Comments on: Texas - a Model of Emergency Preparedness http://www.polimom.com/2005/09/22/texas-a-model-of-emergency-preparedness/ I used to be in the middle, but they keep moving the line! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:21:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Polimom http://www.polimom.com/2005/09/22/texas-a-model-of-emergency-preparedness/#comment-468 Fri, 23 Sep 2005 19:14:00 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2005/09/22/texas-a-model-of-emergency-preparedness/#comment-468 Lee: Well yes... that's pretty much what happened Katrina, yes? I see a clear need for a happy medium (and cool heads in crisis). Lee:

Well yes… that’s pretty much what happened Katrina, yes? I see a clear need for a happy medium (and cool heads in crisis).

]]> by: Lee Keller King http://www.polimom.com/2005/09/22/texas-a-model-of-emergency-preparedness/#comment-467 Fri, 23 Sep 2005 19:11:00 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2005/09/22/texas-a-model-of-emergency-preparedness/#comment-467 My fear is that when the next hurrican comes -- and there is always a next hurricane -- we will get the opposite effect. People who SHOULD evacuate will not and lives will be unnecesarily lost. Sometimes the lessons learned from experience are the WRONG lessons. God bless, Lee My fear is that when the next hurrican comes — and there is always a next hurricane — we will get the opposite effect. People who SHOULD evacuate will not and lives will be unnecesarily lost.

Sometimes the lessons learned from experience are the WRONG lessons.

God bless,

Lee

]]> by: Polimom http://www.polimom.com/2005/09/22/texas-a-model-of-emergency-preparedness/#comment-466 Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:39:00 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2005/09/22/texas-a-model-of-emergency-preparedness/#comment-466 Lee - you're right, of course. My county (Ft. Bend) also has been under voluntary evacuation for several days... And 2 days ago, there was a reason for it. But in all honesty, there's more than that going on. Houston's mayor likely fell prey, also, to the "Katrita Phenomenon" - like all of us who are too close to events to think straight. Lee - you’re right, of course. My county (Ft. Bend) also has been under voluntary evacuation for several days… And 2 days ago, there was a reason for it. But in all honesty, there’s more than that going on. Houston’s mayor likely fell prey, also, to the “Katrita Phenomenon” - like all of us who are too close to events to think straight.

]]> by: Lee Keller King http://www.polimom.com/2005/09/22/texas-a-model-of-emergency-preparedness/#comment-465 Fri, 23 Sep 2005 03:32:00 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2005/09/22/texas-a-model-of-emergency-preparedness/#comment-465 Polimom: Part of the problem is that many people are apparently confusing "mandatory evacuation" and "voluntary evacuation." The folks in low lying and coastal areas needed to get out of those areas. It was not so necessary for all the others. Remember also that there are a LOT more people evacuating. Over 1.5 million, according to the reports. And New Orleans didn't have to evacuate THRU a city of nearly 4 million. For me, I'd probably be staying put with my water, food, batteries, etc. if I was still in my old townhouse in Houston. Luckily, I'm in Arizona where we don't get hurricanes. Lee Polimom:

Part of the problem is that many people are apparently confusing “mandatory evacuation” and “voluntary evacuation.” The folks in low lying and coastal areas needed to get out of those areas. It was not so necessary for all the others.

Remember also that there are a LOT more people evacuating. Over 1.5 million, according to the reports. And New Orleans didn’t have to evacuate THRU a city of nearly 4 million.

For me, I’d probably be staying put with my water, food, batteries, etc. if I was still in my old townhouse in Houston. Luckily, I’m in Arizona where we don’t get hurricanes.

Lee

]]> by: govtdrone http://www.polimom.com/2005/09/22/texas-a-model-of-emergency-preparedness/#comment-464 Fri, 23 Sep 2005 03:22:00 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2005/09/22/texas-a-model-of-emergency-preparedness/#comment-464 I was watching the terrible traffic and I kept asking myself why aren't they using contraflow? I was watching the terrible traffic and I kept asking myself why aren’t they using contraflow?

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