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naesco":1zcxmikm said:
I would offer prayers, except that God did this. How do prayers help?
naesco":1zcxmikm said:JennM":1zcxmikm said:naesco":1zcxmikm said:Can someone make arrangements to ship the netting donated by hobbyists which is sitting in a warehouse in the Philippines if it is suitable?
Wayne, over the last couple of years I've taken offense to many of your posts but I think this one eclipses them all.
Your statement is crass, and ignorant. These people have lost their families, their homes and possessions, their livelihoods and in many cases, their lives. New nets to catch fish is probably the last thing on anybody's mind right now. Not like they can call the Good Hands People to rebuild and replace all that they've lost. Many now will be at the mercy of the good will of relief aid and donations, and it will take many years to rebuild, although I doubt if one would ever recover from such a tragedy.
You are getting too much southern sun or does your logic always work that way.
Every nation and most of its citizens have already given by now and there are billions of dollars available for the emergency supplies that are overdue.
IMO as much as they can, the fishers want to get on with their lives and that includes making a living. The netting if suitable and available would have assisted them.
Shame shame on you to post as you did.
The scope of the disaster is more than many minds can fathom, my own included. If you cannot offer something tangible that might be of any real assistance, how about at least offering up some good thoughts and prayers to the survivors, that they can get through this and rebuild their lives, and not fall ill to cholera, or dysentary?
Jenn
Jaime Baquero":eu47v9ud said:Hi all,
I understand many of us have contributed with donations to at least one of the many groups collecting money to help people suffering in the disaster areas.
I do not know if there is a plan coming from the marine aquarium industry in North America to do something to help. If there is a plan, I'd like to know about it to contribute. I hope the whole industry, including hobbyists, won't ignore what is happening to the families of hundreds of marine ornamental fish collectors who have disappeared.
Why to wait? Together we can do something NOW.
