QuoteHeat wave: 1,000+ records fall in US in a week
Jun 27, 7:40 PM (ET)
From the wildfire-consumed Rocky Mountains to the bacon-fried sidewalks of Oklahoma, the temperatures are creating consequences ranging from catastrophic to comical.
In the past week, 1,011 records have been broken around the country, including 251 new daily high temperature records on Tuesday.
103 deg is forecast for tomorrow, 101 for Saturday and Sunday, and 100 for Monday here where I am. That is assuming the forcasted temperatures don't trend upward.
If you have the means to do so, please take water and ice to the homeless in your area. That simple act of human kindness can (and will) make the difference between life and death for someone.
J
Lady Jae -
Thank you.
It lifted my spirits to see this thread. ;D
Yours and several other members here do that quite often for me with your threads.
Pegasus seems to attract such people.
Great thread, Jae! The homeless are people who are just like us who had a bad turn or event in life that was impossible to overcome.
They all deserve compassion regardless of what they have done or why.
I also find that those dollar cheeseburgers from McD's are great too, as I used to make the stop a couple times a week on the way to work and deliver dozens of them to the area where many homeless live in St Pete, Fl ...William's Park.
Those guys were so happy to see the food and drink, it was worth the small expense!
It only takes a few bucks and a few minutes of your day to do something proactive, and with the heat especially, it will lift spirits and help stave off the thirst.
Gold for that, Jae...for sure!
Hugs!
Littleenki
Here in Las Vegas we are accustomed to 100 degree plus weather. July is almost here and we can reach 120.
But THIS year we hit 100 degrees in APRIL setting a new record. Its also been 100 plus since the end of May
My plants are not happy, many fruit trees and veggies have died
But beware of Ice water... it can knock you out. Cool water yes, or even hot tea to rehydrate but if your over heated don't guzzle that ice water
Take it from a former sailor now Desert Rat
A mix of 1 part fruit juice and 3 parts cool not cold water is the best solution
Quote from: Littleenki on June 28, 2012, 05:04:12 AM
Great thread, Jae! The homeless are people who are just like us who had a bad turn or event in life that was impossible to overcome.
They all deserve compassion regardless of what they have done or why.
I also find that those dollar cheeseburgers from McD's are great too, as I used to make the stop a couple times a week on the way to work and deliver dozens of them to the area where many homeless live in St Pete, Fl ...William's Park.
Those guys were so happy to see the food and drink, it was worth the small expense!
It only takes a few bucks and a few minutes of your day to do something proactive, and with the heat especially, it will lift spirits and help stave off the thirst.
Gold for that, Jae...for sure!
Hugs!
Littleenki
That is wonderful, Le! It makes my heart swell to hear of "random acts of kindess"...especially toward those who are in such dire straits.
Here we have entire families displaced and living in these homeless "camps". It hurts me so badly. We can't do much but any clothing, shoes, coats, and toys (all gently used, of course) that we no longer use are distributed among them.
This past Christmas, my 7yr old grandson used the money in his piggy bank to buy a few new toys to take to some children in the camp closest to us. His generosity spurred several of his friends to do the same thing. You should have seen those children, Littleenki! You would have thought they were given the world.
J
Quote from: zorgon on June 28, 2012, 05:09:09 AM
Here in Las Vegas we are accustomed to 100 degree plus weather. July is almost here and we can reach 120.
But THIS year we hit 100 degrees in APRIL setting a new record. Its also been 100 plus since the end of May
My plants are not happy, many fruit trees and veggies have died
Buy beware Ice water... it can knock you out. Cool water yes, or even hot tea to re hydrate but if your over heated don't guzzle that ice water
Take it from a former sailor now Desert Rat
A mix of 1 part fruit juice and 3 parts cool not cold water is the best solution
My entire garden has died, Zorgon. I couldn't keep up with the sun.
No, we don't take ice water. Large coolers filled with ice, some cups, several flats of bottled water, and a few gallon jugs of water is what we give. The kids made some hand fans and bandanas that we gave also.
Former sailor? My husband was on the Forrestal on her shakedown(?) cruise after being repaired.
J
A fantastic story with the kids, Jae! I bet they light they showed in their eyes, was as bright as the light in your grandkids hearts!
