[nagdu] Hurricane Irine (or Irene)

Mon Aug 29 20:52:39 UTC 2011

I hope you are all OK.  Yes service animals are allowed in emergency 
shelters.

Julie Phillipson
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 3:33 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Hurricane Irine (or Irene)

> We are in the Hurricane area of Long Island, the person who says this is 
> off topic, when it comes to concerns of it's members is it not off topic.
>
> We are not in the evacuation area of Long Island, we should talk to the 
> evacuation policy people here in the city and long island, they have other 
> areas for dogs, separate ones with the aspca I have been hearing, and I 
> want them to make sure that people who are disabled should be able to keep 
> there animals with them.
>
> I have not heard anything about this, but will finding out sometime today 
> about it, and if we need some advocacy work here in NY. We need to speak 
> to those in hurricane states and find our what your emergency plans are so 
> we can implement here in our emergency evacuations and shelters.
>
> Also we are helping some of our NFB members, by staying with us during 
> this time, since where they live is being evacuated.
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Marsha Drenth" <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 8:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Hurricane Irine (or Irene)
>
>
>> Thank you for the thoughts. This girl who is originally from Texas, who 
>> can
>> handle tornadoes, bad storms with lightening, the heat, and now the snow.
>> Here in PA, we have had a earthquake and now an impending hurricane. 
>> Since I
>> moved to the East coast, the weather has been crazy. Maybe its me.
>>
>> I am outside of Philadelphia. We have our drinking water. And will see 
>> what
>> happens from here on out. We will hope for the best, but prepare for the
>> worse.
>>
>> All the east coasters, be careful and safe!
>>
>> Marsha
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Criminal Justice Major Extraordinaire
>> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 8:13 PM
>> To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
>> Subject: [nagdu] Hurricane Irine (or Irene)
>>
>> Hi, all,
>> Just wanted to let everyone know that Odie and I will be praying for 
>> those
>> of you who are impacted by Hurricane Irine (or Irene).
>> I usually try not to say this on list too much, and I know I'll probably 
>> be
>> blasted by a lot for doing this by some moderators on some list, but here 
>> it
>>
>> goes...
>> Dear Father,
>> I ask that you please keep many of those and their four-legged furry 
>> friends
>>
>> safe and sound that are going to be impacted by the latest hurricane that 
>> is
>>
>> 800 square feet wide.
>> Let's hope that no lives are lost humans and four-legged furry friends
>> alike.
>> AMan.
>> My aunt Kathy and uncle mike have a summer property on the beach in North
>> Carolina, so I also hope they don't end up losing all of the summer
>> property, but have a feeling that it may happen.
>> There was a hurricane that hit where their summer property is at last 
>> year
>> in 2010, but thankfully, nothing was damaged or lost.
>> As for the many states that are impacted by this hurricane, many publi
>> transportations like buses and rail/subway will be cut off and no air
>> flights will be happening.
>> Many airports will probably end up losing a lot of money with all of this
>> going on.
>> I'm sure Colorado will be affected by hurricane winds later down the road 
>> as
>>
>> well, so am prepared for that and honestly I definitely plan to listen to
>> what Odie is indicating if he starts behaving weird and going crazy.
>> You'd think I would have learned to listen to him and take him seriously
>> before when he's tried to warn me before of the weather and danger, but I
>> guess I haven't listened to him enough nor taken him seriously before.
>> So, I know I'd better do so this time or deal with him kicking my behind
>> pretty good.
>> Well, back off to read more emails and then will have to get off the net 
>> for
>>
>> McAffe to install more updates.
>> *Smigh*
>> Bibi and retired Odie
>> the happy spirited bounty labra wolf
>> because he behaves like a wolf at times
>>
>>
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