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2008-09-15 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Sherry 2008-09-15 01:38|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 The Media have been irresponsible. Many folks who would have left saw the media arrive and begin to broadcast and thought, "Hey, if these bozos can stay, so can I." Bad move on everyone's part.

Posted by Woozle Unusosing8053 2008-09-15 09:51|| 2008-09-15 09:51|| Front Page Top

#2 "Stupidity is the only universal capital crime.The sentence is carried out automatically, and there is no appeal."
-- RAH

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-09-15 10:53|| 2008-09-15 10:53|| Front Page Top

#3 All true, but people in SE Texas have not forgot the mandatory evacuation of Rita (I believe it was Rita) that ended up in 100 mile backups and 14 hour stoppages in the interestates. I think a lot of the people stayed behind because of that experience.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2008-09-15 12:15|| 2008-09-15 12:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Some interesting folks in Bolivar Peninsula...

Of particular concern is a resident who collects exotic animals who is now holed up in a Baptist church with his pet lion. "We're not going in there," Jones said. "We know where he (the lion) is on the food chain."

I wonder where his owner is on the food chain today?

Posted by tu3031 2008-09-15 12:55|| 2008-09-15 12:55|| Front Page Top

#5 AFAIK, the evacuation for Rita killed more people than the storm itself (?herself) did. It's still a bad idea to live such a short height above sea level in a hurricane zone, unless you're some kind of aquatic or amphibian life form.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2008-09-15 16:00|| 2008-09-15 16:00|| Front Page Top

#6 The Rita gridlock was because people did not follow instructions - the entire Houston metro area should not have gotten on the roads, just the low-lying areas to the south along the bay and beyond (Galveston). People did somewhat better this time, but still plenty of room for improvement. And Galveston-Bolivar residents who do not evacuate might as well be playing Russian Roullette - as mentioned elsewhere today, stupidity is a capital offense, with no appeal.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-09-15 19:14|| 2008-09-15 19:14|| Front Page Top

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