Not enough emphasis from the ground on how hard the terrain there is with the number of trees down.
How did the reporters get there? What roads? flown in? In since the storm?
You can't just "poof" move supplies through an area where trees and electrical lines litter your path.
The complete lack of education and facts within reporting today is staggering.
"To: gpapa
Not enough emphasis from the ground on how hard the terrain there is with the number of trees down.
How did the reporters get there? What roads? flown in? In since the storm?
You can't just "poof" move supplies through an area where trees and electrical lines litter your path.
The complete lack of education and facts within reporting today is staggering."
You touch on an important point here, one I've not yet had time to bring up.
Blame equations come later, as I've said many times, but the folks talking about a "plan" or lack thereof, especially one involving any use of railroads after the storm, have to understand that a preparedness plan cannot count on any specific assets remaining in place after the storm passes.
You also want to think long and hard about utilizing certain assets before the storm.
Put a traffic jam on a causeway and let the storm catch it there and you have a big problem.