Re: I'm back!

Am not familiar with the Houston area, but I did read that ordering a  
total evacuation and not taking into account the topography was part  
of the problem. There were sections of the city that were at little  
risk due to location and elevation, but they were told to go along  
with those at higher risk. I also read that people concerned about  
belongings and pets (most understandably) evacuated in multiple  
vehicles, so the congestion on the roads exceeded estimates. When I  
lived in Hawai'i, the phone books had tsunami evacuation maps - when  
there was a warning, you could tell exactly whether you should head  
inland or not. While hurricanes are unpredictable, they are less so  
than tornados, so I imagine similar maps could be developed for  
hurricanes, based on location, elevation, and proximity to bodies of  
water. But politicians overreact because people want guarantees.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Sep 28, 2005, at 7:49 AM, Donna wrote:

> That is really so very sad. I can relate to natural
> disasters causing loss of life, but my god, not an
> evacuation!
>
> Have they learned from this and designing a better way
> for the next time?
>
> Donna
>
> ---  Scottie Baugh <robbinsbaugh@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>
>> On tonight's 10 pm news, the Harris County coroner
>> announced 31 deaths in
>> Harris County:  19 during the evacuation, 10 of
>> those from heat related
>> problems; and 12 after the storm, also from heat,
>> all in addition to the
>> people who died on the bus that exploded.  The bus,
>> incidentally, had an
>> expired registration (meaning safety issues), which
>> was waived last week by
>> Gov. Perry in an effort to get as many vehicles as
>> possible involved in the
>> hurricane evacuation, according to TDOT.
>>
>> So that's 55 dead from Harris County, 43 because of
>> the evacuation.
>> Excluding any who may have died because of the storm
>> to the east of Harris
>> County or in Galveston County to the south.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 6:01 AM
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] I'm back!
>>
>>
>>
>>> Glad to hear everything was OK once you got home.
>>>
>> Said a prayer for your
>>
>>> fishies. Unfortunately, your evacuation experience
>>>
>> was typical. Been
>>
>>> hearing
>>> many other horror stories this week. There had
>>>
>> never been such a massive
>>
>>> evacuation in Texas. What they should have done
>>>
>> was stagger the exodus in
>>
>>> stages instead of telling everyone to go at once.
>>>
>> I'm w/ you - I think I'd
>>
>>> stay put if there is a next time. Did you hear
>>>
>> about the bus of evacuees
>>
>>> from a Houston nursing home that caught fire? That
>>>
>> was hideous.
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/27/05, Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> OMG that is awful Scottie. Glad you survived the
>>>> evacuation. Geesh.... Wonderful that you don't
>>>>
>> have a
>>
>>>> lot of damage at your home or boat!
>>>>
>>>> I think it is pretty scary how these storms have
>>>>
>> shown
>>
>>>> us just how inefficient the escape plans are.
>>>>
>> Time for
>>
>>>> us all to figure out what is best for us so if
>>>>
>> there
>>
>>>> is a next time (hopefully not), at least we would
>>>>
>> know
>>
>>>> what to do!
>>>>
>>>> Donna
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
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>>>
>>> --
>>> Pam Evans
>>> Kemp TX
>>> zone 8A
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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