Here's a possible bright side.....

Back on target, the phone number to donate to the RED CROSS, is 1-800-HELP NOW. The web address to donate online is www.redcross.org

I watched a red cross volunteer being rudely declined in his request for help from the WalMart in Montgomery yesterday. He was wearing Red Cross garb and was very professional when he asked the manager if she could donate some WalMart grocery sacks for the stuff they'll be handing out when they get to the disaster area. I'll remember that. Hope you do too. I don't know if they are providing any other aid but that one woman's actions just did it for me..

I watched a red cross volunteer being rudely declined in his request for help from the WalMart in Montgomery yesterday. He was wearing Red Cross garb and was very professional when he asked the manager if she could donate some WalMart grocery sacks for the stuff they'll be handing out when they get to the disaster area. I'll remember that. Hope you do too. I don't know if they are providing any other aid but that one woman's actions just did it for me..

Remember...don't kill the messenger! I bet she was following co. policy. Personally, I do not need anymore reasons not to shop at Walmart...TARGET RULES!

Remember...don't kill the messenger! I bet she was following co. policy. Personally, I do not need anymore reasons not to shop at Walmart...TARGET RULES!

If this lady's behavior was company policy, the messenger should be killed...

I watched a red cross volunteer being rudely declined in his request for help from the WalMart in Montgomery yesterday. He was wearing Red Cross garb and was very professional when he asked the manager if she could donate some WalMart grocery sacks for the stuff they'll be handing out when they get to the disaster area. I'll remember that. Hope you do too. I don't know if they are providing any other aid but that one woman's actions just did it for me..

Now that just toasts my *ss. (I used to be a disaster worker for the ARC, I cannot do it anymore because of health reasons, if not for them I am sure I would be loading up to go.) When I worked in assitance centers. I would estimate at least 5 of every 10 DO's, the Red Cross version of purchase orders for individuals affected by the disaster, were written to Wal-Mart. Nice move Wal-Mart. If you are able, please volunteer in your location the Red Cross will train you for disaster services and there are other opportunities than shelter management if that does not appeal to you.

This is not the reason I have boycotted Wal-Mart for the last three years, but it sure gives me motivation to continue said boycott.

In short, Wal-Mart is evil. :twisted:

I know there are better ways for Walmart staff to handle approaches by charities. If a store manager does not have the decision power to handle such things, the obvious reply should be to kindly direct them to the right person. I was not there, so I don't know the conversation from a first hand point of view.

FYI - Walmart just announced that they were giving $1,000,000 to the Salvation Army to help with the storm victims.

I am not trying to defend Walmart, but I think you guys should know that at a corporate level, they are giving a little something. By no means am I suggesting to support or boycott Walmart based on this. You guys are smart enough to make your own decisions.

I know there are better ways for Walmart staff to handle approaches by charities. If a store manager does not have the decision power to handle such things, the obvious reply should be to kindly direct them to the right person. I was not there, so I don't know the conversation from a first hand point of view.

FYI - Walmart just announced that they were giving $1,000,000 to the Salvation Army to help with the storm victims.

I am not trying to defend Walmart, but I think you guys should know that at a corporate level, they are giving a little something. By no means am I suggesting to support or boycott Walmart based on this. You guys are smart enough to make your own decisions.

I'm thrilled they made that donation, but considering what they have done to some small businesses, there ought to be a few more zeros on that number.

I'm thrilled they made that donation, but considering what they have done to some small businesses, there ought to be a few more zeros on that number.

Well, if you start going down that path, the list starts to get pretty big (Ace Hardware, etc.)...

Well, if you start going down that path, the list starts to get pretty big (Ace Hardware, etc.)...

Yeah I know. The do employ a bunch of people though. It just drives me crazy to see small town stores boarded up.

Well, if you start going down that path, the list starts to get pretty big (Ace Hardware, etc.)...

...Home Depot, Publix, Target, etc

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Please don't litter the board with this sort of thing. Most of us are interested in reading about 30-A and SoWal, not your lies.

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truthminers Target hoax

Please don't litter the board with this sort of thing. Most of us are interested in reading about 30-A and SoWal, not your lies.

Thanks for that!

These posts have nothing to do with the "bright side," so I created a thread for you.

The bright side?
When people are forced to change, sometimes they find a better place in life. Change in our routine may bring a needed change of life, job, friends, addictions, etc. This storm could give many people a chance to shake up the cards in their deck of life. Maybe they feel others reaching out and see the importance of friends, even the importance of friends whom they will never meet face-to-face. As mentioned in another post, a sense of community, like no other, can be created. Imagine what people will be forced to do without having television available? The sky is the limit. Perhaps poeople will begin to think for themselves, instead of listening to all of the crap on TV. Get out and meet some neighbors. Do more than that, help their neighbors, the youth helping the elderly out of compassion. Live a bit. Celebrate life. Is it possible for people to stop thinking of only themself? Absolutely, it is possible. "Imagine," as John Lenon sang. Just imagine, and you will begin to notice the endless possibilities of bright sides of such a destructive & powerful storm. Maybe Mother Nature is trying to remind us of the things which are most important in life. See Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. The need for community and belonging comes long before self-actualization. I think this sense of community is a key step that is missing from our lives all across America - I am talking about on local scale. We are too busy trying to look good, when we should be giving to our community. On this board, I realize I am preaching to the choir. I would not know this if I, too, had not at some point been focused far ahead of where I was at the time.

In summary, it is often difficult to see the good side of that which we perceive to be bad. If you are in space, on the dark side of the Moon, you will never see the other half which is glowing brightly. Likewise, the reverse is true. When we are so busy seeing only the bright side, we tend to forget that the dark side exists, yet it does.

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truthminers Target hoax

Please don't litter the board with this sort of thing. Most of us are interested in reading about 30-A and SoWal, not your lies.

Relax Dreamsicle :twisted:
First of all, I did not know it was a lie! Also, about a third of the post on this board could be considered "litter".
So chill out!