God. I was in DC when the plane hit the 14th Street bridge -- that was bad enough. Dana
On 9/2/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I had to get my wife out of DC on 9/11. That was bad enough. > > larry > > 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:5:172499 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
