# I've been activated by the Red Cross

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-activated-by-the-red-cross/311492>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 7, 2005, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-activated-by-the-red-cross/311492 "2005-07-07T19:17:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vlad\_Igor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-activated-by-the-red-cross/311492/1 "2005-07-07T19:17:17Z")

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I’m going to en route shortly to Birminham, AL, to help pick up after Cindy so that they are prepared for Dennis. I will probably be gone for two weeks. I will be on the ECRV, a Ford Excursion studded with antennas and a satellite link. I’ll try to keep a blog, as we will have internet access whenever we have the satellite dish up.

> **[Adventures in Discernment and Calling](https://vlad-igor.livejournal.com/)**
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> Or, Trying not to Spread Myself too Thin

Vlad/Igor

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**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-activated-by-the-red-cross/311492/2 "2005-07-07T19:21:57Z")

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Good luck and take care. Otherwise, who will rescue the rescuer? Seriously, be careful, and don’t drink the water.

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**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-activated-by-the-red-cross/311492/3 "2005-07-07T19:22:21Z")

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Travel safely and thank you for what you do. I can’t count how many times I’ve wanted to go and help on a recovery such as that.

We look forward to your return!

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**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-activated-by-the-red-cross/311492/4 "2005-07-08T03:54:16Z")

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Thank you for what you do.

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**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-activated-by-the-red-cross/311492/5 "2005-07-08T05:53:06Z")

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I hope you have minimal work to do, too – here in New Orleans we’re still digging out from under all the fallen tree branches from Cindy, which took everyone by surprise – not to mention all the power outages that we still have – and a lot of people are panicking at even the _thought_ of Dennis. I don’t want Dennis to come this way, but I don’t want to wish him on anyone else, either, so my fondest hope is that he loses heart and fizzles out well offshore and takes it easy on everyone, including you!