(05-12-2010 11:40 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(05-12-2010 11:26 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  If this county does not have the capability to being able to airlift emergency supplies and manpower on a seconds notice from its commander and chief in disaster situations...

We don't come even remotely close to that. Never have, probably never will.
We do have people who can write great memos blaming somebody else.
But that's about the extent of it.

They have a nuclear doomsday plan, we the people have paid for.

(05-12-2010 11:40 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(05-12-2010 11:26 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  If this county does not have the capability to being able to airlift emergency supplies and manpower on a seconds notice from its commander and chief in disaster situations...

We don't come even remotely close to that. Never have, probably never will.
We do have people who can write great memos blaming somebody else.
But that's about the extent of it.

I'm admittedly a person of modest intelligence...but..I know I could make this happen if I could steal money for my budget.

(05-12-2010 01:48 PM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  

(05-12-2010 11:40 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(05-12-2010 11:26 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  If this county does not have the capability to being able to airlift emergency supplies and manpower on a seconds notice from its commander and chief in disaster situations...

We don't come even remotely close to that. Never have, probably never will.
We do have people who can write great memos blaming somebody else.
But that's about the extent of it.

They have a nuclear doomsday plan, we the people have paid for.

Thats wonderful.

(05-12-2010 04:50 PM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  

(05-12-2010 01:48 PM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  

(05-12-2010 11:40 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(05-12-2010 11:26 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  If this county does not have the capability to being able to airlift emergency supplies and manpower on a seconds notice from its commander and chief in disaster situations...

We don't come even remotely close to that. Never have, probably never will.
We do have people who can write great memos blaming somebody else.
But that's about the extent of it.

They have a nuclear doomsday plan, we the people have paid for.

Thats wonderful.

But only covers the leadership.

(05-12-2010 04:48 PM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  

(05-12-2010 11:40 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(05-12-2010 11:26 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  If this county does not have the capability to being able to airlift emergency supplies and manpower on a seconds notice from its commander and chief in disaster situations...

We don't come even remotely close to that. Never have, probably never will.
We do have people who can write great memos blaming somebody else.
But that's about the extent of it.

I'm admittedly a person of modest intelligence...but..I know I could make this happen if I could steal money for my budget.

I'm not sure you can. It's a lot harder than you think.

But I'm pretty sure I would do better than has been done, and I'd bet that you would, too. Because I'm betting that you and I would focus more on getting the job done than on cooking up sweetheart under-the-table deals for ourselves.

(05-12-2010 05:08 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(05-12-2010 04:48 PM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  

(05-12-2010 11:40 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(05-12-2010 11:26 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  If this county does not have the capability to being able to airlift emergency supplies and manpower on a seconds notice from its commander and chief in disaster situations...

We don't come even remotely close to that. Never have, probably never will.
We do have people who can write great memos blaming somebody else.
But that's about the extent of it.

I'm admittedly a person of modest intelligence...but..I know I could make this happen if I could steal money for my budget.

I'm not sure you can. It's a lot harder than you think.

But I'm pretty sure I would do better than has been done, and I'd bet that you would, too. Because I'm betting that you and I would focus more on getting the job done than on cooking up sweetheart under-the-table deals for ourselves.

A friend of mine works for Gregory Poole and handles their portable power generation equipment. He says they have several units on trailers that can be transported by tractor or airlifted by helio that can provide provide power to a large industrial plant or city blocks. Surely several of this type of unit could be maintained for disaster relief situations. GP will even maintain the units for a customer,guarantee delivery and provide setup for a yearly retainer fee. Amazing how those in the marketplace in search of profit can figure out this stuff.

It would look to me as simple as having readily available equipment and supplies stationed and maintained at regional locations for disaster situations. We piss away money on much less important things in this country every minute of the day.

I understand though... that it is not the obligation of the government to protect the citizens. If so...If so the people of NO could bring suit against the government for failing to maintain the levees. They cant...and the SC has ruled as such in several earlier cases of government failure to protect.

Maybe we should start a national voluntary organization that focuses on the above type of disaster preparation instead of depending on the government? I would be happy to contribute to such an organization.

I fully expected Obama to praise BP for it's efforts. I have to give him credit for calling the congressional hearings a "ridiculous spectacle", as they were. They are now willing to even call it a catastrophe.