>
> okay, now, if you were told that a earthquake was
> going to hit would you leave had you allready been
> told several times that one was going to hit and
> after
> you'd left they had not hit?
>
> --- Magenta Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > I have a large box that has a basic first aid kit,
> > flashlight with new
> > batteries (not in the flashlight yet), some food
> > supplies... I do need to
> > replenish the water because after 6 months they
> > began leaking. I have an
> > agency that has several workers who live in my
> > neighborhood, so I am sure
> > they would send somebody to assist me in case of
> an
> > earthquake.  If I knew
> > ahead of time it was going to be a big storm, you
> > bet I'd get my ass up
> > Oakland ave (a big street, which goes up a huge
> > hill)  as far as I could
> > drive my chair, or I'd take BART to antioch!
> > (inland, very dry, hot area)
> > If I have enough time, and a car available, I'd
> pack
> > up my cats too and
> > just go inland.
> >
> >
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > [log in to unmask]
> > If you need a business card designed, please email
> > me.
> >
> >
> > > [Original Message]
> > > From: Elizabeth Thiers <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Date: 9/6/2005 3:04:14 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Fw: Here's an article on the
> > preparedness of FEMA.
> > >
> > >  Those of us who have been in Florida awhile
> know
> > that it takes at least 2
> > > days for help to come to populated areas.  We're
> > told to have 2 weeks of
> > > supplies in the house.  Trust me though, you go
> > through a lot of Oreo
> > > cookies when you get hit with 3 hurricanes in a
> > row <grin>
> > >
> > > Beth T.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> > Of ken barber
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 10:24 AM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: Fw: Here's an article on the
> > preparedness of FEMA.
> > >
> > > amber is right. it would happern in any city.
> one
> > lesson here is that you
> > > can't depend on government to protect you. the
> > lawlessness will break out
> > > when government no longer works.
> > >
> > > you said it better than i did.
> > >
> > > --- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dearest Ken,
> > > >
> > > >   Your frustration is understood here, as well
> > as your anger and I am
> > > > sure a measure of helpness in the face of
> total
> > desvastation. From
> > > > where I stand - it was both a forseeable and a
> > preventable scenario.
> > > > I was stunned to find out the poor hadn't been
> > put on buses and
> > > > evacuted - what kind of an evacution leaves
> > people behind? Amber
> > > > wasn't surprised - but thinks I am rather
> naive.
> > We have become a very
> > > > fat, complacent, lazy, greedy and thoughtless
> > society. I doubt there
> > > > is city or town in the country with an
> adequate
> > evacution plan in
> > > > place. People ability to put there heads in
> the
> > sand or think it won't
> > > > happen here. I know The DC area doesn't.
> Natural
> > forces can strike
> > > > anywhere anytime. I am still waiting to here
> > from friends with family
> > > > in both Mississippi and Lousiana. I have
> hoping
> > no one on our list was
> > > > anywhere near there. Playing the blame game
> > doesn't fix what wrong. No
> > > > we need to mop up the mess, help people get
> > their lives together and
> > > > for Pete's sake make sure this doesn't happen
> > again.
> > > >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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