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To: combjelly who wrote (376625)	4/6/2008 2:19:27 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1577434

But here is a guy arguing that anything less than evacuating 100% of the population of a major city in a matter of hours is the only solution. Conveniently ignoring the fact it has never been done. Not even close. Where I live, the 'second worst' (maybe worst) place for a hurricane to strike, the officials realize there is zero hope of a complete evacuation. It just can't happen, and if you tried, 10,000's would be on the road in gridlock as the storm struck.

To: combjelly who wrote (376625)	4/6/2008 9:05:42 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577434

Now, with your background, how do you think it could have been done? I think the people who were able to get out of NO, got out. It was not just a matter of transportation....but financial, mental and physical mobility. Many of the people remaining in the stadium were very poor people who were both financially and physically handicapped with all kinds of addictions and who had no where to go even if they had transportation. So the stadium was a great solution to finding safety during the hurricane. If the levees had held, they would have been back to their homes in a day or two. However, the levees did not hold and the federal gov't did not care.....a combo that led to a disaster that almost destroyed a major American city.