[Ovation_girl]

"This is a really dumb question.
Why are we not setting up semi-perm tent type barracks for these people at a underutilized location somewhere?
Provide medical, schooling for kids, community college classes for adults, movies at night. All in a semi military style environment?

Why take them to trash a sports arena?

The tent thing could be set up just as quickly.

This is long term, we are probably supporting them anyway, lets do it right and have a controlled situation,"

Not a dumb question but one I have asked here already and nobody knows. And one that hasn't been mentioned by any reporters, even as they compare it to Andrew..In Andrew the tent city was the saving grace for many survivors, but was not done immediately. The scope if this disaster has only been known for 2 days now, but I think officials would be better off to say we are temporarily moving you to point A or B while we set up a tent city that can be a little more long term. Of course once winter sets in, this will not be a good option, and FEMA trailers will need to be set up...

[shield]

The Astrodome is a very temporary location...The Judge said today....2 wks at the most.

[HereInTheHeartland]

I just think of the MASH TV show (Which I think was fairly realistic, except for the politics). They had everything in tents.

Our guys in the Middle East do it in temp facilties, they can air condition and heat them.

We are going to have to spend the money one way or the other.