My sister just e-mailed this to me, thought it had a lot of great survival points.
School of Hard Knocks
>
>If people haven't been learning the lessons from Katrina that they
>absolutely need to learn, then they haven't been paying attention.
> 1. On Friday evening the National Weather Service predicted the
>path of the storm heading towards New Orleans. By Saturday morning, it
>was clear that the storm was growing in strength and it was suggested
>that people begin evacuating.
> 2. By Saturday afternoon it was clear that Katrina was growing in
>strength. The Mayor of New Orleans appeared on TV weepy and sad,
>expressing concern about what could happen in New Orleans.
> 3. Sunday morning it was obvious that the storm would hit as a
>Category 4 or 5.
> 4. On Sunday the Governor of Louisiana was crying and worried
>about the state and asked the rest of us to pray for Louisiana.
> 5. Sunday at 2:00 pm a mandatory evacuation was ordered.
>Now let's look at what has happened so far and what we know after the fact:
> 1. 10% of New Orleans was below the poverty level. It would have
>been obvious (and was obvious) that these people had no means to leave
>the city themselves
.
> 2. Not a single hospital, faced with mandatory evacuation orders,
>was moved. We've not heard of a SINGLE airlift of patients out of
>hospitals in the direct path of the storm, moved to areas outside of the
>impact zone.
> 3. Not a single school, public, or charter bus left the city
>carrying people unable to find the means of leaving on their own.
> 4. There are hundreds of buses and cars under water in New Orleans
>and elsewhere in the regions.
>What should happen now:
> 1. The Mayor of New Orleans should be brought up on criminal
>negligence charges.
> 2. The people should understand that you NEVER elect a sympathetic
>social worker type to public office. If an individual hasn't served in
>the military or in an equivalent capacity of managing huge
>infrastructures and people, they have no business running a government.
> 3. The Governor of Louisiana should be brought up on criminal
>negligence charges--she did not call up the National Guard, order a
>single evacuation plan, or organize shelters until AFTER the disaster
>hit. She, a babbling idiot, should spend the rest of her days behind
>bars, watching the death and destruction on a continuous loop in her
>jail cell.
>What people should have learned by now:
> When the government says "leave" you LEAVE! You have ready: 3 days
>of water and food, a "grab and go" bag that contains clothing,
>toiletries, and cash to get you where you will be safe. If it takes you
>more than 15 minutes to evacuate, you're doing it wrong and are not
>sufficiently prepared. If you have more time, you should be able to
>evacuate with three weeks of supplies.
> Every person in your family over the age of about 12 should be
>trained in the use of firearms. If you live in an area that doesn't
>allow you to own firearms, MOVE. You should have in your possession a
>weapon for every member of the family. That includes arming your 12
>year old daughter. Because SHE may become separated from you and will
>need the means of defending herself.
> You must have an evacuation plan. Discuss with family every
>possible need to evacuate--what conditions might require you to leave.
>Plan the routes, what you'll take, a location to meet up if you are
>separated, etc. etc. Do not leave your neighborhood with an empty seat
>in your car or truck. Make sure you have filled that seat with one of
>your neighbors.
>Be prepared to take care of yourself for AT LEAST 3 days.
>
>Expect civil unrest and looting. If you value your property more than
>the lives of your family, YOU WILL DIE. I repeat: IF YOU VALUE YOUR
>PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS MORE THAN YOUR LIFE OR THE LIFE OF YOUR LOVED
>ONES, YOU WILL DIE.
>
>The Federal Government is not going to be able to help you. As with ALL
>law enforcement matters and catastrophes, they only come for the clean
>up. They are not going to help you until AFTER the catastrophe has
>occurred.
>
>If I hear one more person making a statement that begins with "The
>President of the United States should..." I am going to punch him in the
>nose, kick him in the balls, or knock them over the head with a mallet.
>This is NOT a Federal matter. There is no way that anyone is capable of
>doing anything for AT LEAST three days, more likely three weeks.
>
>The Federal Government is not the authority in charge here. The STATE
>and LOCAL governments are in charge. If the people you've been electing
>to PROTECT AND SERVE you in your local and state are bureaucrats with no
>leadership, management, or disaster experience, knowing how to do
>nothing more than write welfare checks, you are seriously screwed. MOVE.
>
>Looters or anyone stepping outside of civilized behavior should be shot
>on site--no malice, no concern. You're eradicating pests. Society will
>be better off without them and the neighborhoods and decent people of
>the world safer. If a law enforcement official attempts to disarm you
>while
>you are shooting looters, shoot the police officer. He's not your
>friend or your ally. It doesn't matter that the looter is only stealing
>food or clothing. What matters, is that they've cut in front of the
>line. You know the expression "women and children first"? That's what
>civilized
>society does in a catastrophe. Civilized people, without prodding and
>babysitting from government, form distribution networks to equitably
>distribute food and clothing from the remaining supplies. Civilized
>human beings DO NOT loot. SHOOT THEM.
>
>You have only one ally in such a disaster: YOU. You are responsible
>for the health and safety of your family. The looters and thugs of the
>world WILL crawl from the cracks of society and will prey on you and
>your neighbors. This has happened in EVERY SINGLE catastrophe. If you
>are not prepared for this, YOU WILL DIE.
>
>Not a single event of this catastrophe is a surprise, with the exception
>of the extent of the incompetence of the local leadership.
