Mike, I have been looking at the pdf link, in your post, and I am not understanding your reference.
Could you please elaborate? Greg H. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Weaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 20:03 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Katrina slams New Orleans. Is There Blame? > I want to build my 2 million dollar dreamhouse on the beach and make the > taxpayers foot the bill when it gets flattened. > See: http://www.fema.gov/cis/DE.pdf Rehoboth Beach is almost all on a > barrier island. It's nuts to build there, > and nuts to keep paying to put the houses back. But I guess the money > is better spent than being used in Iraq. > > Greg and April wrote: > > >Yes. > > > >If people live in an area, they should learn of dangerous natural > >occurrences ( quakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, tidal waves, blizzards and the > >like ), and make preparations for them. > > > >Like I said in another post: > > > >"I have no issue with those that TRIED to do something to help them selves > >and still got into trouble. > > > >BUT I do have issues with those that did NOTHING ( despite all the > >warnings ) to help them selves then expect the government and everyone else > >to drop what their doing and save them, because they would rather buy a case > >of beer, than a bus ticket.". > > > >Dams fail, if people are not willing to accept that they may only have 5 min > >warning to get to higher ground, and may lose everything they should not > >live below a dam. > > > >If people are going to fly, they need to take it upon them selves to find > >out what kind of aircraft they are going to be flying on and find out if > >that model of aircraft has a good history of flight safety, and then take > >the personal responsibility to accept that sometimes the one in a million > >chance actualy happens. > > > >If one looks at the past one can see that a given area is subject to > >hurricanes and should prepare accordingly. > > > >If you live below sea level near a coast, expect the fact that you have a > >chance of getting flooded. If you live within 50 ft of sea level near a > >coast, expect that the tidal surge could very well reach you. > > > >Empathy? My empathy is for the kids that couldn't leave because of > >ignorant parents and for the people that tried and still failed. Not for > >someone that bought a case of beer, instead of a 5 gal bucket of water that > >could save their life. > > > >7 MRE's can keep a person alive for 2 weeks, and cost about the same as a > >case of beer. > > > >If people would pay attention when the experts tell them not to expect help > >after a disaster for at least 72 hrs, they would be allot better off putting > >the money to a 72 hr kit than spending it to drink that stupid beer. With > >a little ingenuity, 72 hr kits are not expensive nor are they hard to put > >together, I have put several together for my family. > > > >If I had to leave the house: > >I can with 5 min notice, keep my family of 4 going for 24 hrs. > >With 20 min notice, I can keep my family going 72 hrs, with some shelter. > >With an 1 hour notice, I can keep my family going for more than 2 weeks in > >some comfort. > >With 1 day of notice, I can hook up with a couple of friends and my 2 > >sisters, and live comfortably for a month with out any other assistance. > > > >If I don't have to leave the house, I'm good for 1 month in the winter, and > >4+ months in the summer. > > > >I do not live in a flood plain. > > > >I have a little multi-fuel stove, that can burn any liquid fuel, and a > >fireplace that can burn any solid fuel ( I have a little wood stove I could > >install in a day or so ), to cook food. > > > >I scrounged most of the materials and built a safe room in the basement. > > > >I have three 55 gal barrels filled with water, plus enough containers for > >another 500 gal of water ( and that is not counting the 55 gal water > >heater ). > > > >I have a chain saw and enough fuel to keep it going for a week strait. > > > >I also have a 5ft cross cut timber saw, a couple of axes, a maul and some > >splitting wedges, and know how to make wood wedges ( done it several times > >when my metal wedges were stuck or not available ). > > > >I'll say it now: > > > >If anyone on this list, would like help putting together a 72 hr kit, I > >would be more than happy to give any help I can! > > > >In part it's a little like learning to make BioDiesel because the DinoDiesel > >is running out. > > > >Just remember, is going to be extremely hard to put one together, during an > >emergency, so do it before it occurs. > > > >Greg H. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Manzo, Emil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> > >Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 10:33 > >Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Katrina slams New Orleans. Is There Blame? > > > > > > > > > >>Would you feel the same way if people died in quakes in Japan or > >>California? What about Sri Lanka? How about a plane crash, dam breech, > >>eruption or tornado? Some empathy here would be nice. No one is perfect. > >>No one can predict the future. > >> > >>Regards, > >>Emil > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Biofuel mailing list > >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): > >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
