Ken,
Interesting....I would guess that the mayor ordered the use of the
busses he had direct authority over. The lack of coordination between
the city and the schools in the area is a question that probably needs
to be re-visited. I'd be interested to know if the busses that were
used were full before the flooding got so serious that they couldn't be
used, and if they were, why school busses weren't used....
I also know that the author of the part that I forwarded does in fact
live in the New Orleans area, as she and I have talked in the past about
Mardi Gras, the Saints, and other issues specific to the area.
Kendall
An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
-----Original Message-----
From: ken barber [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 11:42 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: About New Orleans and the aftermath
i knbow you did not write this, but, click here and
then come back and tell me all the busses available
were used.
http://sirhumphreys.blogspot.com/2005/09/abandoned-school-buses-in-new-o
rleans.html
you might have to cut and past.
--- Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I got this from another list... It sheds some
> interesting light on the
> evacuation efforts in New Orleans from someone who
> was there.
>
> Kendall
>
> An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's
> redundant!)
>
> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the
> unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
> Therefore, all
> progress depends on the unreasonable man.
>
> -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mary Hooks [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 11:20 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [HYCEPH-L] About New Orleans and the
> aftermath
>
> Hey: Don't get me started here! New Orleans is
> devistated, the citizens of the city and surrounding
> suburbs were ORDERED to evacuate, Mayor
> Nagin made it mandatory. He provided every transit
> bus available for free, they enacted contra-flow
> where
> the interstates in the city were changed to allow
> traffic
> to flow out of the city in both sides. There was no
> reason
> for anyone to remain in the city unless they chose
> to do so.
> Honestly, I live here, I saw it all. They did
> everything they
> could to get those people out of there. This is NOT
> a
> money issue. I am so deeply saddened for the people
> that stayed behind and lost their lives. They are
> still attempting to rescue people trapped in flooded
> homes.
> NO ONE expected the levy to collapse. We have all
> learned
> from this. There have been evacuations before for
> hurricanes
> that made a last minute turn and avoided the city.
> It's a cry wolf
> situation, what should you do? They are doing
> everything they
> can to help those people. Don't believe eveything
> you see
> on the national news. It is so sensationalized and
> they
> aren't telling the whole story, only what will sell
> news. My
> friends please believe me when I tell you this. All
> of Southeast
> Louisiana is devistated as well as South
> Mississippi. No one
> expects damage like this, but we are doing out best
> to cope.
> No one expected the levy to break, but it did. NO
> ONE expected
> this much devistation. Please, don't start pointing
> fingers, just
> put your hands together and pray instead. Sorry but
> I am a bit
> emotional right now and reading these posts is very
> upsetting.
> You don't know what you are talking about until you
> are here and
> right in the middle of it.
> I still love ya'll,
> Mary Hooks
>
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