An interesting development you will not likely see on the news: Local unconfirmed story...A local tour company, Holiday Tours of Level Cross NC sent 8 of their buses to help with the evacuation. Two have been totally destroyed by people who have no intention of leaving. The Louisiana population in general have a reputation for being very tough in all dimensions. In this instance, I agree with them. The statement that I am hearing from them is send us help not more trouble. I believe they will learn from the experience but they will not allow themselves to be removed from their City. I am inclined to agree with them. Abandoning ship is not necessary. Salvage is a better option than demolition. Let those who remain choose the best course of action. John Ferrell http://DixieNC.US ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Ferrell" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 8:20 AM Subject: Re: [OT] New Orleans > It could have been worse. > The larger the organization, the slower to get into action. Fortunately, > we don't have a lot of experience with this sort of thing. > > FEMA is meeting a lot of resistance from the local governments who don't > want their local empires to lose any control. > > Our country continues to evolve and the process is a lot less than > perfect. In many instances, we will repeat past mistakes. > > The relationship between State and Federal government got in the way this > time but it is still essential to our chosen way of life. > > John Ferrell > http://DixieNC.US -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist