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VickieB
Sep 1, 2012, 8:00:35 AM9/1/12
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"Louisiana Father-Son Team Rescues 120 From Flooding"
"Residents of Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana were shocked by Hurricane
Isaac Wednesday morning when ocean water burst over the Mississippi River
levee, covering their town and leaving thousands trapped in attics and on
roofs.
Jesse Shaffer, 25, and his father, also named Jesse Shaffer, 53, both of
Braithwaite, La., stayed behind in their town to rescue their friends.
While police and the fire department were unable to reach some stranded
people using their vehicles, the Shaffers were able to save lives using
boats. ....
Their rescue mission began at five a.m. Wednesday at a local auditorium,
where they rescued 10 people including a baby and an elderly man, they said.
The Shaffers had to break through the attic ventilation system to reach the
victims.
"They'd call me and didn't know the water was coming up until it was late,
and they'd call me to come get them," the older Shaffer said. "We had to
scramble and try to find a boat 'cause none of the sheriff's department or
anybody could come to this end of the parish."
The Shaffers rescued a family of five, including three children under the
age of 6, from the roof of their trailer home just minutes before water
overtopped it. The rescue was the older Shaffer's most memorable of the day.
"They were all on there, screaming their lungs out," he said. ........"
http://abcnews.go.com/US/louisiana-father-son-team-rescues-60-people-flooding/story?id=17108885
120 people, and dozens of animals .. they didn't sit back and moan about
losing their home, they got busy helping people. This article didn't mention
it, but on TV they told about the son giving up his seat in the boat to a
rescued person .. he and a dog had to wait for a long time on a rooftop for
his dad to come back for him .. all this went on for 12 hours, in 80-mph
winds and heavy rain.
Bless their brave great hearts.
v
"Residents of Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana were shocked by Hurricane
Isaac Wednesday morning when ocean water burst over the Mississippi River
levee, covering their town and leaving thousands trapped in attics and on
roofs.
Jesse Shaffer, 25, and his father, also named Jesse Shaffer, 53, both of
Braithwaite, La., stayed behind in their town to rescue their friends.
While police and the fire department were unable to reach some stranded
people using their vehicles, the Shaffers were able to save lives using
boats. ....
Their rescue mission began at five a.m. Wednesday at a local auditorium,
where they rescued 10 people including a baby and an elderly man, they said.
The Shaffers had to break through the attic ventilation system to reach the
victims.
"They'd call me and didn't know the water was coming up until it was late,
and they'd call me to come get them," the older Shaffer said. "We had to
scramble and try to find a boat 'cause none of the sheriff's department or
anybody could come to this end of the parish."
The Shaffers rescued a family of five, including three children under the
age of 6, from the roof of their trailer home just minutes before water
overtopped it. The rescue was the older Shaffer's most memorable of the day.
"They were all on there, screaming their lungs out," he said. ........"
http://abcnews.go.com/US/louisiana-father-son-team-rescues-60-people-flooding/story?id=17108885
120 people, and dozens of animals .. they didn't sit back and moan about
losing their home, they got busy helping people. This article didn't mention
it, but on TV they told about the son giving up his seat in the boat to a
rescued person .. he and a dog had to wait for a long time on a rooftop for
his dad to come back for him .. all this went on for 12 hours, in 80-mph
winds and heavy rain.
Bless their brave great hearts.
v
seymore
Sep 1, 2012, 10:45:13 AM9/1/12
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On Sep 1, 7:00 am, "VickieB" <victo...@privacy.net> wrote:
> "Louisiana Father-Son Team Rescues 120 From Flooding"
>
> "Residents of Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana were shocked by Hurricane
> Isaac Wednesday morning when ocean water burst over the Mississippi River
> levee, covering their town and leaving thousands trapped in attics and on
> roofs.
>
> Jesse Shaffer, 25, and his father, also named Jesse Shaffer, 53, both of
> Braithwaite, La., stayed behind in their town to rescue their friends.
>
> While police and the fire department were unable to reach some stranded
> people using their vehicles, the Shaffers were able to save lives using
> boats. ....
>
> Their rescue mission began at five a.m. Wednesday at a local auditorium,
> where they rescued 10 people including a baby and an elderly man, they said.
> The Shaffers had to break through the attic ventilation system to reach the
> victims.
>
> "They'd call me and didn't know the water was coming up until it was late,
> and they'd call me to come get them," the older Shaffer said. "We had to
> scramble and try to find a boat 'cause none of the sheriff's department or
> anybody could come to this end of the parish."
>
> The Shaffers rescued a family of five, including three children under the
> age of 6, from the roof of their trailer home just minutes before water
> overtopped it. The rescue was the older Shaffer's most memorable of the day.
>
> "They were all on there, screaming their lungs out," he said. ........"
>
> http://abcnews.go.com/US/louisiana-father-son-team-rescues-60-people-...
> "Louisiana Father-Son Team Rescues 120 From Flooding"
>
> "Residents of Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana were shocked by Hurricane
> Isaac Wednesday morning when ocean water burst over the Mississippi River
> levee, covering their town and leaving thousands trapped in attics and on
> roofs.
>
> Jesse Shaffer, 25, and his father, also named Jesse Shaffer, 53, both of
> Braithwaite, La., stayed behind in their town to rescue their friends.
>
> While police and the fire department were unable to reach some stranded
> people using their vehicles, the Shaffers were able to save lives using
> boats. ....
>
> Their rescue mission began at five a.m. Wednesday at a local auditorium,
> where they rescued 10 people including a baby and an elderly man, they said.
> The Shaffers had to break through the attic ventilation system to reach the
> victims.
>
> "They'd call me and didn't know the water was coming up until it was late,
> and they'd call me to come get them," the older Shaffer said. "We had to
> scramble and try to find a boat 'cause none of the sheriff's department or
> anybody could come to this end of the parish."
>
> The Shaffers rescued a family of five, including three children under the
> age of 6, from the roof of their trailer home just minutes before water
> overtopped it. The rescue was the older Shaffer's most memorable of the day.
>
> "They were all on there, screaming their lungs out," he said. ........"
>
>
> 120 people, and dozens of animals .. they didn't sit back and moan about
> losing their home, they got busy helping people.
remarkable difference between cry baby libs and take-charge
> 120 people, and dozens of animals .. they didn't sit back and moan about
> losing their home, they got busy helping people.
conservatives, hey!?
> This article didn't mention
> it, but on TV they told about the son giving up his seat in the boat to a
> rescued person .. he and a dog had to wait for a long time on a rooftop for
> his dad to come back for him .. all this went on for 12 hours, in 80-mph
> winds and heavy rain.
>
> Bless their brave great hearts.
> v
what's the bets?
JD
Joy
Sep 1, 2012, 2:21:14 PM9/1/12
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"VickieB" <vict...@privacy.net> wrote in message
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Yes, indeed!
Joy
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Joy
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Sep 1, 2012, 4:02:31 PM9/1/12
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On Sep 1, 1:21 pm, "Joy" <toas...@real-me.net> wrote:
> "VickieB" <victo...@privacy.net> wrote in message
> >http://abcnews.go.com/US/louisiana-father-son-team-rescues-60-people-...
Monday?
> "VickieB" <victo...@privacy.net> wrote in message
>
> > 120 people, and dozens of animals .. they didn't sit back and moan about
> > losing their home, they got busy helping people. This article didn't
> > mention
> > it, but on TV they told about the son giving up his seat in the boat to a
> > rescued person .. he and a dog had to wait for a long time on a rooftop
> > for
> > his dad to come back for him .. all this went on for 12 hours, in 80-mph
> > winds and heavy rain.
>
> > Bless their brave great hearts.
> > v
>
> Yes, indeed!
>
> Joy
will obamessiah talk to those guys when FORCED to visit the area
> > 120 people, and dozens of animals .. they didn't sit back and moan about
> > losing their home, they got busy helping people. This article didn't
> > mention
> > it, but on TV they told about the son giving up his seat in the boat to a
> > rescued person .. he and a dog had to wait for a long time on a rooftop
> > for
> > his dad to come back for him .. all this went on for 12 hours, in 80-mph
> > winds and heavy rain.
>
> > Bless their brave great hearts.
> > v
>
> Yes, indeed!
>
> Joy
Monday?
Jean B.
Sep 1, 2012, 9:52:10 PM9/1/12
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Chazz
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