On 8/4/2012 3:44 PM, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sat, 4 Aug 2012 13:22:55 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
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On Sat, 4 Aug 2012 11:05:20 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
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Good grief. Instead of all that nonsense just stay in a hotel,
say,
in Mickey
World, for a week.

Does your butler dress you?

Do you live that close to the edge that you couldn't stay in a hotel
for a
week? I sure as hell don't. I suppose there are many who live EBT
payment to
EBT payment.

In an ice storm or hurricane power outage the nearby hotels that have
power are packed with families who need them far more than I do, with
the overflow in temporary shelters in schools. Necessities sell out
quickly and service/repair people are booked solid for months. Many
roads including mine stay blocked until the utility crews remove the
wires so the fallen trees can be cut up safely.

The difference from Katrina is that we in New England expect to take
care of ourselves and ask FEMA to write checks later. Twice I've spent
the week clearing fallen trees with my chainsaw, then patching the
holes in the roof before the next storm.


Mississipi and Georgia were hit as hard or harder than Lousiana by
Katrina..and they simply got stuff done.

Gunner

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