From: Larry Tighe (larryradio@worldnet.att.net)
Date: Thu Sep 09 2004 - 09:55:31 PDT
"Anyone that ever underestimated the intelligence of the American public was
never disappointed".
I left the Florida Keys just before Andrew hit. A mile long line on the
I-95 gas station's northbound pumps....I simply passed everyone and pulled
up to the southbound pumps....no line and on my way in 5 minutes....go
figure.
Lar
www.antiquetelephone.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Winget, William Contr JTFCS J5" <William.Winget@jtfcs.northcom.mil>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 10:33 AM
Subject: [MV] Hurricane Recovery and Mil Vehicles
CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
During Isabel last year the local police asked me if I would park my Deuce
across the road as a road block, preventing Rubber-necked tourists from
driving down our street while we worked recovery.
I had it positioned earlier to evacuate myself and family should the storm
intensify, but it only came up to the running boards (That was enough...)
Interestingly, we had gas the third and fourth day, as I filled up my Bronco
II with fuel before the Hurricane. MANY drivers did not, as they went out
touring the first day or two after the storm, using up their fuel. Then
THEY were in long lines waiting and complaining, whereas we stayed at home,
cleaned out the damage and cooked our food up with foraging required a few
days later.
People stay in lines bitching about water and Ice but won't walk into a
store that sells it right beside the line. Or fail to drive 5 measly miles
to a place that has power and businesses are open, selling gas, food, etc
like normal. TV doesn't help much, as they immediately go back to "Sale"
advertising and Jerry Springer as soon as possible instead of helping
announce where functional communities are that people could locate the
essentials without waiting in line for a handout. Fourth Day found a
Chinese buffet open waiting for customers and we went to town with a nice
hot meal each night while others merely complained...
Hope Ivan doesn't head toward Florida, one is enough, two is crazy, three
would make me move or build a pill box.
Final note, What's so wrong with our Power Company systems (And were better
than any in the World) Seems we still have too many trees falling on our
lines VS clear cutting them prior to a storm, or (expensive) running systems
under ground. Seems like we would want a hardened system for all future
construction just to reduce these burdensome problems every Winter or Storm.
IMHO.
W Winget
www.vmpa.us
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