I do a market in that very park every Saturday nowadays, and still see some folks who were there twenty years ago.
Most have moved up into apartments, and even a few who have started businesses! Of course, there are new faces, and I speak to them with respect and admiration for thier plights, so many dont and its cruel to see someone ridiculing them.
How heart warming it is to see them doing better, and a few even remembered me!:D
Soon we should have a new world with a new direction, and I look forward to a day when noone has to be without a place to call home...it really is unacceptable at any level!
Cheers!
Le
Quote from: A51Watcher on June 28, 2012, 04:55:02 AM
Lady Jae -
Thank you.
It lifted my spirits to see this thread. ;D
Yours and several other members here do that quite often for me with your threads.
Pegasus seems to attract such people.
Each time I visit here, I find more reasons to return.
I am touched this simple thread spoke to you :)
Please, please encourage all you know to offer a helping hand to those less fortunate...especially over the next few days. Its a wonderful thing to touch a life.
J
Quote from: Littleenki on June 28, 2012, 05:04:12 AM
It only takes a few bucks and a few minutes of your day to do something proactive, and with the heat especially, it will lift spirits and help stave off the thirst.
As long as you don't live in Orlando :o
Arrested for Feeding the Homeless in Violation of New Orlando LawQuoteMembers of the organization Food Not Bombs were in good spirits as they passed out corn on the cob, rice, beans and other vegetarian dishes to the homeless and hungry in an Orlando park. This cheer was interrupted when police officers on bicycles arrived and arrested five of the volunteers.
This is not the first time this scene has played out for members of Food Not Bombs.
Since June 1, a dozen members of the group have been arrested for violating a new Orlando city ordinance that prohibits sharing food with large groups in downtown parks more than twice a year.
The mayor of Orlando even branded them "food terrorists."
http://abcnews.go.com/US/arrested-feeding-homeless-orlando/story?id=13802769
Quote from: Littleenki on June 28, 2012, 05:24:25 AM
A fantastic story with the kids, Jae! I bet they light they showed in their eyes, was as bright as the light in your grandkids hearts!
I do a market in that very park every Saturday nowadays, and still see some folks who were there twenty years ago.
Most have moved up into apartments, and even a few who have started businesses! Of course, there are new faces, and I speak to them with respect and admiration for thier plights, so many dont and its cruel to see someone ridiculing them.
How heart warming it is to see them doing better, and a few even remembered me!:D
Soon we should have a new world with a new direction, and I look forward to a day when noone has to be without a place to call home...it really is unacceptable at any level!
Cheers!
Le
LOL..they're already planning to do the same this year. Mercy and compassion can never be learned too early!!
One of the good things that came from the flood 2yrs ago was to focus the spotlight on the plight of our homeless. The original "tent city" was destroyed and many of the homeless had to be rescued from the rising water. The city officials decided, if they wanted to keep their positions another term, it was time to begin doing something about it.
I, too, have gritted my teeth in listening to the ridicule and insults heaped upon these people. "There, but for the grace of God, go I." Most of the population in this country is only 1 paycheck away from being homeless.
Doesn't it make your heart warm when you see someone pull themselves up?! Of course they remembered you! You were one of the few who treated them as a fellow human being. Good on you :)
J
Quote from: zorgon on June 28, 2012, 05:28:30 AM
As long as you don't live in Orlando :o
Arrested for Feeding the Homeless in Violation of New Orlando Law
http://abcnews.go.com/US/arrested-feeding-homeless-orlando/story?id=13802769
I know! Wasn't that absolutely disgraceful?! How in the name of all that is good can it be against the law to show compassion for a fellow human >:(
J
Mayor of Salt Lake City showed compassion
Rounded up all the homeless and bought them a one way bus ticket to Las Vegas
His logic was that its warmer here with no winters
Quote from: zorgon on June 28, 2012, 05:51:46 AM
Mayor of Salt Lake City showed compassion
Rounded up all the homeless and bought them a one way bus ticket to Las Vegas
His logic was that its warmer here with no winters
Disgusting show of arrogance! I hope that was the death knell of his mayorship.
How is it that few realize most of us are just a step away from the same plight?
J
Sounds like the roundup planned for the RNC here in Tampa.
They bring them to the other side of the bay, then arrest them for walking back across the bridge!
