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Posted on 08/24/2005 9:50:25 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
*snicker* The boys must have LOVED that, with all those 'dams' in it!
You could be right, Katrina has dominated the news. Most of the flags up are by those of us that fly in regularly.
I know most people around here have them since they flew them a lot in years gone by.
Still the 9-11 has competition for attention including Katrina and, around here, the Chiefs.
The kcredstar aka fishwrap, has lead stories of the local and county emergency plans. A total of 40 million dollars has been spent to draw them up. The gist of which is "decisions can't be made until the disaster strikes, that's why they aren't written in stone." or "We'll (emergency managers" all get together and decide what to do".
Sounds like the YOYO plan : "Yer on yer own".
Well, OT, you missed quite an air show, a flight of A-10s is apparently going to do a fly by at the Chief's game. I was outside watering the garden, and heard 'em coming. LSA, I and the rest of theshire was treated to quite an airshow. They were flying low, and apparently using the old mill as their turn point. Came in from the south west, banked right over town and headed out south east. Must have a made a dozen or so passes. Flying in pairs. What a wonderful sight. God Bless the Pilots and all those who serve.
Kind of a walk down memory lane at high speed:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1482354/posts
Fun thread. Makes me realize I've actually been here a rather long time...though I lurked for a good long bit before signing up.
YOYO plan...heh. Hadn't heard that one before.
Sounds like a plan made up by a buncha yoyos.
After the Great Blackout two years ago, it was discovered that Macomb County's "emergency command center" was a room in a leased county office with a phone jack, a table, and two chairs. I guess $12 million in post-911 emergency funds doesn't go very far.
Wayne County's $50 million in emergency equipment is stored in five semis hidden behind county buildings at Metro Airport. They are supposed to contain firefighting and medical equipment and radios. Nobody knows for sure because they're under lock and key.
Except for about a dozen $16K generator systems, which wound up installed at the homes of county bigshots (all RATs). They took them because, "we have important duties in an emergency, and we don't want to worry about our homes and families while we manage the emergency".
Good grief... that sounds so... exactly what you'd expect from Dems.
WinMag: Well, considering the political make up our county as well, I would not be surprised if a similar situation exists here.
rosie; it's not original, I borrowed it from a book, but it is appropriate. Make your own plans and take care of yourself in an emergency. Each person has different needs and they should plan accordingly. Around here it is ice storms and tornadoes, that forms the nexus for our plans. We could bug out but plan to shelter in place.
Same thing here. But the "bug out kit" will also contain at least one handgun.
Katrina shows that nature is more powerful than even the federal government, and that human nature can fall a lot father, faster. If faced with a cataclysm, my plans will include a scoped rifle.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1481469/replies?c=1014
Old Sarge may need a suprise HH knife, if you haven't sent one already.
I'm back from Tampa, but things have gotten worse at home.
I'll post more later.
Glad to be back though!
Glad you're home! Please vent at us if it helps in any way.
That's not ~quite~ the complete sentiment...
(((Ruthy)))
You have my axe.
Hullo (((((((Ruthy))))))))....
We'll be here.
Hang in there...
Easy for me to say...
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