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Scrooge McSam · 09-02-2005, 11:49 AM

I finally heard from my friend who had surgery.

They evacuated him from Tulane early yesterday morning under military escort (Evacuations from Charity hospital had no such escort). The soldier accompanying his boat told him he was being evacuated to OHIO, of all places. My friend told him if he could just get to Jackson MS he'd be able to get family to pick him up. Soldier said he was under orders, but if my friend was to slip away on his own there was nothing he would do to stop him.

He did. Soldier turned his back, my friend bolted, mind you with a fresh incision in his side and a drain tube and IV ports in his arms. He walked from Tulane hospital to his home in the bywater to check on his house (he's been desperate to find out about his home). His house was OK, as it turned out, high and dry, so he cleaned out his fridge so it wouldn't start stinking and started making plans to get out of the city on his own. A friend of his from the neighborhood, Toussant, lent him a jeep.

So here goes my friend, cut open and sporting IV ports in his arms, driving out of town in Toussant's jeep. He made it to Brookhaven before he could get a signal on his cell, at which point he called his mom here in town to come help him out.

The convoy leaves here yesterday containing my friend's mom, his sister and her boyfriend. They pick him up in Brookhaven and almost make it home, but had to stop about 5 miles out of town with a flat. My friend and his mom are standing behind the car while sister and her boyfriend change the flat when around the corner comes some stupid fool going way to fast. He plows into the back of their car, sending sister and her boyfriend tumbling off the shoulder and into the brush, while my friend and his mom watch helplessly.

Long story short (if that's possible at this point) sister and boyfriend spent the night in the emergency room. No major problems, just a bruised collarbone and a lot of scrapes and cuts. My friend is in Port Gibson today getting care from a local doctor.

Now then...

If my friend, cut with needles hanging out of his arm, can get out of town on his own, why can't FEMA get a ham sandwich to the convention center?

09-02-2005, 11:49 AM	#76
Scrooge McSam What? Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,635	I finally heard from my friend who had surgery. They evacuated him from Tulane early yesterday morning under military escort (Evacuations from Charity hospital had no such escort). The soldier accompanying his boat told him he was being evacuated to OHIO, of all places. My friend told him if he could just get to Jackson MS he'd be able to get family to pick him up. Soldier said he was under orders, but if my friend was to slip away on his own there was nothing he would do to stop him. He did. Soldier turned his back, my friend bolted, mind you with a fresh incision in his side and a drain tube and IV ports in his arms. He walked from Tulane hospital to his home in the bywater to check on his house (he's been desperate to find out about his home). His house was OK, as it turned out, high and dry, so he cleaned out his fridge so it wouldn't start stinking and started making plans to get out of the city on his own. A friend of his from the neighborhood, Toussant, lent him a jeep. So here goes my friend, cut open and sporting IV ports in his arms, driving out of town in Toussant's jeep. He made it to Brookhaven before he could get a signal on his cell, at which point he called his mom here in town to come help him out. The convoy leaves here yesterday containing my friend's mom, his sister and her boyfriend. They pick him up in Brookhaven and almost make it home, but had to stop about 5 miles out of town with a flat. My friend and his mom are standing behind the car while sister and her boyfriend change the flat when around the corner comes some stupid fool going way to fast. He plows into the back of their car, sending sister and her boyfriend tumbling off the shoulder and into the brush, while my friend and his mom watch helplessly. Long story short (if that's possible at this point) sister and boyfriend spent the night in the emergency room. No major problems, just a bruised collarbone and a lot of scrapes and cuts. My friend is in Port Gibson today getting care from a local doctor. Now then... If my friend, cut with needles hanging out of his arm, can get out of town on his own, why can't FEMA get a ham sandwich to the convention center?
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