[Rhodes22-list] Minnesota Disaster

[elle]

OK...go wield that impact wrench..I have to go weed
the front garden...blasted weeds grow when nothing
else will & the soil is like concrete.....had a nice
rain this AM so gotta get 'em while the getting's
good..

We'll finish this later after I peruse the Post & see
what their 'twist-of-the-day' is...

elle
--- Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:

> Elle,
> 
> Damnit! I'm trying to head out the door for the
> hangar.  The exact opposite
> has happened on the MS Gulf Coast.  The Feds have
> provided the money and the
> locals the authority.  It is a bit like winning the
> lottery - great if you
> were good with money to begin with, a curse if you
> don't have a clue. I have
> zero direct experience with NOLA, but, enough
> vicarious experience to know
> we don't belong there.  If you really want to see
> progress on the coast,
> have the Federal government make an announcement
> that they're pulling out,
> period.  People will fend for themselves and the
> opportunists will provide
> the needed services for 10 cents on the dollar of
> what the Feds will spend
> The locals will bitch about having to pay the dime
> anyway.  I say we let the
> environmentalists solve the NOLA problem.  There
> goes the levees!
> 
> Brad
> 
> On 8/27/07, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Brad,
> >
> > I would HOPE that HS would show up to support the
> > locals....nothing I would like better than to see
> my
> > tax dollars help these folks...but Katrina has
> shown
> > us (at least what it looks like from this coast)
> that
> > when the Fed Gov shows up they push the locals
> aside &
> > do what makes the gov't look good (at least
> > initially)...NOT what the locals view as their
> > priorities....and waste tons of $$$ in the
> > process...then when the nation's attention is
> > elsewhere, they pull resources away & let the
> folks
> > fend for themselvesllll
> >
> > Is there EVER a chance that we will get officials
> who
> > look out for their constituents and not for
> > themselves??
> >
> > elle
> >
> > --- Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> 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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