Well I can say after Fay, it's someone elses turn for awhile. And it's raining again today. Oi!! Beth t. > -----Original Message----- > From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > On Behalf Of Kendall D. Corbett > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 7:01 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: New Orleans and Gustav > > Kyle, et al, > > I filled up today; the unused school busses point out the > need for coordination between all local entities. School > districts also have one of the larger pools of accessible > busses in many communities, and that could save the lives of > a lot of people with disabilities. We've pushed for enhanced > coordination between our schools, paratransit providers and > individuals with accessible vehicles in case of the need to > evacuate a large number of people with disabilities. We've > even discussed using horse trailers for short distance > evacuations (many are ramped, or could be easily in an > emergency). I'd a lot rather share a ride with horse manure > than drown or die from fire or whatever. > > On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 4:38 PM, Cleveland, Kyle E. < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Ken, that's absolutely true. I have first-hand knowledge and > > experience with recovery operations post-Katrina and the blame lies > > completely at the mayor's feet. It's how our National > Response Plan > > (NRP) works. State resources don't get deployed until > local resources > > are exhausted. Federal resources don't get deployed until > the State's resources are used up. > > That's just the way it is. All of the buzz about the lack > of rapid > > Federal response is a bunch of hooey. Resources were > staged and ready > > to go, but local and state officials refused to "trip the switch" > > until it was too late. > > > > ...and they re-elected him! > > > > It will be interesting to see how Gustav is dealt with > pre-emptively > > by local officials this time around. We've already received a > > "Warning Order", just in case. > > > > A bit of advice to those of us on the list who drive: Fill > your tanks > > on Friday because there's sure to be a spike in prices come > the weekend. > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: Cerebral Palsy List on behalf of ken barber > > Sent: Wed 8/27/2008 3:30 PM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: New Orleans and Gustav > > > > > > > > i remember seeing pictures of thousands of school busses sitting in > > flooded water down there. they really could have used those. can we > > say "thank you mayor?" > > > > > > --- On Wed, 8/27/08, Anthony Arnold > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > From: Anthony Arnold <[log in to unmask]> > > > Subject: Re: New Orleans and Gustav > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 3:26 PM That's easy for > those of > > > us with cars to say, I did that when we had the flood in > 1997 but I > > > have a van with a lift. However I remember my brother saying why > > > couldn't they have had buses go down in ' 05 to help > people get out, > > > that's what we did in 1997 and we didn't even have 1 > death, but we > > > only had about 5,000 at max without vehicles. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Anthony Arnold > > > Remote Troubleshooter for PRC > > > 1-800-262-1984 ext. 494 > > > www.anthonyarnold.net > > > Proud Member of Speak Share > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Cerebral Palsy List > > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of ken barber > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 1:49 PM > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > Subject: New Orleans and Gustav > > > > > > i just read an article that new orleans was "considering" > > > evactuation ahead of Gustav. > > > > > > after Katrina they are only considering? if it got close, > i'd be out > > > of there. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------- > > > > > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go > > > here: > > > > > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > > > > > ----------------------- > > > > > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go > > > here: > > > > > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------- > > > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: > > > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > > > > > > > ----------------------- > > > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: > > > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > ----------------------- > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy ----------------------- To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy