So, here's my Michelle's a doofus story of the day....I wanted to go see if the pet rescue was set up yet but the only vehicle over here that I had any luck with is one of the shrimp trucks....so here I am driving around a box-truck with FRESH SHRIMP on all four sides in HUGE 15" red letters...but hey, it gets me around and it has A/C so I go down to the coliseum and the staging ground is set up and 18 wheelers are there full of supplies from private donors...it's utterly awesome to see what animal lovers donate for the orphaned animals, I helped after Katrina & Rita and I was just amazed at this operation, the goal is to assemble 700 crates a day to put rescued animals in and fly them out to foster homes all over the country, they'll get top notch vet care and shots and baths and de-worming and hugs and kisses and of course all the food and water they can stand before they leave here...the volunteer ratio is 1 volunteer per 5 animals...that's pretty good and they have been through so much that they all get along beautifully, I've got pictuers of cats and dogs sleeping together after being rescued in '05. So, anyhoo, they finally opened the 1-800 line for people who have evacuated to call in and give their address if they've left a pet behind and they can't get back to their home and we go and break in their home and rescue their animals...my favorite job...there have been over 10,000 calls today already we were told....Well, when I got to the arena area, there was a church using the parking lot to distribute hot meals, bags full of staple goods, toiletries and ice & water to whomever needed it...if there weren't 400 cars in line, my name aint Michelle but anyway, the coolest part was that the youth members of the church were directing traffic and everything was nice and orderly and efficient...
