Oh, don't blame him really for the slow response...no one at the time knew how bad the damage was in South Dade Co....like I said earlier, it was many, many hours before anyone got into Homestead to report. However, he did know a Cat 4 (later upgraded to a Cat 5) had hit a populated area of S. Florida....yet, aid was extremely slow in getting to the worst hit areas.
We have learned our lesson from Andrew...I do not want to see it repeated this time.
The lesson I learned from Andrew was more than 95% of the population would do absolutely nothing to help themselves. I went through it and although I didn't loose my house, many of my friends did. All the whining about where was the government was just that. Whining. What did they do once they got there? Yes, tent communities were setup and the military went on patrols to stop looting. Nothing that couldn't have been done in the short term by people themselves.
I'm outta here, it's late and I have a long day tomorrow. :(
g'night everyone and for those the in the path of Charley, stay safe!