Subj : Hurricane Evacuation
To   : Frank
From : Newborn
Date : Fri Sep 09 2005 01:45:00

  Re: Hurricane Evacuation
  By: Frank to Newborn on Wed Sep 07 2005 11:25 pm

 >   Re: Hurricane Evacuation
 >   By: Newborn to Frank on Tue Sep 06 2005 11:49 pm
 > 
 >  >  > I was wondering, In Florida when a serious Hurricane is approaching an
 >  >  > evacuation starts to look like a REAL GOOD IDEA. Does the state Reques
 >  >  > or recommended that the population evacuate or do they issue a require
 >  >  > to evacuate.
 > 
 >  > In certain areas evacuations are mandatory.  Unfortunately the police
 >  > do not have the power to inforce the evacuation.  The governor CAN requ
 >  > the evaculation, but, he doesn't have the power to have people removed
 >  > from their homes.
 > 
 >       I know it's hard to ask people to leave their home and possesion behin
 >    but it seems this would have been easier to deal with if the population
 >    had evacuated. I know it's a big area but there was at best good advanced
 >    warning what they were in for.
 > 
      All some of those people had was their homes and meger possesions.  Many
      of them were afraid of looters and lossing even that.  I know how I'd
      feel in their situation and I can understand it.

 >       Even though the violance has disgusted many across the country even in
 >    the face of what has happened serious help is on the way but you can't
 >    help but ask yourself how long can we keep picking up the pieces from
 >    these storms?
 > 
      Last year the Government spent over 40 billion on the 4 storms that his
      us and the insured loses were about 80 billion.  I see that Katrina has
      cost the government 10-50 billion all ready and is estimated to cost 
      around 150 billion total,  Government borrowing would put that expense
      off to next years budget.  Ain't deficit spending wonderful :=(  There
      already talking about the 'pork' in some of the funding too.

>  > As i write this we have 3 depressions in the Atlantic and 1 in the Gulf
 >  > that are forming and it's still 3+ months left in the season.
 > 
 >  > Newborn
 > 
 >       Some one mentioned on the radio today that FL was at high risk from
 >    at least one of these. It seems Florida and the Gulf are the pick for the
 >    Hurricanes this season.
 > 
         Opihlia is causing wind damage on the East coast near the Space      
         facility.  So far it's only 80 mile an hour winds, but it's supposed
         to became a cat 1 with 100 mph winds.
          
         We had 4 major storms last year and 2 moderate one so far this year.
         God has been gracious though and spared us major fatilities.


 >       Hope all goes well for you and they pass by. Better yet fizzle before
 >    arriving.
 > 
      I can remember 50 years ago when they were working on 'seedimg'
      storms with dry ice to weaken them before they developed.  That
      didn't work, but, you think they'd develope some means of disrupting
      these storms before they develope.

      Newborn
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