Asinine!
I could take the money the military has blown in the last ten years, and house every homeless person for life, but instead we blow people and their homes up, and create more homeless, in the other countries! Argh!
Someone would like to see us all homeless, and it seems our PTb are making every effort to ensure there are many!
Man...Im going tomorrow to drop off some sliders! Gotta start the healing somewhere!
Le
Quote from: Lady Jae on June 28, 2012, 05:57:23 AM
Disgusting show of arrogance! I hope that was the death knell of his mayorship.
here it is...
Quote(Oct. 25, 2001)------Getting into events at the 2002 Winter Olympics is still one of the toughest tickets in town.
But the Mayor of Las Vegas says he has it on good authority that Utah's homeless people will get a one way ticket out of town during the Olympics.
Mayor Oscar Goodman says, "Based on the information I have, I think there's a great deal of truth to it."
On at least three occasions in recent weeks and again yesterday, Mayor Oscar Goodman told Las Vegas reporters that reliable police sources tell him Utah's homeless are already being sent to Las Vegas.
QuoteOscar Goodman/Mayor, Las Vegas: "I'M BRIEFED ALL THE TIME BY CITY MANAGERS OFFICE, METRO, FBI ON OCCASION, AS TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY. AND I WAS ADVISED ABOUT TWO DAYS AGO THAT OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SENT DOWN HERE, OR FARES WERE PURCHASED ON THEIR BEHALF FROM SALT LAKE CITY TO COME TO LAS VEGAS TO CLEAR THEM OUT FOR THE OLYMPICS."
http://2002.ksl.com/news-2860i.php?p=1
As one of the homeless, I am touched and grateful for this post, Lady. I count Myself lucky to have friends - friends who have sacrificed to ensure I do not starve, and have at least a roof over My head (and interweb access). But I have been on the streets, and I have been in shelters, and I know how very much it means to have a kind word spoken or a bit of charity.
(On cold December day I was sitting with My stuff, in Davenport, IA, waiting for 9 PM to come and the place where They let Us sleep at night. A lady pulled up to the curb, and Her son jumped out and came up to Me and handed Me three dollars. He said nothing, just paused a moment after I thanked Him from the bottom of My heart, then went back to the car, got in, and They drove away.
Three dollars was surely not much - very little I could buy with it - but the gesture was worth to Me far more than all the gold in the world.)
Anybody still livid about Katrina? I know I am!!
Individual Americans donated TONS of supplies and loaded up private 18 wheelers and drove them down there.
They were stopped at the border by federal authorities and turned away!!
:o >:( :o >:(
I would have told the guy get your boss on the phone... NOW!
And kept going up the chain of command all the way to the Dam president if I had to. 'Sir, we are standing at the border here with relief supplies for our neighbors and they won't let us in!"
Then I would have shut down the rigs and started a sit in and started calling newspapers and tv stations and not budged till they let us in.
What an OUTRAGE!!
Average Americans ARE good people and want to help their fellow humans.
Yes, Pim, Humans are caring, loving Beings. That there are a few - and many of Them mind controlled, to be sure - who choose to behave poorly is played up in the media, giving the impression Humans are a sad lot. Too many buy that tripe.
But that is just not true. Not true at all. That is why I know the Abundance Paradigm WILL work.
Quote from: Littleenki on June 28, 2012, 06:17:14 AM
Someone would like to see us all homeless, and it seems our PTb are making every effort to ensure there are many!
Man...Im going tomorrow to drop off some sliders! Gotta start the healing somewhere!
Le
Sometimes I wonder if mankind has gone insane. If we can't bond together to help the helpless, then we are truly doomed..by our own hand.
Good on you, Le! One act of kindness begins a ripple effect; when you are thanked and told you can't be repayed, just tell them to "pass it on". That simple phrase is what started me on my journey.
J
Quote from: zorgon on June 28, 2012, 06:41:45 AM
here it is...
http://2002.ksl.com/news-2860i.php?p=1
I like to think, if that had made national headlines, the people of this world would have risen up in anger. But I know that is my own fantasy.
A similar event happened years ago. To make room for the 1982 World's Fair attractions, the then-mayor of Knoxville exercied the Right of Immenent Domain to take a woman's ancestral home (she was 100 at the time). I tried to find the article but I couldn't. In this instance, the people spoke out loudly but to no avail.
