Rick G

I want to edit the video and include more of your comments and more of the pictures. I am able to compare the Joplin area with the Wyoming valley area, both are similar in size population wise. I truely belive that if everyone does a little bit to help, you will have more help than you can imagine.

We put in somethinhg similar at the school I work at. wehave canned warnings and can create our own warnings on the fly.

I have been working on raising funds though my church this week. I put together some of the pictures and video that I found here and else where. I used the accounts of Jomo and Joplinmet (with their permissions) to put together a short video. We take a special offering for disasters. during my presentation, my wife and my daughter witnessed a lady who took a $10 bill out of her wallet and after the presentation she put back the $10 bill and pulled out $100 bill. the biggest reaction I received was for the before and after pictures of the apartment complex.

Hindsight being 20/20, I would make two new requirments for the rebuilt homes. A safe room (underground) and a working SAME radio. I don't know how many times my SAME Radio alerted us to potental storms.

I am amazed that the death toll isn't much higher. Right now about 1500 people are still missing. I would consider it a miracle if the death toll is less than 500. Any word from Jomo?