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To: Lane3 who wrote (137114)	9/4/2005 5:12:58 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793970

I don't think it's so simple. You'd have to have police protection for the busses and some priority scheme for who gets to get on. That's my point. By Sunday, when the evacuation was ordered, it was too late to organize a bus evac. It would have had to be "ad hoc." If I had been driving a bus, I would have been slowly going through the projects, honking a horn, and saying, "Families and women with children only." You could not do anything Monday, the storm had hit. By Tuesday Morning, it looked like the bullet had missed, and everybody relaxed. By Wednesday, the local buses were underwater.

To: Lane3 who wrote (137114)	9/4/2005 5:17:12 PM
From: Bill Ulrich	Respond to of 793970

The city authoritities probably "questionized" themselves into inaction, too. Meanwhile, a 20-year old kid "requisitioned" a bus, filled it up with people and left. That's action.