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Staten Island Resident Confronts Chuck Schumer; 'We Are Gonna Die!'
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<blockquote data-quote="WTJ" data-source="post: 1975947" data-attributes="member: 6661"><p>HAHAHAHAHAHA! Yeah, it does sound that way I suppose. Not the first time I have heard that either. You are absolutely correct in the second paragraph. </p><p></p><p>Given the scope of the disaster, statistically there are NOT that many fatalities. While one is too many, in the past the numbers would have been much higher. The conclusion is that some of the methods obviously work. The trouble with pointing out later that "the mindset is wrong" is the short-term memory. A month from now the question will be "Sandy who?", meaning that this problem WILL repeat itself. The state of Florida had these problems and corrected a great deal of them after Andrew.</p><p></p><p>If someone doesn't ask the hard questions now this will happen again. It appears that, all of the emotion, propaganda, and rhetoric concerning Katrina aside, we didn't learn much about mitigating the aftermath of tropical WX impacts on major urban areas. What did seem to work was the warning and notification systems.</p><p></p><p>It looks like at least SOME of these people CHOSE to ride this out without preparation. Those that had no choice? I am with ya. That sucks!</p><p></p><p>Now I will be taken to task for using the work 'statistics'.......Standing by.....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WTJ, post: 1975947, member: 6661"] HAHAHAHAHAHA! Yeah, it does sound that way I suppose. Not the first time I have heard that either. You are absolutely correct in the second paragraph. Given the scope of the disaster, statistically there are NOT that many fatalities. While one is too many, in the past the numbers would have been much higher. The conclusion is that some of the methods obviously work. The trouble with pointing out later that "the mindset is wrong" is the short-term memory. A month from now the question will be "Sandy who?", meaning that this problem WILL repeat itself. The state of Florida had these problems and corrected a great deal of them after Andrew. If someone doesn't ask the hard questions now this will happen again. It appears that, all of the emotion, propaganda, and rhetoric concerning Katrina aside, we didn't learn much about mitigating the aftermath of tropical WX impacts on major urban areas. What did seem to work was the warning and notification systems. It looks like at least SOME of these people CHOSE to ride this out without preparation. Those that had no choice? I am with ya. That sucks! Now I will be taken to task for using the work 'statistics'.......Standing by..... [/QUOTE]
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