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Buck
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Why Wind Creek?
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11/7/2005 11:05:29 PM
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Recently my family and I camped at Wind Creek State Park where we have camped for ten years. We live in Huntsville Alabama and drive three hours simply because there is not another place like Wind Creek. The camp sites there are clean and orderly and the staff there keeps everything under control. Kids frequently ride their bikes and run freely which is safe because the officers there have no tolerance for people breaking laws. UNTIL NOW..... Last weekend my family and I went there to spend a peaceful weekend to winterize the campler and to just get away. I was surprized what I found. The campground was full of FEMA trailers which half were empty. Others were occupied by refugees. I was quickly told by a regular camper there that I should keep my doors locked at night because there are drug rings, prostitutes walking the streets and four convicted felons living there. It was very obvious that things had changed. I am thankful that we are taking care of those in need; however, why would we allow these people to destroy a State Park. There is plenty of land where we could have setup temporary campers, run water and power to them and not destroy an icon like Wind Creek. Again, I am proud of our Country for taking care of the needy....just don't understand the situation. In the interim I am looking for another place to keep my camper closer to Huntsville....maybe inside the fence at the County Jail because it is safer than Wind Creek.
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CAT BOAT
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Why Wind Creek?
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11/8/2005 7:38:26 AM
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That is a sad post.
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Osms
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Why Wind Creek?
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11/8/2005 8:47:24 AM
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Interesting fact heard on WWL (New Orleans) last week. There hasn't been a murder in New Orleans in the past two months----wonder why!!
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I recognize this situation. Here in the Katrina ravaged area, there are quite a few trailer cities popping up. Exactly the situation you have described prevails in these FEMA sponsored sites. People who end up in these places are those who do not own property to park a FEMA trailer on. While I am sure there are a lot of good people who have been forced into this situation, unforturnately the bad element prevails.
I have wondered how long it will be before neighboring states, which have been so generous to the refugees, will tire of having this type of behavior thrown in their faces. So sad.
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Toni
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Why Wind Creek?
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11/9/2005 9:00:12 AM
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I believe Gov. Riley offered all the AL State Parks that could accommodate trailers to FEMA for temporary housing.
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Carnac
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Why Wind Creek?
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11/9/2005 9:30:48 AM
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The damage caused by Hurricane Katrina forced many to abondon their homes. That is a personally catastrophic situation for them. By comparison it is a minor inconvenience to some that their little world, the Alabama's parks, are now populated by the victims of the storm.
The temporary shelters and present occupants of Wind Creek State Park represent a microcosm of our society. I've met most of the evacuees that now live there and the vast majority are good (and very thankful) people. There is a small bad element just as there is in our larger society. Law enforcement officials and the employees of the park have done a wonderful job in responding to and minimizing trouble.
Suck it up and find another spot for your camping experience. You'll be welcomed when you return to enjoy your favorite campground.
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bassbuster
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Why Wind Creek?
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11/9/2005 5:10:50 PM
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You need to get over it and quit judging folks.
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roswellric
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Hey!
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11/9/2005 5:12:02 PM
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Look at it this way....we could be French!
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Earl Pitts
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Hey!Send some to Aruba
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11/9/2005 7:26:21 PM
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They might like it down there
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