Sickening when people are treated like chattle!
J
Quote from: Amaterasu on June 28, 2012, 07:58:18 AM
As one of the homeless, I am touched and grateful for this post, Lady. I count Myself lucky to have friends - friends who have sacrificed to ensure I do not starve, and have at least a roof over My head (and interweb access). But I have been on the streets, and I have been in shelters, and I know how very much it means to have a kind word spoken or a bit of charity.
(On cold December day I was sitting with My stuff, in Davenport, IA, waiting for 9 PM to come and the place where They let Us sleep at night. A lady pulled up to the curb, and Her son jumped out and came up to Me and handed Me three dollars. He said nothing, just paused a moment after I thanked Him from the bottom of My heart, then went back to the car, got in, and They drove away.
Three dollars was surely not much - very little I could buy with it - but the gesture was worth to Me far more than all the gold in the world.)
Most of us live from payday to payday and are only 1 paycheck away from homelessness. I know we do.
The story of Karen Klein is a wonderful illustration of what happens when people give from the heart.
http://www.indiegogo.com/loveforkarenhklein?c=home (http://www.indiegogo.com/loveforkarenhklein?c=home)
I am glad you have caring friends, Amaterasu. I, too, have been in your situation.
Peace and blessings to you :)
J
Quote from: A51Watcher on June 28, 2012, 08:26:55 AM
Anybody still livid about Katrina? I know I am!!
Individual Americans donated TONS of supplies and loaded up private 18 wheelers and drove them down there.
They were stopped at the border by federal authorities and turned away!!
What an OUTRAGE!!
Average Americans ARE good people and want to help their fellow humans.
Oh yes, I am! That situation gave me ulcers!!
My husband, thanks to the goodness of the company he works for, drove one of their big rigs full of food and other supplies donated by local businesses and individuals from our neighborhood. I'm amazed he wasn't arrested because he most certainly did not go quietly.
J
Quote from: Amaterasu on June 28, 2012, 08:51:42 AM
Yes, Pim, Humans are caring, loving Beings. That there are a few - and many of Them mind controlled, to be sure - who choose to behave poorly is played up in the media, giving the impression Humans are a sad lot. Too many buy that tripe.
But that is just not true. Not true at all. That is why I know the Abundance Paradigm WILL work.
I fervently agree! We are force fed the bad, but goodness is still alive in the hearts of most people.
I'm not sure if its mind-control or a lack of conscience.
J
Hey, Jae!
It seems weve been considered chattle for millenia by whoever has been more in possession of money or gold. A sick societal dysfunction? Indeed!
Socialism gets a bad rap as it should in the way it has been applied with foolish results in the past, but a true civilization of equaity is really just a form of socialism, although webster wont agree!
If we just took all the wealth and distributed it around, it would be mayhem, so the moral and ethical structure has to change to make any form of new socialism work. Those who are lazy and want to sit around and get high or rob their neighbor, must be singled out and put somewhere special, where they can live that type of life, and those who wish to be a positive part of society shall live in peace afterwards, free from the evil doers, and lazy minds.
Most folks who are homeless would bust their arses to make enough money to own anything..especially a house or car, and the reason many dont is because the corporate world, repugs AND dumbocrats dont pay them enough while sitting on their hill of ill earned beans.
The wealthy are in true fear of losing their power, so the lower they can send the rest of us, the better for them.
Unacceptable in the context of a universe, but pervasive in the context of a single planet.
We really need some help from afar, and hopefully we get it someday, because if this world goes on like it is, we will all perish as a broken civilization....like the ones before us.
Calling for alien help? Well whatever gets the job done!
Stay cool, Jae!
Le
Quote from: Littleenki on June 28, 2012, 05:29:25 PM
Hey, Jae!
It seems weve been considered chattle for millenia by whoever has been more in possession of money or gold. A sick societal dysfunction? Indeed!
**snip**
...Those who are lazy and want to sit around and get high or rob their neighbor, must be singled out and put somewhere special, where they can live that type of life, and those who wish to be a positive part of society shall live in peace afterwards, free from the evil doers, and lazy minds.
