Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Katrina disaster updates

[MDixon6569]

In a message dated 9/1/05 11:28:21 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: "The present levees are designed to withstand a Category 3 hurricane; Hurricane Katrina was Category 4, one short of the highest category." It was projected at Category 5 going in. The media were reporting that the levees would not hold well before the storm hit. Too bad the people who relay the news to the president didn't pick that up. And I believe we've already discussed where the money went that was supposed to raise the levees' strength. And do you think there would have been enough time to organize a total evacuation of an entire region or even a major city from the time the path became evident? Remember the mayor  of New Orleans pleaded with the people to get out and all highways were bumper to bumper  from Friday evening till just before the storm hit. The majority of the people there now are people that chose to "ride out" the hurricane for whatever reason they had. Far too many people don't take hurricane evacuations seriously. States have their own evacuation plans for such scenarios. I think the poor of New Orleans that had no transportation need to look at their local leaders and ask them why there were no plans to get them out. And then I think there was a criminal element that chose to stay and loot To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' SPONSORED LINKS Iowa community credit union Transcendental meditation Maharishi university Best of iowa community credit union Maharishi mahesh yogi YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.