When I moved to Portland, OR, one of the most memorable "you aren't in Connecticut anymore" moments came when on the local news station they outlined the evacuation routes in case Mt Hood erupted.
Erupt? Mt Hood. Holy crap! No one mentioned that possibility in the tourist brochures. But they not only had a plan, they outlined it on TV periodically. And I can't see that it is an overwhelming possibility. The same thing was true in Connecticut and the evacuation plans in case of trouble at the Millstone nuclear power plant. Everyone knows the evacuation plans, what to do if the sirens go off, and where to tune in for more news. Of course, I was caught flatfooted in Boston on 9/11. I was about 6 miles from my apartment, and they were closing the subway down, and I had no idea how to get home without the subway. Since then I have biked the route twice, and know I could walk it in two hours if needed. Does everyone know the dangers of your area, and what to do if they happen? On 9/2/05, Aaron Rouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They said on the news today that there has been a plan for years for if a > levee ever broke. I forget what they said past that exactly but I think it > was something along the lines of even though the plan has existed for so > long it was something not normally thought of. I got the impression it was > like a plan existed but they never did simulate and train to actually > impliment it but they did not say that. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:172434 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
