[Rhodes22-list] Hurricane Evac

[TN Rhodey]

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>
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>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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