The whole Tsunami deal...
 

The UN is calling it the "biggest disaster EVER"
Last I heard, the bodycount was at 26,000 and climbing, throughout India, Thailand and Sri Lanka.

Families torn from eachother by the raging water, tens of thousands killed (and I don't think they've even found half the bodies yet), and literally millions left homeless, in countries that are already poor, and heavily relied upon tourism to make a living.
This is very bad for these countries, and could be the beggining of a downward spiral if they do not receive the help they are in need of.

I actually have a friend in Sri Lanka, and it's so messed up over there that I haven't been able to find out much, at this point, I can only hope that they're ok.

Anyway, just thought I'd do my bit...there's a few charity organisations over HERE working to send what releif they can.
I'm sure there's some operating everywhere...
So, folks...whether or not you have friends or family from any of the effected areas, or hey, even if you've at some point just enjoyed a thai or indian curry, or enjoyed a holiday under the excellent hospitality they offer in these countries....if you can throw a few bucks over their way, I'm sure that even though you'll never get the personal thanks you deserve - you'd be helping someone who's just lived through worse than most of us will (hopefully) ever have to.

I'M POSTING THIS HERE AND IN "EVENTS & HAPPENINGS", as I want everyone to see it.
Apologies if you've read it twice because of this.

- B

Re: The whole Tsunami deal...
 

don't tell me the UN has forgotten about Rwanda already?..
it was a disaster. its just that when the UN says it, it i get flashes of some cheap two bit second hand car dealer trying to sell me something.

Just information, man...it's not like I'm pimpin' my membership here or something.

yeah i gave ten bucks to oxfam.. i dont trust the un and i espeacily dont trust the red cross..

Yeah, oxfam is good here too...
So, how did they come up with the "worst disaster ever" bit? Is that determined solely on bodycount, or?

Very descent of you to post this Cheeba.

I work for a large company that looks after IT systems and applications for the business in these countries, and therefore we are contacted pretty much by every country that was affected by the Tsunami on a daily basis.

They have been pretty quiet the last few days as I am sure that they have bigger more important things to worry about.

Me and a few workmates donated some money this evening. Hope it will help.

Anyway, I am off to bed. It's been a long day.

i guess i'd better turn on the TV.

I only get my news on the radio when i'm going to work .. otherwise i have no exposure .. and since I havent been at work since xmas eve, i have no idea what happened.

Well...yeah, big disaster type thing...

I find it incomprehensible that so many [ over 40,000 so far ] could die at one time like that. And about half of them are children.

I shall be donating what ever I can.

well, according to christians .. its god's will.

i dont think I'll be finding jesus anytime soon.

I had thought about bringing the old "how can a just God let this happen" into it , but figured it would open a whole different can of worms.


hmmmm....looks like its out there now.

It all happens for a reason, just be thankful your not destitue like these poor people.

Yeah this really sucks. There is this one video they kept showing on CNN of people trying to grab onto something and being literally washed away with the current...I mean it looks as if the people are going to die. The footage was quite disturbing. Hoping they were able to get out.

its very sad.... but like fairy said, everything happens for a reason

just a part of life.. if theyre not washed away by a tsunami, killed by earthquakes, their starving, dieing of aids.. etc etc..

Your god is dead
and no one cares
if there is a hell
I'll see you there


-Trent Reznor

That's kinda innapropriote, man...

That a bunch of pilgrims bathing in the sea were killed kind of shows up ALL the religious/God stuff for what it is.

Anyway.....It's a truly terrible event and the scale is quite frankly tragedy off the scale.
But it's Mother Earth. It does what it does.
It was throwing up all kinds of things that we call 'natural disasters' millions of years before we were around to be affected by them.
People live on coastal areas, on tiny islands 3 foot above sea level and so on....
And as such things like this will happen because it's what the Earth does. It always has and it always will.
And in the end one of the things it does will hurt us.

It's how this World works. It's a massive tragedy, but it's the price we pay the living on Earth in general and for living in certain areas of it.

Don't forget you Americans...one day the San Francisco earthquake to end all earthquakes will happen.
We know, we live with such things, we make the choice.
It's what happens when Man lives in all areas of the World.

There's no one to be angry at (unless you beleive in a God....you can be angry at one of them) it's just they way our Planet is.

Not my intention.I just find it stupid anyone could claim the deaths of over 26,000 is thier gods "will".

I dont understand why they have to continue showing video of dead bodies and people being washed away on the news.

Its just like 9/11 when they had all the pictures of people jumping.


This is a very bad timne for them. My family is donating some money...every little bit helps I suppose.

Death Toll is now at over 67,000.....They're expecting it to double once the people that were washed out to sea begin to be found.....That's hella fucked up....

Im not cheeba for starters.
Im Anna "Spallalala". But since cheeba can't seem to sign out I can't get in arrghh.
I just wanted to post this once in here because we have a friend over in Sri Lanka. I spoke with her a few weeks back and we were planning her return. I dont know if she is ok. And it really sucks not knowing.
The last update I heard it was at 80,000 plus now. And it could double by the weekend.
I have noticed that every year around this time something happens. Last year wasn't it fires, or was that the year before. I dunno too wasted to really know.
And yeah orangestar, I do agree with what your saying. I mean theres usually kids watching and they dont need to see that kinda stuff, its messing with the childs emotions. Even if they have to see it at some point in there life, they dont need to see it on repeat.
And well I dont belive in god. I know someone is here with us. As to why all of this destruction and sorrow, well maybe there is a purpose.
I will be back under Spallalala again once i figure out how to get back haha.
Also, I reckon everyone here should go and donate some money to all of this. Cheeba and I are doing so today.

yeah it really sucks! I'll definitely throw some money into the relief effort. unfortunately people's curosity can lead to bad results. in a tsunami, the water gets sucked back into the ocean so lots of people often wonder onto the now dry land to see what's happening, and that's when most of the havoc begins.

I was watching more news on this eary this morning. It made me cry. It's just so sad. I love the way countrys are pulling together to help!!

The only somewhat negative thing I can say is.....It's funny how if the US steps in to take out a terrorist threat (such as Iraq) we are shunned as a whole and the world hates us, yet if a Tsunami wipes out a lot of people, then all of a sudden, Hey! We're the good guys! Send help, send money, Be humanitarians! How cool is that?

I hear ya!! Where shit till some country needs us!!

It helps keep us from being the biggest assholes on earth.

We always Help other countrys even if they hate us. We are a very giving nation!!

No one understands that....They just view us as blood thirsty tyrants that stick their nose where it doesn't belong........

I think most Americans would like to think so.What band is your avatar btw?

I was also wondering what band it was!!

It kind of looks like Doghead.

Dr. Loomis, So how are you likeing it here?? Seems like your fitting Right in!!

Hey like maybe you guys could start another thread....?

Hey like so sorry to disturb you.

Sorry cheeb!! :(

So much for trying to keep it polite.
If you wanna talk about shit that's not on topic, start a fucking thread of your own, ok retard?

ps - It's cool amk...I just didn't need to be bitched at about it.

Way to start with name calling.Are you an asshole all the time or did you reserve this honor for me?I can understand you may be offended by my sarcasm but that was hardly "bitching" at you.I felt you were a tad on the rude side for complaining about something that happens in most threads here, i understand you would like to keep your thread on topic, however.

Just you for now...
Yeah, you - the one that couldn't "deal with" me politely requesting you from dropping "unrelated" allover my thread.

I just get off track some times!! ;)