Most folks who are homeless would bust their arses to make enough money to own anything..especially a house or car, ...
**snip**
We really need some help from afar, and hopefully we get it someday, because if this world goes on like it is, we will all perish as a broken civilization....like the ones before us.
Calling for alien help? Well whatever gets the job done!
Stay cool, Jae!
Le
It is one thing to be considered chattle by the so-called elite, Le, but it seems to have become the pervasive attitude of the "man-on-the-street". It seems only a few place any value on a human life anymore. Part of that, I'm sure, is the doom & gloom force-fed us by the MSM. Very, very seldom are we allowed to hear/see anything of an uplifting nature.
Most of the homeless I have met would be happy with a good meal and sturdy roof over their heads on a regular basis. It is hard to think past an empty stomach...especially when that stomach belongs to your child.
I look forward to the day when peace and prosperity for all is the norm. I truly believe that we will have to destroy ourselves first.
J
Rebirth can heal, but we arent beyond repair yet..close though.
If we are to heal, it will be from a new awakening of common kindness and sharing weve lost in the maze of selfishness and greed.
Im passing the word, and so are you!
Happy days are comin!
Cheers!
Le
Socialism is a scarcity paradigm. I advocate abundancism. Where there is more than enough for everyOne. Where One can have just for the asking. Where doctors are doctors because They CARE, not because They make money. Where products are made to LAST and not made to eventually break to ensure future sales. Where theft-deterrent packaging is unnecessary, reducing (further) waste. Where cures are not hidden so as to ensure continued "treatments" so as to make PROFIT.
As long as the scourge of money, needed to account for meaningful energy expended and providing power over Others, is used, socialism will fail. Some WILL take more and have power over Others.
QuoteLife-threatening' heat warning across much of US
'Overall pattern looks like it is going to stick around well into July,' meteorologist says
...The warnings were issued for parts of Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee, Nebraska, Missouri, Indiana, Oklahoma and Kansas. Weather.com said much of the Northeast would see temperatures in the 90s.
"If precautions are not taken ... persons outside could suffer from heat exhaustion and potentially heat stroke. Heat-related illness can be life-threatening," the Weather Service warned.
"Temperatures within vehicles can become lethal in a few minutes. Never leave children or pets in vehicles," it added.
The NWS said parts of central Indiana could see the hottest weather since the 1930s.
source & weather map: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47991674/ns/weather/
Updated forecast for my area: 101 today, 104 Friday & Satruday, 103 Sunday, 102 Monday
Please! Just 1 bottle or gallon jug of water can save a life.If you have elderly neighbors, please check on them. Most scale back the air-conditioning (or turn it off altogether) to save on the power bill. A fixed-income stretches only so far.
J
Le and Amaterasu,
We must teach (especially the children) and lead by example. The world is watching.
Kindness is like a stone tossed into still water. Even the tiniest stone will cause ripples which are ever expanding. If enough of us practice tossing , the ripples will not stop.
Peace and blessings to you both :)
J
Well put, and a bit of kind wise philosophy for Lady Jae!
You are truly a cool gal!
I hope we can someday make a meeting, maybe in Vegas, for all of us to share a big group hug!
Zorgon, any suggestions?:-):-):-):-)
Le
Indeed, Lady. When I was making money, had what I needed, I used to give food to many, help out when Others were struggling. I think I am experiencing karma... [smile]
Let Us all do as We can to help Others. Kindness is the key.
Quote from: Amaterasu on June 28, 2012, 07:06:19 PM
Indeed, Lady. When I was making money, had what I needed, I used to give food to many, help out when Others were struggling. I think I am experiencing karma... [smile]
Let Us all do as We can to help Others. Kindness is the key.
Indeed, my friend, life is like a circle. What we do circles through all possibilities and then comes full circle...back to us. When what circles back is darkness, we learn from it. When what circles back is light, we bask in it. And we use that light to shine before others...darkness cannot stand against light. And so we make a difference.
J
Quote from: Littleenki on June 28, 2012, 06:19:50 PM
Well put, and a bit of kind wise philosophy for Lady Jae!
You are truly a cool gal!
I hope we can someday make a meeting, maybe in Vegas, for all of us to share a big group hug!
Zorgon, any suggestions?:-):-):-):-)
Le
LOL..you make me blush, Le.
