tunica update?

ncskiier · #1 08-31-2005, 06:54 PM

Does anyone have info regarding the Tunica casinos? Were they damaged at all? Are they still full of refugees? I'll be there in three weeks will my rooms still be reserved?

MicroBob · #2 08-31-2005, 08:31 PM

I haven't been down there so could be wrong.
But I would be REALLY surprised if the Tunica casinos took any damage. We had some bad thunderstorms up here...but nothing terribly severe.

I imagine they are still pretty well jammed with evacuees...but if you made reservations3 weeks in advance i can't imagine they would somehow no longer be good.
of course, you could always call to check.

InkyWretch · #3 09-01-2005, 01:26 AM

There are no reports of damage in Tunica. Yes, there are refugees all over the place. There are refugees from Memphis to Tulsa to Fayetteville to Texarkana.

You watch this stuff on TV, then you drive past a Holiday Inn that's 10 hours from NOLA and you notice half the lot is filled with cars with Louisiana tags.

If you're planning on going, call first to see about your room.

#4 09-03-2005, 01:07 AM

I'm actually headed there tomorrow. I called the Horseshoe out of similar worries. My reservation was still there; however, the poker room rate reservation lady did say it was crowded there.

KowCiller · #5 09-03-2005, 01:56 AM

Surprised they said it was crowded... I was there (goldstrike mainly) thursday and friday morning/afternoon and it was dead.

As to the OP, there was no damage to the casinos and some (but not that many) refugees from NO, et al

youtalkfunny · #6 09-03-2005, 05:25 AM

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Surprised they said it was crowded... I was there (goldstrike mainly) thursday and friday morning/afternoon and it was dead.

As to the OP, there was no damage to the casinos and some (but not that many) refugees from NO, et al

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The evacuees would be tough to see in their hotel rooms.

Not too many of them are thinking about blowing money in a casino, when they are faced with replacing everything that they used to own.

The locals may find this interesting: the city of Southaven is turning the old, abandoned WalMart on Stateline Rd into a shelter for 2500 evacuees. It's just a huge, empty building, absolutely no interior walls. They've been using it to host flea markets on the weekends.

They are constructing a small addition to the building, to install 32 showers. In the SW corner, there will be a library, with internet. Other plans include a tv viewing area, with couches and chairs "just like in your living room"; a different tv area for kids; and a kiosk for the police presence.

They started on this project THURSDAY. They hope to be ready by SATURDAY. To be clear, two days.

They need air mattresses, sheets, blankets, and towels. You can drop these things off at the WalMart on Goodman Rd.

My wife works at a Regions bank in Southaven. Her days have been spent dealing with Evacuees who have Regions accounts. They all say the same thing: there's no home or job to return to, so I might as well look for a job and a home around here.

malo · #7 09-03-2005, 09:02 AM

I've never been a big fan of Walmart......since my reasons prolly belong in another forum I'll spare everyone.......but kudos to them for doing this.....and pulling it off so fast.

MicroBob · #8 09-04-2005, 02:25 AM

Not sure the WalMart organization has anything to do with the shelter in Southaven.

It is the CITY of Southaven that is turning the ABANDONED WalMart into an evacuee-center.

But there are lots of donation-drives at many area WalMarts too so I guess they get some credit there (also assuming that have done what many large corporations are doing in donating some bucks and/or equipment/food/clothing to the cause as well)

youtalkfunny · #9 09-04-2005, 02:02 AM

I brought the blankets down to WalMart today. My wife had bags full of kids clothes that she had been meaning to get rid of, so she brought them, in case they could be used.

WalMart was busy, as usual. But the section of sidewalk in front of the store where the relief effort was ongoing seemed just as busy.

They had PALLETS laid out, and volunteers were using them to sort the donations. Fill a pallet, shrink-wrap it, put it on a semi trailer, and start another pallet. They were taking more than sheets and towels--they were taking EVERYTHING, and getting plenty of it.

Props to the volunteers fighting the near-100 degree heat.

#10 09-03-2005, 03:48 AM

I talked to some people that just came back. The Grand Casino is trying to take as many homeless as they can. Other Casino's are starting doing the same.