Comments on: Chronicles from the Hurricane

By: epat

epat — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:58:29 +0000

Hmm – I was flooded quite a few years back, it was a big ordeal but fortunately I was too young to remember much. Still, I remember the amount of support me and my family needed. I think the most useful bit was people coming straight afterwards to help physically clean up in person, but money was also very well received.

By: oin

oin — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:27:49 +0000

no answer of my PMs…

By: ByronK

ByronK — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:32:43 +0000

Farsthary, if you are able to, please let us know that you have survived this last hurricane "Ike." I hope you are still alright.

By: aws357

aws357 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:46:39 +0000

Damn. It's not finished.

Hurricane "Ike" is on its way to Cuba after devastating nearby Haïti.

:( Hope it won't hit too hard.

By: Ruddy

Ruddy — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:46:32 +0000

Hi all,

bank transfer is working outside U.S.

I (from France) sent money to Farsthary in April, and he received it about 1 month later.
I had to personnaly contact my bank for a special transfer because Cuba was not in the standard list, so the bank told me that it was better to give more than 100€ in order that the static fee is lower that the money he will receive..

So I sent 115€ and Farsthary received 80€.
(french bank: 15€ + 20€ for the intermediate bank and the cuban one)

so my advice is to find other blender friend and to send a big amount in order that he receives enough money.

cheers,

ruddy aka lapinou

By: oin

oin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:43:05 +0000

con pm me refiero a mensaje instantáneo de foro…

By: oin

oin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:41:31 +0000

farsthary, I did put you a pm as extrudeface, in the forum… Sorry if you are now not able to be online…

By: toontje

toontje — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:03:24 +0000

Yeah….the world biggest democracy is the world biggest bully. I hope that when Obama gets elected, that he is 'clever' enough to see that the embargo is pure BS. It doesn't wiork, Castro survived 9 presidents (10 shortly) of which half of them kicked the bucket already. Even Vietnam where thousands of Americans died has normalized relations (and they are still communist).

By: Tomas Björklund

Tomas Björklund — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:56:17 +0000

farsthary,
Please let us know when the first money order from anyone has arrived, so the rest of us knows if the route works.

By: oin

oin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:46:45 +0000

(btw, personally I wouldnt mind if my bit of help is used to help somehow that friend who must go ;) but no way to distingish one quantity of another ;) ) As I say, can't be much, but I guess that some form of help we should do.