin about as much as the flood re--leaf package they will be a sending.
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