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In Wilma's wake, relief falls short, tempers shorter
Yahoo!News ^ | October 26, 2005 | Jamie Malernee

Posted on 10/26/2005 7:19:52 AM PDT by mlc9852

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To: mlc9852

The Governor told the citizens they should get some degree of preparation together. When the real disaster strikes, a lot of the population is going to disappear. Just disappear. Six million without municipal power and they are out of business. How did people get along a century ago?


121 posted on 10/26/2005 2:17:09 PM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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To: Slings and Arrows
For this one, he'd better bring Aquacat too.

I've got an orange cat and a white cat. I could paint the white cat aqua, I suppose...

122 posted on 10/26/2005 2:19:28 PM PDT by Lady Jag (All I want is a kind word, a warm bed, and unlimited power)
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To: McGavin999
What on earth brought around this childish behavior?

Public education has been a complete success.

123 posted on 10/26/2005 2:20:28 PM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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To: Travis McGee
I'm just surprised at the almost gleeful piling on going on here.

I don't think it's gleeful.

I think folks are getting SICK of hearing people who live in hurricane country, who KNOW what the heck can happen, who had FIVE days of warning, whining about being out of food or water all of two days after the event. Heck, if I lived down there, I'd have a generator and at least three weeks worth of water and food, along with extra gas. You can always use all of the extras up after the season is over.

124 posted on 10/26/2005 2:21:21 PM PDT by dirtboy (Drool overflowed my buffer...)
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To: Jaded
They had 1 whole week to prepare.

They should have bought extra water and food back in early June at the latest. You can always used it up after Thanksgiving.

125 posted on 10/26/2005 2:23:27 PM PDT by dirtboy (Drool overflowed my buffer...)
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To: You Dirty Rats

I NOLA they blamed FEMA for not coming in and collecting the corpses fast enough. Where in the world did they get the notion that FEMA was supposed to collect corpses?


126 posted on 10/26/2005 2:29:11 PM PDT by Great Caesars Ghost (The Fault, dear Brutus, lies not in the Stars, but in Our Selves.)
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To: mlc9852
And elderly people who live up high when they are physically unable to traverse stairs aren't too bright, either.

Not everyone gets to be bright you know... And most old people are doing the best they can.

127 posted on 10/26/2005 2:35:56 PM PDT by Great Caesars Ghost (The Fault, dear Brutus, lies not in the Stars, but in Our Selves.)
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To: dirtboy

Better yet, donate it to your local food bank after the season. I remember after Hurricane Andrew, the area we were in was not directly hit so we sent the extra supplies we had bought for hurricane season (including baby diapers because my son was not quite 2 yet) along with relief items that were being collected at the hospital. To those who say they are on a fixed or limited income, it doesn't take a lot to stock up a little at a time during your regular grocery trips (pick up one extra can of something throughout the year) versus having to run out at the last minute and try to gather stuff because you weren't ready.


128 posted on 10/26/2005 2:51:19 PM PDT by blazneyez (Sometimes I feel diagonally parked in a parallel universe...)
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To: ncountylee
Katrina trained malcontents.

I hope the trainers here and elsewhere are happy.

129 posted on 10/26/2005 3:36:27 PM PDT by pepperhead (Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
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To: dirtboy

At the beginning of hurricane season every year the National Hurricane Center advises people to prepare THEN for hurricane season. Just like people up north prepare for blizzards. Common sense would go a long way but seems to be in short supply in this country these days.


130 posted on 10/26/2005 4:25:35 PM PDT by mlc9852
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To: Travis McGee

We're not gleefully jeering those who suffer generally beyond their control.
We can't help but get scathingly cynical about those who, having gotten pounded 4 times last year AND got a week's warning this year, couldn't be bothered to stick a few gallons of water in the freezer - and in turn blame [Jeb] Bush et al.


131 posted on 10/26/2005 4:42:28 PM PDT by ctdonath2
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To: EagleUSA

Resources have been very stretched the last two months, just what do people want "The Wizard of Oz".


132 posted on 10/26/2005 5:52:43 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: ctdonath2

It was downgraded from a Category 5 to a Category 2 by then. Even when it was a Cat 5, they were saying it was likely to weaken.


133 posted on 10/26/2005 5:56:40 PM PDT by HostileTerritory
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To: martin_fierro

Lemme guess ... It was a 3 Cat hurricane?

*groans from the audience*


134 posted on 10/26/2005 6:12:37 PM PDT by Titan Magroyne (Wet Burqa Contest Winner)
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To: mlc9852

I live in Central NY and am always prepared for bad weather. For one thing, you never know when an ice storm or blizzard will come up and make it IMPOSSIBLE to get around. You can't drive on ice. The other thing is that it's too miserable to be running out for groceries when it's -10 outside. Once winter starts to set in, I make sure we are prepared with plenty of food, and gas for the generator, and an adequate supply of water. If I start doing some of it now, it's not a real burden either financially or physically. I don't understand why people who live in hurricane areas aren't prepared. This happens EVERY YEAR. It's not like it's something new.


135 posted on 10/26/2005 6:58:57 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: ctdonath2

Keep in mind the media-generated aspect of this story. The media could show up after a great church picnic, and find a few whiners who would complain about the ants, the burnt chicken, and how the juice ran out early. It will always be so.


136 posted on 10/26/2005 8:58:13 PM PDT by Travis McGee (--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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To: McGavin999
AFDC/welfare from LBJ 60's, and Child Support of the 70's, and other FREE programs like FOOD stamp,rent,etc...
What are they spending all these $$$ on ?
Well, we all know now it's not on FOOD & WATER !
In order to collect these numberous benefits all you need to do is
take out the good fathers from the picture, and make him a slave for life, and this is what we get.
137 posted on 10/26/2005 11:21:33 PM PDT by Orlando
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