I would not be able to join in person but my spirit would most certainly be there.
((hugs))
J
Quote from: Littleenki on June 28, 2012, 06:19:50 PM
Well put, and a bit of kind wise philosophy for Lady Jae!
You are truly a cool gal!
I hope we can someday make a meeting, maybe in Vegas, for all of us to share a big group hug!
Zorgon, any suggestions?:-):-):-):-)
Le
I think that a Pegasus conference might be a real possibility. It just scares me what harm it might do to any future I may have in politics.
And blush you might lady. If the passion I have seen in some of our members (PERHAPS even me) extended into other areas then a conference could get.....erm..... interesting lol
Quote from: Littleenki on June 28, 2012, 06:19:50 PM
Zorgon, any suggestions?:-):-):-):-)
Sure New Years party at the glass pyramid, January 1 2013 :D
For all those who survive the End of the World :D
Right across the street from Ara 51's Janet Airline terminal :D
(http://housedesignarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/luxor-egypt-concept.jpg)
(http://www.gearthblog.com/images/images806/luxor.jpg)
(http://cdn.enjoyourholiday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/The-Luxor-1.jpg)
Oh, that last pic is AWESOME! Did it fry the light?
americans, particularly christians and people who hold similar world views, have been one of the biggest charitable contributing nations on the planet. we have more local help groups, organizations and government projects to help the poor, handicap and needy, than any other country.
the issue at the moment seems to be that people in the usa are slowly edging toward the same poverty and since most of the planet hates us because of our leaders decisions, there will likely be no helping hands for us as a nation. and if there is, the likelihood that the people who need it will actually get it, seems unlikely, particularly since the new paradigm is more and more resembling the kind of misery and disdain the leaders and power groups of africas nations have shown to their own poor and destitute.
Quote from: Pimander on June 28, 2012, 08:08:52 PM
I think that a Pegasus conference might be a real possibility. It just scares me what harm it might do to any future I may have in politics.
And blush you might lady. If the passion I have seen in some of our members (PERHAPS even me) extended into other areas then a conference could get.....erm..... interesting lol
LOL...Can you see the expressions on those around us? A video cam would definitely be in order.
The PRC convention would be the talk of Las Vegas for years to come...LOL
J
Quote from: zorgon on June 28, 2012, 08:51:07 PM
Sure New Years party at the glass pyramid, January 1 2013 :D
For all those who survive the End of the World :D
Right across the street from Ara 51's Janet Airline terminal :D
Those pictures are magnificent!!
J
Quote from: undo11 on June 28, 2012, 09:07:00 PM
the issue at the moment seems to be that people in the usa are slowly edging toward the same poverty and since most of the planet hates us because of our leaders decisions, there will likely be no helping hands for us as a nation. and if there is, the likelihood that the people who need it will actually get it, seems unlikely, particularly since the new paradigm is more and more resembling the kind of misery and disdain the leaders and power groups of africas nations have shown to their own poor and destitute.
And that is why we must join together...so that we may help ourselves by helping those around us.
Too many times the ones who need help the most are the ones who are unable to get it. They fall through the cracks, if you will. We must step up and seal those cracks, or at least hold a safety net beneath them.
I, personally, don't have any liquid assests so monetary donations are out of the question. But, we share what we have...clothes, food, shoes, coats, blankets, time. All of us in this lttle neighborhood had to pool our resources to be able to provide water and ice for the homeless during this awful heat.
Never think that a kindness will go without return...remember the Circle of Life.
Peace and blessings to you, undo.
J
Lady, have You seen My essay on how to solve the insanity We see today?
http://www.thelivingmoon.com/forum/index.php?topic=657.msg5785#msg5785
I'm going to add some additional links momentarily. The key is to spread this info far and wide.
Quote from: Amaterasu on June 29, 2012, 04:28:05 AM
Lady, have You seen My essay on how to solve the insanity We see today?
http://www.thelivingmoon.com/forum/index.php?topic=657.msg5785#msg5785
I'm going to add some additional links momentarily. The key is to spread this info far and wide.
No, I haven't, but I shall. :)
I must say "Good night" now for my eyes are so very tired. May you all rest well.
J
Rest well, Lady. Looking forward to Your comment upon the morn.