From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Sun Sep 12 2004 - 17:05:38 PDT
Now wait just a dadburned minute, where is it marked northbound and
southbound pumps? Are you talking about the east side of the road being
northbound and the west side being northbound or what because I can't go
along that the American people are that stupid, at least its NOT my
experience.
Sonny
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Tighe <larryradio@worldnet.att.net>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Hurricane Recovery and Mil Vehicles
> "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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