lootings, lawlessness, and the lake

In a time when people are hoping to live to see another day.....and sadness seems to be an ever apparent emotion in this lovely lakehouse in arkansas....my sadness is almost overcome by the actions of local new orleanians...dont get me wrong, i know its survival of the fittest in that city right now...there are things that we as humans need to exist on a day to day basis....power, water, food...all of these necessities were stripped from these people...how is one expected to go from one day to the next? But, robbing, and stealing from your fellow neighbor...is that really what we've been reduced to? Call me nieve...but, arent there always other options? There just have to be, i mean, carjackings? really...come on...i see these people clinging to their rooftops, praying that safety will come...and these jackasses are raiding the walgreens to steal beer? These are the people that break the spirit of americans....i know it will take months and months to restore order to the city i so fell in love with...but how long, if ever will it take for these people to recover? I mean, an entire city, and all its peoples lives have been destroyed...i feel utterly helpless...i feel there is something i should be doing to help these people...yet i dont even know when ill be allowed back into the city....i drove out here with my friend marcia...she drove...i let my boss martha take my car, so she and her boyfriend, and their pets could get out of town... i dont know when ill see the green machine again, but im proud she was able to help people to safety..i have 4 friends that for some reason i still dont get decided to stay in new orleans and wait out the storm...i have not heard from any of them..im not able to call them on their cell phones...i was told earlier this afternoon they were ok, but that was before the latest floods, so im now waiting to find out the latest..my prayers are with all these people in their time of need and may they, against all odds find a faith that keeps them going and keeps them safe....oh, and a small side note, we went out on the lake today and, yeah, i dropped my cell phone in the lake, good to see no matter what life throws at me, im still the same old janice!!!