WELL ROOMIES, WHAT A WEEKEND... FIRST THE HURRICANE IN TEXAS OF WHICH MY BROTHER HAS TO EVACUATE... THEN THAT TERRIBLE TRAIN WRECK IN CHATSWORTH CA.
IT WAS ANNOUNCED ON THE NEWS TONIGHT... THE FREIGHT TRAIN WAS HEADED FROM OXNARD, CA GOIN SOUTHBOUND.. AND THAT METROLINK WAS GOING NORTH BOUND BRINGING HOME WORKERS FOR THE DAY.. WELL, EVIDENTLY THIS METROLINK ENGINEER HAD MADE SOME FRIENDS ALONG THE TRACKS AND THEY USE TO TEXT MESSAGE HIM AND HE WOULD TEXT THEM BACK. EVIDENTLY HE DIDN'T LOOK UP AND SEE THAT THE LIGHT WAS RED.. HE WAS SUPPOSE TO PULL OFF AND LET THE OTHER TRAIN PASS BY.. BUT HE DIDN'T SEE IT BECAUSE OF TEXT MESSAGING. THUS THEY HIT HEAD ON. ABOUT 20 DIED ON THE METROLINK, INCLUDING THE ENGINEER. CAN U JUST IMAGINE THE LAW SUITS AGAINST METROLINK??? PLUS TODAY IN MY HOME TOWN, 5 TEENAGE BOYS WERE KILLED.. EVIDENTLY THEY WEREN'T WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS.. AND THEY HIT A TREE.. THE DRIVER WAS DRUNK.. AND HE SURVIVED.. LOOKS LIKE HE MAYBE FACING SOME PRISON TIME.
I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE SEEN PPL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OTHER PPL DURING TRAGIDIES SUCH AS HURRICANE IKE. WELL, MY BROTHER AND HIS FAMILY BOOKED A HOTEL IN TEMPLE, TX AT THE COMFORT INN.
THEY PAID 95.00 FOR A SUITE.. THE NEXT GUY THAT CAME INTO THE HOTEL JUST WANTED A SINGLE ROOM AND IT COST HIM 100.00 THEN ANOTHER CAME IN ABOUT 15 MIN LATER AND THE PRICE HAD SHOT UP TO 105.00 FOR A SINGLE. I THINK THAT IS WRONGGGGGGGG TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PPL. DURING A CRISIS.
THEN IN TEX.. 2 GUYS WENT AND BOUGHT 300.00 GENERATORS CUZ THERE IS NO ELECTRICITY BACK IN PARTS OF TX. AND WERE SELLING THEM FOR 1400.00... WHAT A RIP OFF!!!! THANK GAWD MY BROTHER HAS HIS OWN GENERATOR.. IFFFFFFFFFF HE EVEN HAS A HOUSE TO GO HOME TOO!!!
HUGS ~ ELVIS
PS: I'VE SEEN BETTER DAYS,, TRUST ME!!!!
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