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How are people coping. with their losses?

Puzzle Piece — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 21:51:01 GMT

There have been tornadoes in the south that wiped out some towns. Flooded areas here in CA and the Northeast, Fires, and of course the tragedy in Hawaii.

Are those people Q shoppers? When your place is destroyed how can you order or have your items delivered? Shopping for Q items would be the last hing on my mind with no electricity to order or watch the television,.

How are people getting by?

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goldensrbest — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 22:24:16 GMT

My thought is there is more to be concerned with than ordering from QVC.

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LizzieInSRQ — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 22:25:49 GMT

I dont understand your post, im sorry. Are you being sarcastic?

People suffering from these disasters are coping minute by minute and hopefully getting assisted by local and national resources.

I dont understand what this post has to do with tv shopping as you mentioned....im lost.

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deepwaterdotter — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 22:26:37 GMT

Survivor instinct and help from charitable organizations.

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Bookplate — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 22:39:22 GMT

It is highly unlikely that anyone so tragically impacted would be on these boards.

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bikerbabe — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 22:52:37 GMT

Huh?

Some of them are standing in line getting meals from Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen or searching for missing family and friends.

I don’t understand this question at all.

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LizzieInSRQ — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 22:57:56 GMT

@bikerbabe ...side note ( hijacking this post but ) i think Chef Andres and WCK should win Nobel Peace prize. Amazing.

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bikerbabe — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 23:04:21 GMT

@LizzieInSRQ

He is a force of nature. I highly recommend watching the documentary We Feed People. It might be available on Hulu or Netflix.

I’m amazed at how efficiently and quickly they seem to work, and they have an ability to cut through bureaucracy and redtape that typically entangles government entities, to get help straight to the people.

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haddon9 — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 23:04:36 GMT

Last week when the Q took a break as Amy was presenting Logo a few tornadoes & strong winds did hit the overall area in the northeast. (Pennsylvania & Delaware). That show had to go off the air for a while and the Q ran a rerun show.

A close friend of mine's brother lives in Delaware and his house was destroyed! A lot of homes on his street had serious damage. His roof caved in as trees topped on his home. They said that it wasn't a tornado but was a straight line of wind which I had never heard of before. It can be as strong as a tornado but travels in a straight line rather than spin like a tornado would.

His wife was injured with broken ribs but has left the hospital. I can't say that she has gone home since they no longer have one. They are staying in temporary shelter and what is left of his home has to be torn down so it can be rebuilt.

This is so sad. I can't imagine what they are going through but thank goodness they are alive and will go forward.

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Puzzle Piece — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 23:18:01 GMT

@LizzieInSRQ No sarcasm meant. Others understand my post.

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Biftu — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 23:21:00 GMT

Really?! They are just grateful to be alive and hopefully with their families. Food, shelter and medications are what matters not where their QVC packages are or what the TSV is! I don't understand you at all @Puzzle Piece

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JeanLouiseFinch — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 00:15:41 GMT

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SilleeMee — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 00:24:49 GMT

My area has been pummeled with large hail and wind storms this year. The damages are costly and some people have been displaced temporarily yet indefinitely from their homes. In my case I've had large out-of-pocket expenses on yard cleanup from the storms not to mention the cost of a roof, siding and paint. I have a high insurance deductible. Money is not being spent on homeshopping. I can guarantee that.

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phoenixbrd — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 00:36:27 GMT

@SilleeMee Sorry that you have had to deal with these storms. Hopefully, you are up and running and the major damage is in the past.

C

phoenixbrd — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 00:47:52 GMT

.....with difficulty and a tremendous sense of loss. So much need in Maui....housing, food, consolation, hope. Hopefully, they will receive support during this challenging time. We need manpower stepping in from county, state, and feds....now.

Of course, QVC is a nonevent when surviving at this level of devastation.

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ManyMeows — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 02:20:17 GMT

👤 "I have always depended upon the Kindness of Strangers"

(Blanche Dubois, A Streetcar Named Desire)

It really is amazing how ordinary citizens quickly and efficiently come forward and unite under such devastating circumstances to help in any and every way humanly possible.

Angels truly do walk among us.

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PickyPicky3 — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 02:02:24 GMT

One article I read talked about how -- on top of everything else -- some old average income families of Lahaina are afraid they will be pushed out when the town is rebuilt.

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SurferWife — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 03:29:23 GMT

The stories on our local news are so sad. I feel like I haven't stop crying since last Wednesday from all the devastation. Now more & more people are starting to talk about their experiences. One I heard today was a man had to jump out of his car and run for his life because his car was about to catch fire (MANY had to do that). He watched his friend's car, 2 people & 2 dogs die because their car blew up. The fire moved that fast and they were trying to escape it. Y'all it is so sad. Bodies that they are finding are in little groups; people huddled together in their last terrifying moments of life. They couldn't escape it. Also, walking through the rubble, some of the rubble is human remains. Many they will never find because their bodies are nothing but ashes.

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jackiejenny — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 03:33:01 GMT

When life held troubled times and had me down on my knees

There's always been someone to come along and comfort me

A kind word from a stranger to lend a helping hand

A phone call from a friend just to say I understand

But ain't it kind of funny at the dark end of the road

That someone lights the way with just a single ray of hope

Oh, I believe there are angels among us

Sent down to us from somewhere up above

They come to you and me in our darkest hours

To show us how to live, to teach us how to give

To guide us with the light of love

They wear so many faces, show up in the strangest places

To grace us with their mercy in our time of need

Partial lyrics from Angels Among Us by~~~ Alabama

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on the bay — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 03:35:35 GMT

@jackiejenny,

I was just singing that song to myself tonight