[Rhodes22-list] Hurricane Evac

[Brad Haslett]

Wally,

Didn't catch the 60 minutes segment but watched the Discovery Channel story
on Katrina Survivors, all NOLA of course.  What struck me was how many
citizens had the attitude of "we get threatned by hurricanes all the time,
big deal."  The 'Hurricane Pam' exercise from a year earlier demonstrated
the likely results.  Even after getting a call from the President and the
National Hurricane Center, Nagan stalled.  After that, the die was cast.

Herb, it is sad but true, you can only do so much to help people who won't
help themselves.

Brad


On 8/28/06, TN Rhodey <tnrhodey at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Herb,
>
> I agree...did you happen to watch 60 Minutes last night? Nagan knocking on
> the new levee bragging they were ready.......
>
> Don't fprget DC re-electing Marion Berry. The American voter can be pretty
> dense at times. Kind of sad,
>
> Wally
>
> >From: "Herb Parsons" <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
> >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hurricane Evac
> >Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 22:12:16 -0500
> >
> >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:
> > >
> > >
> > > Interesting article on Katrina and Ivan.
> > > http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/index.php?menuID=2&subID=840
> > >
> > > 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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