profe51
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posted on September 13, 2008 04:08:04 PM new
Watching the news today. Directv has a channel that is 24/7 connected to a Houston station. It's 361 on my receiver. I am beginning to think that those folks who refused to observe the mandatory evacuation of Galveston and who are now waiting to be rescued might ought to be billed for the hundreds of thousands of dollars they are costing local taxpayers. I am not referring to those who were unable to leave for some good reason or who were not in mandatory areas. Just those who stubbornly refused to leave. Seems to me they had every right to stay, at their own cost.
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Helenjw
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posted on September 13, 2008 05:39:20 PM new
When I saw the fellow rescued by a helicopter who complained about how long he had to wait, that same thought occurred to me.
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roadsmith
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posted on September 13, 2008 05:41:05 PM new
Couldn't agree more, Profe! Just saw on the news that rescue workers are risking life and limb to "rescue" those who refused to leave. I was just getting ready to post my own thread about this idiocy. Next time (am I mean to say this?), maybe people ordered for mandatory evacuation should be warned that they'll be last on the list for the workers. Think of the money this costs taxpayers!
Edited to add: I've wondered in the past if a few of those homeowners/dwellers who refuse to leave have something illegal going on--like meth labs or basement growing of marijuana. Again, am I mean to think this? I've just been trying to figure out why people would risk their lives to stay in their homes.
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pixiamom
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posted on September 13, 2008 07:08:29 PM new
I'm sure there were many who stayed for bragging rights, but I think many stayed because they did not know what to do with their pets. Do shelters accept pets? If not, this could pose a real problem for low-income people. Is there a network of temporary foster homes on higher ground available on short notice in hurricane-prone areas? Is transportation for pets available? I understand the first priority has to be humans, but if an inexpensive haven was available for pets, I'll bet there would be far fewer humans to rescue in the aftermath. Edited to add: Also, back-to-back evacuations are expensive, especially for low-income folks. I saw interviews with people who had evacuated for Gustav and could not afford it with Ike.
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profe51
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posted on September 13, 2008 09:11:48 PM new
According to the Houston channel I was watching, there were many shelters that accepted pets and some that didn't. There were also other means for securing pets announced, especially given the amount of notice they had this time around.
We had a mandatory evacuation due to a brush fire here years ago, and I wasn't about to leave my flocks. The girls and I and some neighbors spent all day bringing all the sheep out of the path of the fire and down to the creek where they'd be relatively safe. I'm really talking about those defiant types who kept being interviewed about how they'd been thru worse than this and to hell with this hurricane, we're not going anywhere.
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pixiamom
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posted on September 13, 2008 10:47:04 PM new
Thanks for the info. I was wondering, Profe, how you would handle your livestock if forced to evacuate. If there is time to secure pets and free transport is available to those that need it, I have no problems with any cost of rescue being attached to liens on property of mandated evacuees who decided to hunker down, provided it is announced beforehand. Would take the bravado out of my sails.
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Helenjw
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posted on September 14, 2008 05:09:48 AM new
I'm still thinking about it. 
Shouldn't we also put some "liens" on the property of those who fail to provide timely transportation and assistance to the good people unable to evacuate?
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profe51
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posted on September 14, 2008 05:35:48 AM new
You're right helen. The rescue workers would have less to do and would get to those folks who're truly in need faster maybe if not for those who chose to stay behind out of pure stubborness. I suppose in reality there's no practical way to determine who's who after the fact though.
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Helenjw
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posted on September 14, 2008 06:59:01 AM new
Yes, who be da judge?
I suppose that dealing with nuts will always be an integral part of the response and rescue system.
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hwahwa
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posted on September 14, 2008 02:10:23 PM new
One New Orleans guy gave a good reason why he did not leave after Katrina-what if I run out of money?
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niel35
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posted on September 14, 2008 02:37:45 PM new
They are telling them on TV where the PODS are to get food and water. How can they find out when they have no electricity. What a shame and the kids and animals suffer the most.
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hwahwa
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posted on September 14, 2008 03:38:10 PM new
I did not have electricity Friday 9 pm until 5 pm Saturday and this morning,we lost power again.
I have a Sony Walkman which I bought from Walgreen 6 years ago and it only uses one battery,it costs me under 15 dollars and it is damn good.
This is how I find out how everyone else is doing and what streets are safe and what stores are open.
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