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Imagine if the mayor had a plan for the school and city buses to line up on canal street

I am almost going crazy thinking about this. You give the order to evacuate. Some people don't take you seriously or they don't have a way out.

Why not bring buses to the local elementary schools? People who want to leave can leave from a near-by location. People who weren't sure if you were serious would see the buses and re-evaluate whether their position. Yes, some would still stay, but many, many others would take the hint and get out.

I know this is all 20/20 hindsight, but lord almighty, I don't think they even tried to get the poor and infirm out.

"Why not bring buses to the local elementary schools? People who want to leave can leave from a near-by location. People who weren't sure if you were serious would see the buses and re-evaluate whether their position. Yes, some would still stay, but many, many others would take the hint and get out.

Better yet, go house to house informing those inside that they have to leave now. When authorities encounter those that refuse, give them a water proof tag with a number and start asking personal info. When the occupant asks "Why?", tell them to attach the tag to their body so their next of kin can claim them from the morgue.

"I know this is all 20/20 hindsight, but lord almighty, I don't think they even tried to get the poor and infirm out."

I went to my 90 year old grandmother's house and turned on the TV before the storm hit and told her we were about to witness the largest disaster this country has ever witnessed. I knew she lived through the 'Great Depression' but that happened slowly compared to this event. When I saw them herding people into the Super Dome, I told her I thought the people in charge in LA act like they want to kill off all the poor, street people, drug addicts and infirmed and then be able to blame it on Bush.

Picking up people at local elementary schools with school buses is a great idea--everyone knows where they are. Has anyone noticed that most of those left behind seem to be poor and probably don't own cars?

One man said he was caring for his elderly mother and how could they get out? He couldn't leave her.I'm sure he wasn't an exception. Also I heard that the buses had been taken out of service, but I don't know if that is true or not.