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Avatard
03-13-2011, 03:03 PM
Poll on CNN about the US's preparedness for disaster doesn't bode well:

http://poopnugget.com/files/poll.jpg

This is the snapshot I took of the screen just before this post.
derf
03-13-2011, 03:19 PM
Non scientific internet poll = (mostly) worthless
Particle Man
03-13-2011, 03:27 PM
Non scientific internet poll = (mostly) worthless

Do you?
Papa_Complex
03-13-2011, 03:35 PM
Non scientific internet poll = (mostly) worthless

Previous experience with a similar type of incident in The Gulf = supporting data
Homeslice
03-13-2011, 03:42 PM
Worthless unless compared w/other nations. What nation IS prepared for disasters?
Avatard
03-13-2011, 03:49 PM
I have no doubt that ANY government is relatively unprepared for any large scale disaster, and that any large disaster could destabilize this nation. Just look at Katrina.

I'm just surprised that as many people realize this as apparently do.
Papa_Complex
03-13-2011, 03:53 PM
Worthless unless compared w/other nations. What nation IS prepared for disasters?

Comparison is pointless, to the citizens and property that you lose.
Amorok
03-13-2011, 06:46 PM
I was here in Biloxi for both Katrina and the oil spill. There's no such thing as preparedness. If there were, we wouldn't call them disasters.
Papa_Complex
03-13-2011, 06:56 PM
Actually there is. It's called "response." If it takes 3 days to get people on-site to help, then the response sucks.
EpyonXero
03-13-2011, 07:00 PM
How many individuals are prepared?

(Im not)
Amorok
03-13-2011, 07:01 PM
Good point. While there really is no way to be completely prepared for a disaster, good decision making afterward will definitely mitigate the effects. In the case of Katrina the bad decisions made by the governor of Louisiana and the mayor of New Orleans both prevented help from arriving in a timely manner and dramatically increased the suffering of the people affected. The Bush administration shares the blame by not making the decision to override the state and city officials and immediately ride in, they should never have waited for aid to be requested like they did.
CasterTroy
03-14-2011, 07:44 AM
How many individuals are prepared?

(Im not)

Close....just need to get the generator and propane backup in place. Should have that by fall.

My house sits at a pretty substantial elevation compared to the rest of the county. So I'm relatively flood resistant.

I installed a 1000 gallon precharge tank under the house last summer with a pump for prep of water loss, generally keep at least a months worth of food in the pantry, and have MRE's there as well. This is assuming that my house stays somewhat in tact. IF I owned any weapons :skep: I'd have PLENTY of ammo. I've not gotten to the point of constructing an all out "bomb shelter" yet. But I have access and an invitation to one if I need it.
Particle Man
03-14-2011, 10:22 AM
I have a fridge full of beer. Does that count?
tommymac
03-14-2011, 10:26 AM
I have a fridge full of beer. Does that count?

not if you dont have a bag of dorritos at the ready.

I am assuming its good beer too.
CasterTroy
03-14-2011, 10:30 AM
I have a fridge full of beer. Does that count?

If I bring ammo with...can I come to YOUR place?
Papa_Complex
03-14-2011, 10:35 AM
I have a fridge full of beer. Does that count?

Only if you have a generator, to keep it cold. After all, we aren't English.
Trip
03-14-2011, 10:47 AM
warm beer is almost as bad as no beer
tommymac
03-14-2011, 10:59 AM
Only if you have a generator, to keep it cold. After all, we aren't English.

I like some of the english cask condition beers, plus he lives above the arctic circle so its always cold up there :lol:
Papa_Complex
03-14-2011, 11:07 AM
I like some of the english cask condition beers, plus he lives above the arctic circle so its always cold up there :lol:

You have a point there. He might actually be farther north than I am :lol:
Particle Man
03-14-2011, 11:17 AM
If I bring ammo with...can I come to YOUR place?Only if you bring off-road machines to play with

Only if you have a generator, to keep it cold. After all, we aren't English.I do have a generator but there are plenty of deep cold-water lakes here to keep the beer cold.

warm beer is almost as bad as no beerdepends on the beer.

I like some of the english cask condition beers, plus he lives above the arctic circle so its always cold up there :lol:I'm not THAT far north redflip

You have a point there. He might actually be farther north than I am :lol:

:nee: