jaffar Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM Associated Press Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- When Katrina Blankenship started getting phone calls about the projected path of Hurricane Katrina, she wasn't quite sure why. But it was her Web site, Katrina.com, that got people's attention. So Blankenship converted her personal Web design and computer consulting site into a one-stop shop for all things related to helping out the hurricane-ravaged South. "I was really shocked. I had no idea it would turn into this," said Blankenship, who lives in Powhatan, 30 miles southwest of Richmond. "The e-mails are pouring in. I had about 1,500 come through today." Since Sunday, the Web site has received about 350,000 hits from places all over the world. And Blankenship, who is working on a dial-up Internet connection, has expanded her bandwidth to accommodate all the traffic. Blankenship, 37, has compiled links to other sites that provide shelter information and victim assistance and developed a forum for people to offer help and to search for missing people. The forum is filled with hundreds of posts: some from people looking for relatives, others from people offering shelter, supplies and even a man from Kabul, Afghanistan, offering to translate documents and information into Middle Eastern languages. The site even has garnered the attention of people wanting to buy it - one man offered $500,000 for the domain. She declined. "It's not for sale, it's not a monetary-type thing." Blankenship said she will keep the Web site focused on the aftermath of the hurricane for as long as it's needed before going back to its original purpose. For Blankenship, converting the site to help with hurricane-related relief was second to actually getting in the car and driving south. "I would give anything in the world if my husband and I can go down there and help," she said. "I feel guilty laying down in my bed while people are sitting on rooftops trying to stay alive." --- On the Net: http://www.katrina.com News Source: AP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Shake Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 damn she is SEXY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaffar Posted September 4, 2005 Author Share Posted September 4, 2005 damn she is SEXY! 586476327[/snapback] :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted September 4, 2005 Veteran Share Posted September 4, 2005 I'd take the $500,000. Even if you gave a big chunk to a Katrina charity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 damn she is SEXY! 586476327[/snapback] :drool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webeagle12 Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 damn she is SEXY! 586476327[/snapback] :| :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daviesbad04 Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 damn she is SEXY! 586476327[/snapback] ...And most useless reply award for 2005 goes to.....::drum roll::.... :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesleyT Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 damn she is SEXY! 586476327[/snapback] :hump: :hump: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilpig Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 damn she is SEXY! o.0 heh... But anyways I want the 0.5 mil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golazo Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 i'd take the money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoL Veteran Posted September 4, 2005 Veteran Share Posted September 4, 2005 damn she is SEXY! 586476327[/snapback] :blink: Sexy??? i'd take the money 586477475[/snapback] me too :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcdShdw Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 momentary thing my ass, id take the dough n send some to my cousins down south Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Shake Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 ...And most useless reply award for 2005 goes to.....::drum roll::.... :rolleyes: 586477222[/snapback] I never win anything, thanks! :) Seriously though, would you guys really take money for it? I can't decide whether I would or not... I would very much like 500,000 smackers, but I would probably feel guilty for the rest of my life. But if I did, I would get my butt down there and volunteer until everything was rebuilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EidrahS Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 website prteey boring - id take the $$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Floyd Veteran Posted September 5, 2005 Veteran Share Posted September 5, 2005 hell yeah, I'd take the 500K too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbandonedTrolley Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 "I would give anything in the world if my husband and I can go down there and help," she said. "I feel guilty laying down in my bed while people are sitting on rooftops trying to stay alive." 586476317[/snapback] So erm take the money , donate some and take some time away from work to go help the aid workers :huh: :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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