[Rhodes22-list] Minnesota Disaster

[Brad Haslett]

Rik,

Nope!  You are correct.  Fan accidentally hit the panic button on the alarm
system a few nights ago and within two minutes we had three of
Collierville's finest at our front door, insisting that something MUST be
wrong.  Boredom had nothing to do with it!  When I had my engine fire, about
exactly two years ago right in front of the passenger terminal in Newark,
two guys from Homeland Security met me at the bottom of the stairs.  After a
couple of minutes with Sgt. Joe Friday and his sidekick, I realized just how
big a mistake it was to entertain them.  I seriously thought about saying,
"a guy with a towel on his head ran out to the airplane,  chunked a rock
into #1, and the next thing you know, KABLOOM!".

My youngest son, the "Coastie" (US Coast Guard) falls under Homeland
Security.  For those of you who love big government,  be happy. Your wish
has come true!

I'm leaving for the hangar to work on the Bo and satisfy the FAA.  It never
ends.

Brad

On 8/27/07, Rik Sandberg <sanderico at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Brad & Anne,
>
> Unless I am mistaken, isn't FEMA under the management of the Dept. of
> Homeland Security?
>
> Have a natural disaster of any size and FEMA is probably going to show up
>
> Michael Chertoff, as the head of Homeland Security would, by default,
> also be the head of FEMA. Since there haven't been any terrorist
> disasters lately, he's driving around looking at natural ones. I'd like
> to think it's because he *really cares* about us up here in Minnesota,
> but deep down I have a suspicion he's just trying to make political
> points for somebody.
>
> Somebody correct me if I'm wrong in my thinking here.
>
> Rik
>
> Brad Haslett wrote:
> > Anne,
> >
> > One of the lessons learned from NOLA and Katrina (and to a lesser
> degree,
> > Andrew) is that local officials and resources can get quickly
> overwhelmed.
> > You will probably see Homeland Security show at a lot of places you
> wouldn't
> > think they would be needed in the future.  One of their tasks is to
> respond
> > to "the big one", ie, a terrorist attack using a WMD.  NOLA flooding was
> > predictable and so is the New Madrid fault line shaking (Memphis
> crumbles
> > into the Mississippi). Both cities have local governments that barely
> > function on good days, much less during a disaster. I suspect the
> situation
> > in  Minnesota is different.  Most local governments there get to
> practice a
> > hurricane or earthquake type event every winter, otherwise known as a
> major
> > snowstorm, and handle them without Federal aid.  Homeland Security
> showing
> > up for this event maybe overkill but expect to see more, not less of
> them in
> > the future.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > On 8/27/07, Anne M <anima13 at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> >
> >> I spoke with my sister yesterday. We are from Faribault. This is right
> >> next to Steele County. She said they are OK but worse right out from
> >> there. Why would Homeland Security Secretary be there? Odd use of
> >> him.
> >> Anne
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Steven Alm" <stevenalm at gmail.com>
> >> To: "Rhodes" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 3:36 PM
> >> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Minnesota Disaster
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> Hey Anne,
> >>>
> >>> Your home town, Fairmont (?) is OK and so is mine, Mankato, but those
> >>>
> >> just
> >>
> >>> a
> >>> few miles to the southeast are in big trouble. Homeland Security
> >>> Secretary,
> >>> Michael Chertoff was here yesterday to survey the damage. Fillmore,
> >>> Houston
> >>> and Winona counties have been declared federal disaster areas and
> we're
> >>> waiting to hear if Olmstead, Steele and Wabasha counties will get on
> the
> >>> list as well.  Those people are wiped out.  Eight killed.   Nobody has
> >>> flood
> >>> insurance because it's so rare to get flooded out in that area.  Send
> >>> thoughts and prayers for your fellow Minnesotans.
> >>>
> >>> Slim
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