I know the danger if one of this chemical refineries were to explode, but honestly I do not know what the planned routes of escape are. They do have some signs on the freeways but I bet most people are like me and never pay attention to them.
Oh well, as much fun as this community talk is I think I am going to call it a night and head home. On 9/2/05, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:172437 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
