[Rhodes22-list] Hurricane Evac

[Bill Effros]

Herb,

You had strong opinions before you went to NO.

Most people in NO did not die from the hurricane, they died because of 
levee failure.

The Federal Evacuation Plan for people without cars living in New 
Orleans was not implemented by the Federal Government (read FEMA).  The 
people and city followed the plan.  FEMA failed to provide the promised 
resources to move them out of the city.

The Federal Government put up and certified those levees.  The people of 
NO did not ask for them.  The people of NO had been complaining for 
years and years and years that the levees would not hold if they were 
ever hit by a Cat 3 storm, and that they should be raised to Cat 5 
standards.  That still has not been done, and the levees are still not 
up to Cat 3.

I think the days of shifting the blame and pointing fingers at everyone 
else are coming to an end.  We shall see shortly.

Bill Effros



Herb Parsons wrote:
> Interesting indeed. I did some rescue work in NO after Katrina, and came away with some strong opinions. I think, eventually, this country is going to have to come to some clear defined standards for "recommended evacuation" and "mandatory evacuation". I believe a "mandatory evacuation" should consist of this type of warning:
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> You are in a free country, and we will not force you to leave. However, we will shut down all emergency personnel. We will not provide police or ambulance support, we will not deliver food or water to you, and we will not send in rescue workers for you. In short, if you foolishly decide to risk your life by staying, we will not let your foolish affliction spread to us, by risking the lives of others to make up for your refusal to take advice now.
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> Herb Parsons
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> S/V O'Jure
> 1976 O'Day 25
> Lake Grapevine, N TX
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> S/V Reve de Papa
> 1971 Coronado 35
> Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana Coast
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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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