On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 14:34:12 -0400, "osprey" <noneedtoknow@mail.com>
wrote:

While you make a very valid point Doug, and usually you do from what I
see,
Ray is also bringing up a good point about our Governments "re-active" way
of acting instead of being "pro-active". Now, I think Ray is a nut. I
think
most people would probably agree. But every now and then his little brain
does show some sign of thought.
The Federal Government and State Government needs to take more measures
into
preparing for disastor's such as the one experienced In New Orleans and
Mississippi.

The Federal government did take steps.

The national weather service has continuously improved their reporting
and predicting capabilities. The investment for high-power computers,
both in technical development and real money, is one of the largest in
the world. The course was plotted days ahead of time: a word to the
wise is sufficient.

The FCC has in the last few years altered the rules governing radios,
allowing the police, fire, ambulance and civil authorities the ability
to communicate directly and with multiple channels. I do not know if
NO took advantage of this new technology.

The FEMA has been increasing in structure and organization since 9/11.
They were on the ground in the area _before_ the hurricane came
through. What did the governor expect? Perhaps Bush could have hired
thousands of Little Dutch Boys to come over and put their fingers in
the levy?

I am pretty sure that they knew that in the event of a major hurricane,
those levy's would not hold up. Why haven't we been working on ways to
improve them? Didn't we learn a lesson about levy's during the floods in
the 90's?

They knew. The October, 2001, issues of Scientific American even had
an article. It predicted a death toll in the thousands, and told of
the body bags sitting in storage.

In most areas, the Red Cross and amateur radio organizations (hams)
hold periodic disaster readiness simulations. Where were the plans
for the areas hit by the hurricane? From what I have heard,
communication is a mess at the moment, and help is being cautioned
away because of the looting and violence.

The governor and mayor have no right to bellyache about response
teams, when there are able-bodied men and women sitting on their butts
marking themselves as "victims".

K.

On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 14:34:12 -0400, "osprey" <noneedtoknow@mail.com>
wrote:

While you make a very valid point Doug, and usually you do from what I see,
Ray is also bringing up a good point about our Governments "re-active" way
of acting instead of being "pro-active". Now, I think Ray is a nut. I think
most people would probably agree. But every now and then his little brain
does show some sign of thought.
The Federal Government and State Government needs to take more measures into
preparing for disastor's such as the one experienced In New Orleans and
Mississippi.

The Federal government did take steps.

The national weather service has continuously improved their reporting
and predicting capabilities. The investment for high-power computers,
both in technical development and real money, is one of the largest in
the world. The course was plotted days ahead of time: a word to the
wise is sufficient.

The FEMA has been increasing in structure and organization since 9/11.

"Ray Fischer" <rfischer@bolt.sonic.net> wrote in message
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Douglas W. Thomas <douglas.w.thomas@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote:

"Ray Fischer" <rfischer@bolt.sonic.net> wrote in message
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Disaster experts: Federal government wasn't ready for Katrina
By SETH BORENSTEIN

Knight Ridder Newspapers

WASHINGTON - The federal government so far has bungled the job of
quickly helping the multitudes of hungry, thirsty and desperate
victims of Hurricane Katrina, former top federal, state and local
disaster chiefs said Wednesday.

The experts, including a former Bush administration disaster response
manager, told Knight Ridder that the government wasn't prepared,
scrimped on storm spending and shifted its attention from dealing with
natural disasters to fighting the global war on terrorism.

The disaster preparedness agency at the center of the relief effort is
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which was enveloped by
the new Department of Homeland Security with a new mission aimed at
responding to the attacks of al-Qaida.

Actually, there is no modern day precidence in which to measure and
otherwise prepare for this disaster.

*****!

First, this disaster was predected years ago. Scientific American
published an article four years ago which described the very problem.

Oh well now theres the answer....plan for every magazine article......

Second, the hurricanes target was known many days before it hit land.
That's why most of the city was evacuated. Too bad that the planners
didn't provide any transportatian for those without cars.

Yeah..the Gov't should provide everybody a car everytime a