>.
School of Hard Knocks
>
>If people haven't been learning the lessons from Katrina that they
>absolutely need to learn, then they haven't been paying attention.
> 1. On Friday evening the National Weather Service predicted the
>path of the storm heading towards New Orleans. By Saturday morning, it
>was clear that the storm was growing in strength and it was suggested
>that people begin evacuating.
> 2. By Saturday afternoon it was clear that Katrina was growing in
>strength. The Mayor of New Orleans appeared on TV weepy and sad,
>expressing concern about what could happen in New Orleans.
> 3. Sunday morning it was obvious that the storm would hit as a
>Category 4 or 5.
> 4. On Sunday the Governor of Louisiana was crying and worried
>about the state and asked the rest of us to pray for Louisiana.
> 5. Sunday at 2:00 pm a mandatory evacuation was ordered.
>Now let's look at what has happened so far and what we know after the fact:
> 1. 10% of New Orleans was below the poverty level. It would have
>been obvious (and was obvious) that these people had no means to leave
>the city themselves
.
> 2. Not a single hospital, faced with mandatory evacuation orders,
>was moved. We've not heard of a SINGLE airlift of patients out of
>hospitals in the direct path of the storm, moved to areas outside of the
>impact zone.
> 3. Not a single school, public, or charter bus left the city
>carrying people unable to find the means of leaving on their own.
> 4. There are hundreds of buses and cars under water in New Orleans
>and elsewhere in the regions.
>What should happen now:
> 1. The Mayor of New Orleans should be brought up on criminal
>negligence charges.
> 2. The people should understand that you NEVER elect a sympathetic
>social worker type to public office. If an individual hasn't served in
>the military or in an equivalent capacity of managing huge
>infrastructures and people, they have no business running a government.
> 3. The Governor of Louisiana should be brought up on criminal
>negligence charges--she did not call up the National Guard, order a
>single evacuation plan, or organize shelters until AFTER the disaster
>hit. She, a babbling idiot, should spend the rest of her days behind
>bars, watching the death and destruction on a continuous loop in her
>jail cell.
>What people should have learned by now:
> When the government says "leave" you LEAVE! You have ready: 3 days
>of water and food, a "grab and go" bag that contains clothing,
>toiletries, and cash to get you where you will be safe. If it takes you
>more than 15 minutes to evacuate, you're doing it wrong and are not
>sufficiently prepared. If you have more time, you should be able to
>evacuate with three weeks of supplies.
> Every person in your family over the age of about 12 should be
>trained in the use of firearms. If you live in an area that doesn't
>allow you to own firearms, MOVE. You should have in your possession a
>weapon for every member of the family. That includes arming your 12
>year old daughter. Because SHE may become separated from you and will
>need the means of defending herself.
> You must have an evacuation plan. Discuss with family every
>possible need to evacuate--what conditions might require you to leave.
>Plan the routes, what you'll take, a location to meet up if you are
>separated, etc. etc. Do not leave your neighborhood with an empty seat
>in your car or truck. Make sure you have filled that seat with one of
>your neighbors.
>Be prepared to take care of yourself for AT LEAST 3 days.
>
>Expect civil unrest and looting. If you value your property more than
>the lives of your family, YOU WILL DIE. I repeat: IF YOU VALUE YOUR
>PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS MORE THAN YOUR LIFE OR THE LIFE OF YOUR LOVED
>ONES, YOU WILL DIE.
>
>The Federal Government is not going to be able to help you. As with ALL
>law enforcement matters and catastrophes, they only come for the clean
>up. They are not going to help you until AFTER the catastrophe has
>occurred.
>
>If I hear one more person making a statement that begins with "The
>President of the United States should..." I am going to punch him in the
>nose, kick him in the balls, or knock them over the head with a mallet.
>This is NOT a Federal matter. There is no way that anyone is capable of
>doing anything for AT LEAST three days, more likely three weeks.
>
>The Federal Government is not the authority in charge here. The STATE
>and LOCAL governments are in charge. If the people you've been electing
>to PROTECT AND SERVE you in your local and state are bureaucrats with no
>leadership, management, or disaster experience, knowing how to do
>nothing more than write welfare checks, you are seriously screwed. MOVE.
>
>Looters or anyone stepping outside of civilized behavior should be shot
>on site--no malice, no concern. You're eradicating pests. Society will
>be better off without them and the neighborhoods and decent people of
>the world safer. If a law enforcement official attempts to disarm you
>while
>you are shooting looters, shoot the police officer. He's not your
>friend or your ally. It doesn't matter that the looter is only stealing
>food or clothing. What matters, is that they've cut in front of the
>line. You know the expression "women and children first"? That's what
>civilized
>society does in a catastrophe. Civilized people, without prodding and
>babysitting from government, form distribution networks to equitably
>distribute food and clothing from the remaining supplies. Civilized
>human beings DO NOT loot. SHOOT THEM.
>
>You have only one ally in such a disaster: YOU. You are responsible
>for the health and safety of your family. The looters and thugs of the
>world WILL crawl from the cracks of society and will prey on you and
>your neighbors. This has happened in EVERY SINGLE catastrophe. If you
>are not prepared for this, YOU WILL DIE.
>
>Not a single event of this catastrophe is a surprise, with the exception
>of the extent of the incompetence of the local leadership.
>.
