[Rhodes22-list] Hurricane Evac

[Herb Parsons]

Brad,

I've become quite jaded by my experience in NO and the stuff I've seen and heard since. The failures of were across the board, but the biggest failure was NOT that of FEMA or the feds, it was the local government. Yet they re-elected Nagan. I can only conclude that the people, many of whom want to blame everyone but themselves for their problems, want a leader that does the same.


Herb Parsons

S/V O'Jure
1976 O'Day 25
Lake Grapevine, N TX

S/V Reve de Papa
1971 Coronado 35
Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana Coast

>>> flybrad at gmail.com 8/27/2006 3:18:53 pm >>>
John,

It looks like the Mississippi Gulf Coast and NOLA will get a bye on
Ernesto.  Jeb Bush just declared a state of emergency for Florida.  Better
batten down the hatches there, again.

The article on Cuba was interesting. My wife  commented after Katrina how
much better the Chinese handle such emergencies.  They send in massive
numbers of army soldiers and order folks to obey or else.  I blame the
failures at NOLA squarely on Nagin and Blanco.  The stories of heroism from
the National Guard, Coast Guard, and Navy still aren't being told.  Neither
is there much coverage on the lower parishes that were wiped out or the 90
miles of Mississippi coast that was devastated.  It's all New Orleans, all
the time.

Florida handles hurricanes much better - so does the upper midwest with
snow.  Go figure.

Brad




On 8/27/06, johnp <jhnpldng at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>
> Interesting article on Katrina and Ivan.
> http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/index.php?menuID=2&subID=840 
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> Brad Haslett-2 wrote:
> >
> > Ernesto is building strength and headed to the Gulf coast.  This will be
> > interesting to watch for the next few days.  We've got to come-up with a
> > plan to tie down our two campers.  I wonder what FEMA has in mind for
> the
> > thousands they placed one block from the coast?
> >
> > Brad
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