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NEWS: ADV Offices Closed

Yes I am safe. I think we had maybe an inch of rain at best. No wind damage either. In fact, paper and card board signs on the side of the road still remain intact.

Just to clarify on Jeremy's post...I just meant that I would never make fun of Patton again. There's not really a story behind it. He just tends to act on his emotions more than I do...usually...but this time it was different. I didn't want Patton to read that and misinterpret it.

I've been home with my family checking in on everyone...including the folks at AWA. Unfortunately, I packed my laptop's power cords into my luggage which is currently in Atlanta with Greg. So...I can't get any work done or play my beloved Sims 2. But it's all good. All of Houston ended up just dandy. There was minor wind damage if anything. I slept right through it actually. Of course, I can sleep through
anything so that's not saying much.

I just wanted to reiterate that I'm so sorry I missed AWA. I
definitely wanted to be there. I wasn't running in fear of the
storm...I simply couldn't handle the stress I was put under that day. I kind of look at it as a blessing. I've been forced to relax for the first time in almost 3 years. I've spent some quality time with my family that's been awesome.

I want to thank all of you for your support and good thoughts. I
really appreciate it.

The next few days are gonna be rough. There's is barely any gas in town and the stations that do have it have lines 3 city blocks long. The tankers that would alleviate these gas issues are stuck in traffic trying to get into the city. A small number of businesses are beginning to open but because of the mass exodus they are understaffed. There are a handfull of restaurants open but the waits are 2 + hours... Even at places like Schlotsky's. Most grocery stores don't have any food and are waiting for shipments which will most likely be traveling on the same roads as all of the people trying to get back into town. Miguel is out right now with some friends of ours trying to find a place that's open and doesn't have too long a wait. Tomorrow may be a better situation. However, we can't go to far because nobody has any gas. It's kinda like doomsday...only with less doom.

I hope that all of the people that left can make it back into town safely. It's so sad that the fatalities of Rita occurred on our highways. I hope this shows people to take what the media says with a grain of salt. It's their job to make the news exciting. Sometimes they're too good at their jobs. This time their sensationalizsm killed people.

Again, thanks for all of your support and well wishes! I hope that you're all doing well! I'll keep in touch. I've got 'Rita' photos to post once I get organized.

Much love!
-Monica-

And man... what is Monica Rial ON? *eyebrow goes waaaay up*

I've lost so much respect for my city and it's citizens.

Another thing that bothers me about her statement is this: If what Monica said is true and she did lose respect for Houston's citizens, does that mean that she also lost her respect for her fellow co-workers at ADV? If I was one of Monica’s co-workers and she said or wrote something that is both disrespectful and hurtful to both her city and its wonderful citizens, I would feel very uncomfortable working with someone like her - it gives me the impression that she's a very self-centered and arrogant person.

biliano wrote:

Another thing that bothers me about her statement is this: If what Monica said is true and she did lose respect for Houston's citizens, does that mean that she also lost her respect for her fellow co-workers at ADV? If I was one of Monica’s co-workers and she said or wrote something that is both disrespectful and hurtful to both her city and its wonderful citizens, I would feel very uncomfortable working with someone like her - it gives me the impression that she's a very self-centered and arrogant person.

I agree partly that maybe there was TOO MUCH coverage on television at least. But just because there is news coverage does not mean that you have to panic because of it. The media has no power to "sensationalize" anything. It's left to each individual brain to process the information and act or not act on it. So I don't buy Monica's "it's the media's fault she missed her plane". The traffic problem was caused not by the evacuation itself, but by people leaving areas that were NOT under mandatory evacuation. It's a free country so what were you supposed to do, declare martial law and say people could not leave the city of Houston or other areas!!?? The state of Texas was supposed to have gas tankers along the freeway BEFORE the evacuation started. They weren't there. While some of the government officials say they don't want to point fingers, and they learned from that mistake....people died because of it. Compared to what went on in New Orleans, Texas did really well at least in my mind. I can't believe that today, the mayor of New Orleans is telling people to come back again!! After parts of his city have flooded again. Our federal goverment is even more inept than the locals. Bureaucrats are useless, but I guess the only other alternative is a dictatorship and that doesn't work too well either. Witness Emperor Palpatine.

As for Monica and ADV, I've almost just had enough of that company. I'm sick of hearing the same 4 people on every ADV dub release. Their crappy handling of their manga line and the consequent banishment to limbo of a number of titles I really liked. Their rip-off shrinking NewType Magazine whose price goes up and pages go down. Their inconsistent release of anime titles and termination of others....and are there rumblings about the Anime Network channel going off? I just feel like the whole company is becoming a joke.

Something I am just wondering about. It's no big deal, but...my Anime Network VOD hasn't been updated with new anime episodes for several days. Is this because my cable company gets the eps. directly from ADV, & they are closed? I don't know how the VOD thing works.

Tammy

After reading this, and comparing it to what she wrote a couple of days ago, it seems that Monica has some sort of vandetta against the media, and she's blaming the media for the bus explosion that happened near Dallas.

The bus, which exploded south of Dallas, killing 24 residents, is one of perhaps thousands of vehicles used in the evacuation under a Sept. 20 emergency order issued by Gov. Rick Perry.

That order suspended some requirements for motor carriers so that every available vehicle could operate during the emergency evacuation, said Mark Cross, spokesman for the Texas Department of Transportation.

But since Perry's white and Republican, he did the best job he could.

It just sounds like Ms. Rial let go of her frustration in a forum (no pun intended) that probably wasn't the best. People say a lot of wrong things when angry. These things happen.

Now, I just want to express my gratitude and undying love for my home; the Hurricane-free Wisconsin, where the most we have to worry about is rain and crappy winter roads. God Bless the Midwest.

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Now, I just want to express my gratitude and undying love for my home; the Hurricane-free Wisconsin, where the most we have to worry about is rain and crappy winter roads. God Bless the Midwest.

Ah, but you can still get tornadoes, can't you? And there's nothing to do in the midwest.

AZ is where it's at. No chances of Hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, or anything else. (Well, except for forest fires..) And only a day's drive away from Soul Cal.

Haru to Ashura wrote:

Quote: Now, I just want to express my gratitude and undying love for my home; the Hurricane-free Wisconsin, where the most we have to worry about is rain and crappy winter roads. God Bless the Midwest. Ah, but you can still get tornadoes, can't you? And there's nothing to do in the midwest. AZ is where it's at. No chances of Hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, or anything else. (Well, except for forest fires..) And only a day's drive away from Soul Cal.

What about those bloodthirsty Illegal Immigrants?