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Posted on 08/30/2005 1:34:04 PM PDT by NautiNurse
As completely frustrating as it is to sit so far from the disaster feeling impotent,
people must understand that logistical miracles were not going to be seen today, a stratosphere's worth of prayers notwithstanding.
Resources on this scale are simply not marshalled in 24hrs.
People have to be given time for muster, even those on short notice standby.
Vehicles have to be fueled, equipment lists checked and topped off, consumables for rescue personnel loaded, etc, etc, etc.
More outside intervention will be visible tomorrow, w/geometric growth each day over the next week.
There'll always be screw-ups, but most of the folks that'll be heading in to do the heavy lifting are pros, and they'll make about the best of the situation that can be made.
The most help many of us can be is to stay calm, send a check where it might do some good, make a lame joke that'll put a smile on the face of someone in here who might have reason to shed tears soon, and don't panic.
That was her -- not exactly a leader!
About donations. Every Christian denomination will be collecting items for relief. The United Methodist UMCOR has already issued a call for our churches to start collecting "flood cleanup buckets". The church will truck them to the sites. I heard that the Baptists have already sent out a call too. I know that the Catholic Relief will be operating. N.O. is largely a Catholic population. The Salvation Army will be there and prefer money. Wal-Mart is setting up places in each store where people can donate. In a few days there will be a call for volunteers (mostly men with chain saws and earth movers)for cleanup.
IN general, the Mighty Miss is so wide, it would take an unbelievable amount of rain to even raise it a foot.
I think that is a piddling amount of rain given the long course of the Mississippi.
I have seen the Miss up to the top of the levee here in BR some years ago and it is way low now. It would have to rain for months to get the level up high.
You have it correct.
I think that is a piddling amount of rain given the long course of the Mississippi.
I have seen the Miss up to the top of the levee here in BR some years ago and it is way low now. It would have to rain for months to get the level up high.
$3.07 here in San Jose...
well said
No power in MS south of Jackson, MS
500 emergency generators and 200,000 gallons of fuel send to MS to power the cell phone towers.
I dunno... maybe cuz it's a little harder to do on scene than from behind a keyboard. Just a guess.
MSNBC: Reports of prisoners having taken the warden and his wife hostage.
Well, I'm glad the officer is going to be okay. 1 out of 2 ain't bad.
Those choppers should have been in the air this morning. And as for landing strips for transport planes...try the freeways...they are closed to traffic.
We, the USA, could have and should have done better.
Bush needs to get on the air in primetime, pronto. tonight.
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That's probably due to the continuing drought in the Upper Plains that have really lowered the Missouri River.
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