Text 12218, 45 rader
Skriven 2005-09-14 18:15:40 av Raymond Yates (1:3613/48)
  Kommentar till text 12207 av Roy Witt (1:10/22)
Ärende: Katrina
===============
 RW> 14 Sep 05 05:51, Paul Sanders wrote to Roy Witt:

 PS>>>> I just made mention that a high ranking politician seemed to be
 PS>>>> more concerned about being on holidays & shopping while a major
 PS>>>> city was drowning.

 RW>>> And, pray tell, what could she have done that wasn't already
 RW>>> being done? Another politician flying over the disaster area is
 RW>>> good for what?

 PS>>  perhaps she could have shown some concern / leadership,

 RW> That's certainly not her job and it isn't expected of her. She did
 RW> express her concerns for the victims, nothing more required.

 PS>>  the former head of FEMA certainly didn't....

 RW> He showed his concern by attempting to do his job. It's nobody else's
 RW> fault that he wasn't capable. When the rest of the people involved
 RW> figured this out, they stepped up and took charge. But we must not
 RW> forget that the most cupable persons to blame for the fuck up are the
 RW> locals, Mayor, Governor, etc.. They had perfect examples of leadership
 RW> quality right next door in Mississippi and Alabama. In the next few
 RW> days, they'll have a bird's eye view on how to handle these things by
 RW> watching North Carolina's leaders take charge under Ophelia.

Which, from the exceptional view I have at the moment being smack-dab in it,
is really excellent. Listening to public service radio (police, fire,
emergency services) and the power companies, they have been working even
while the hurricane was at it's highest levels (yes, it was "only"  Cat 1)
Evacuations were called for early on, and many people responded. those that
didn't were identified, and names collected.

An aside: On one beach the officers were going door to door, when told that
people were staying would suggest that they take an indelible marker and write
their names on their body. For later identification, you see. That cause
several to change their minds and leave.

Power companies have trucks pre-positioned, Red Cross opened shelters days ago
 and the effort of everyone has really been impressive.

We have flooding, trees down, houses lost to the ocean, all the routine
things.
---
 * Origin: Ray's Rocket Shop - Out to Launch (1:3613/48)