Alberta Flood Watch 2013

[nik-]

I ordered one from the ladieswear link, and now when I click my order and click on the actual item, it links to that menswear unisex shirt, so it does seem like that's the only one.

I'm pretty much a reverse hourglass figure, so that would have been embarrassing.

[Minnie]

This made me laugh - apparently seen in Sunnyside today:



Gotta love the sense of humor still there, with everything going on.

[SebC]

LOL I took that exact same picture too.

[T@T]

Originally Posted by Minnie

This made me laugh - apparently seen in Sunnyside today:



Gotta love the sense of humor still there, with everything going on.

Without even checking her out I need firemans suit.

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by Minnie

This made me laugh - apparently seen in Sunnyside today:



Gotta love the sense of humor still there, with everything going on.

Need: Spell check! hehe

[Drury18]

^That could be directly related to her lack of wine.

[Regular_John]

Just to play devil's advocate for a second, those "hell or highwater" shirts just say "proceeds going to Canadian Red Cross" with no mention of the % that's going.

I'd hope it's 100% of the after cost proceeds, but I'm hesitant to purchase one without knowing for sure.

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by jaydorn

Just to play devil's advocate for a second, those "hell or highwater" shirts just say "proceeds going to Canadian Red Cross" with no mention of the % that's going.

I'd hope it's 100% of the after cost proceeds, but I'm hesitant to purchase one without knowing for sure.

Yeah. usually doesn't it say 'all proceeds'?

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by jaydorn

Just to play devil's advocate for a second, those "hell or highwater" shirts just say "proceeds going to Canadian Red Cross" with no mention of the % that's going.

I'd hope it's 100% of the after cost proceeds, but I'm hesitant to purchase one without knowing for sure.

Personally, I would purchase one if 100% of the proceeds were going to a criminal organization. They're ****ing awesome!

[Regular_John]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

Yeah. usually doesn't it say 'all proceeds'?

The direct quote is this:

...proceeds from each “Hell or High Water” t-shirt sold will be donated to the Canadian Red Cross Alberta Floods Fund, which is actively providing relief to flood victims.

Which leads me to suspect 1 of 2 things:
1) It's a simple oversight that "100%" isn't specifically mentioned, with all the work being done on the grounds & the quick turn around time on these shirts it was missed.
2) Only a portion is being donated and they're trying to make it as fluffy sounded as possible.

I truly hope it's #1, but I may even email and ask. I've already sent some cash directly to the Red Cross, so I've made my donation with or without a shirt, but just wanna be sure this one's on the level before ponying up.

[V]

Originally Posted by flameswin

Personally, I would purchase one if 100% of the proceeds were going to a criminal organization. They're ****ing awesome!

Those shirts are so awesome TurnedtheCorner is going to buy one.

[SebC]

Anyone know if those Stampede shirts will be available at the Stampede? I don't really want to pay $10 shipping on a $20 shirt.

[Hatter]

They just featured the volunteer efforts of Calgarians on the National. As a Hatter/import Edmontonian I couldn't be prouder to live in this province!

[JonDuke]

Originally Posted by Aeneas

I assume I will get slammed for being an unappreciative jerk, and further preface this by saying I think the city is awesome with all the volunteers and help, truly it has been awesome.

I just don't see what the point of today's exercise was, at least in Discovery.

When someone on the street I was working on said a whole busload of volunteers had arrived people were happy. Some new arms and shoulders and backs would be so welcome. We misunderstood. We were told you guys were here to welcome us home, not to physically help.

One comment, not mine, was that they didn't bring any shovels but they did bring a TV camera crew.

Someone said you went back to McMahon and had food trucks. Is that true?

Again, it is awesome to hear about all these volunteers, and I am happy that people (was it Howie16?) went to Home Depot, got equipment and waded in.

Maybe I'm tired, maybe I am missing the big picture, but I assure you I am fully prepared to be convinced I am wrong on this one.

Correct, curse, and critique away.


Ps to JonDuke, sorry for quoting you just did it for the context, I thank you for your efforts and offers you have made to help. I wish I had been at McMahon, sounds like one of those special group moments that really bring a large community together.

I won't slam you at all for this one. I'm actually on your side and agree that although the intentions might have been good, our trip was, for the most part, a waste of time.

Our task was to walk along around house to house and talk to residents. We were given "What to do after a flood" booklets made by the City. The book contained fun facts like "Remove your carpet and junk it, unless it's very valuable, clean your drywall with a mix of dish soap and bleach 6 inches above the waterline, beware the formation of microbes, etc etc." We were told that the answers to most questions we would get would be in that book. They weren't.

Most houses I personally went to already had people working on their basements, had drenched couches and garbage already in dumpsters outside, etc. The question I had most often is the probably obvious "Where is Enmax/When are we getting power". I didn't have the answer. We walked into the 3 condo buildings at the end of DR Lane. The flash from our phone used to walk through the pitch dark buildings. For every 20 doors we knocked on, 1 person answered.
Many of the people in our bus went to areas far away from the rover where there clearly was no sign of water damage, but were still told to "welcome" the residents home.

I was indeed on the bus with the CTV news crew. The videographer was from Ottawa and the journalist from Vancouver.

Also, the food trucks were indeed parked at the Stadium. 3 of them. Offered to us prior to leaving as well as when we returned 4 hours later. Post cleanup, I happily partook in a half breast chicken burger.

So, while I say that it was, for the large part, a waste of time, it it had it's moments. I walked into a basement and had a 15 minute convo with a 65ish year old lady who clearly just wanted to talk. Her name was Gloria and before I left, she gave me a hug and thanked me for stopping by. I don't know how many other volunteers might have encountered similar scenarios, but for me, that is why it wasn't a complete waste of time.

My buddy and I both agreed though that tomorrow, and for every other day this week, we are simply going to drive ourselves to a neighborhood of our choice, walk door to door, and ask if we can lend physical help. I straight up want to get dirty and clean sh#t up.

No offense taken at all to your post. I can't speak for what where the other buses went, but that's pretty much what we did.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by V

Those shirts are so awesome TurnedtheCorner is going to buy one.

Then promptly put black tape over the "or high water" part.

[Minnie]

Oh shut the hell up, Marilyn.

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by SebC

2005 was NOT a 100 year flood.

Sure were a lot of people calling it that before.

The best way for Canada to help Calgary recover is to let us build Northern Gateway, Keystone XL, and a line east to Montreal.

Good luck convincing people with that one.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Table 5

Sure were a lot of people calling it that before.

There were, but there is also a misconception about the term. A "hundred year flood" simply means that the odds of such a flood happening in any given year is 1%. Both 2005 and 2013 could be hundred year floods, if we go about 193 years before the next flood of similar size occurs. Though I think someone mentioned about 150 pages back in this thread that 2005 was actually considered a 1 in 30 year flood, or something like that. Given 1932 was twice 2005, and this was three times it, that may seem accurate.

[shermanator]

A local artist has t-shirts of mayor Nenshi in a scuba mask on sale with proceeds going to the Red Cross as well. Based on the twitter feed (@BadPortraits), it's 100% to Red Cross. Think I'll have to get one.



http://badportraitproject.com/floodrelief.cfm

Also, these necklaces are being sold for $40 with 100% of proceeds going to the Red Cross:

NSFW!

[img] https://twitter.com/cinderandsage/st...215104/photo/1 [/img]

[Fozzie_DeBear]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

That suggests, nothing.

The leading Calgary celebrity says nothing about a disaster in a city he left months earlier...in an age of social media?

Sure

Whatever..maybe you're right