tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post2630047936766028348..comments2024-03-03T22:02:43.757-04:00Comments on Quiet Laughter: Patricia... And the disaster it promisesGuilie Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-91711307989673145142015-10-26T23:50:32.808-04:002015-10-26T23:50:32.808-04:00My boss is aok! He said they were a day ahead of t...My boss is aok! He said they were a day ahead of the storm. When he was in Puerto Vallarta, he heard a woman talk about the hurricane. he didn't even know it was coming. It was blue skies, calm and wonderful. Hopefully there has not been too much flooding. Since the hurricane died down, so has the mediaBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-61423197185794113142015-10-25T15:14:35.978-04:002015-10-25T15:14:35.978-04:00Thank you, Susan! I saw your reply to my comment o...Thank you, Susan! I saw your reply to my comment on your blog, and very much appreciate your concern... Yes, fantastic that the storm brought less fury than expected! Devastation's still pretty serious, though, especially because the affected areas are on the less economically developed side. But it could've been much, much worse—and for that we're all very thankful :)Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-34215080002917043022015-10-25T15:12:39.503-04:002015-10-25T15:12:39.503-04:00Thank you so much, Denise! Yes, you're very ri...Thank you so much, Denise! Yes, you're very right... Disaster relief is badly organized, and equipped, in Mexico, which makes any storm/flood/earthquake all the worse. The storm kind of fell apart shortly after landfall, so destruction wasn't as bad as everyone thought... But it was still bad, and people there are struggling to pick up the pieces. Thank you so much for sharing; any help will be very welcome, and international awareness is, perhaps, the best way to keep those Mexican relief organizations in line :)Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-51419986538221375152015-10-25T05:20:38.977-04:002015-10-25T05:20:38.977-04:00Thanks for bringing this to our attention Guilie -...Thanks for bringing this to our attention Guilie - and providing links for disaster relief. Here in SA we were notified of Patricia (i commented back to you on my blog post the other day) and my thoughts went to you even though you're pretty far away from the eye of the storm. I know that it was downgraded to a 1 so this is good.Susan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041548718544123557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-24770693137744119292015-10-25T00:57:49.072-04:002015-10-25T00:57:49.072-04:00Hey Guillie. I was thinking of you when Patricia h...Hey Guillie. I was thinking of you when Patricia hit. I actually have written a forward to tomorrow's post. Now I will add some/all of those links to help. Australians are so used to these disasters, but I daresay Mexico does not have the systems in place as we do which lessens the impact somewhat. I was pleased to see safe havens opened for people escaping Patricia's fury. I pray everyone will stay safe during this horrendous disaster of a storm. And I will find a way to help.<br /><br />Denise :-)Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-77077422138433887152015-10-24T12:48:14.849-04:002015-10-24T12:48:14.849-04:00It's amazing how often relief organizations no...It's amazing how often relief organizations not just drop but miss the ball entirely. I'm glad you got good help—and thanks for mentioning Samaritan's Purse; I'd never heard of them. Yes, churches are often the most personal-care oriented when large-scale tragedies happen. Glad you had at least a few to lend a hand :)<br /><br />Thanks for the visit, Stephanie!Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-49781804393536900792015-10-24T12:45:31.736-04:002015-10-24T12:45:31.736-04:00Thank you, Birgit :) I'm waaaay away in Curaça...Thank you, Birgit :) I'm waaaay away in Curaçao, so this won't affect us at all—but I feel helpless being so far away from my country and watching this unfold... I don't have family in the affected area, just a few acquaintances (apparently everyone's OK), but this is something that will have an impact on the whole country, economically and in terms of morale. <br /><br />I do hope your boss is okay... Patricia went from a tropical storm to a category 5 hurricane in something like 24 hours (outrageously fast), so let's hope all seaborne vessels had time to get out of its path. The advantage of it growing so fast, though, is that it didn't have time to build up on surge and water (like, say, Katrina). Also, the area of hurricane-force winds was pretty limited (something like 10 miles). Do let me know when you hear from your boss, though... <br /><br />Thanks for the visit!Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-44304573807584989462015-10-24T08:49:12.739-04:002015-10-24T08:49:12.739-04:00Our house flooded in the Nashville flood and we fo...Our house flooded in the Nashville flood and we found Samaritan's Purse was the only charity that actually showed up, brooms in hand, and helped. Most other charities just kind of threw some bottled water at us and ran. Oh...and churches in the area. The churches were AMAZING!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-48389906294058009282015-10-24T00:48:58.431-04:002015-10-24T00:48:58.431-04:00Oh my...I hope you are OK. You are right about the...Oh my...I hope you are OK. You are right about the animals which is what I think of first actually. Last Saturday my boss went for a 1 week cruise to Mexico! He and his wife were to go to Puerto Vallarta to visit with friends but the cruise ship was on the Pacific side all this week. I actually hope he and his wife are OKBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.com