RE: [DMCForum] Katrina Response

["Jack Stiefel" <jackstiefel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob, 

As a user of a lot of diesel fuel, I have been watching the news for days
now waiting for some answers.  States are running out of fuel and my
supplier has been cut back 75% or his normal allotment of fuel.  It is only
going to get worse, I can only say keep your tanks full.  I decided not to
run our furnace this week so I can save fuel for my trucks so we can still
service our customers.

This is not political, but why did our President just now leave his vacation
for this?  Should he not have been back at work?  I am amazed that during
last years hurricane season we saw him almost the next day here in Florida,
making sure FEMA was here setting up trailers and other support needed.
Granted Katrina is much bigger, but come on this is sad.  I mean does a
disaster only warrant his attention when his family is in the gov?

Jack Stiefel - Tampa, Fl
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-----Original Message-----
From: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Bob Brandys
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 9:35 PM
To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [DMCForum] Katrina Response

I think the emergency response to Katrina is deplorable.   The news 
people can find thousands of people with no food or water and the 
government has done nothing.

The US government can drop free food and water in foreign countries but 
they can't do it here.

I wonder why?   Oh yes, the army is off fighting an illegal war and too 
busy to help the US citizens.

Even the national guard is understaffed because they are in Iraq.

How come nobodies asking questions about the terribly slow response to 
help these US citizens?


10% of all our gasoline is refined in one place.   That's stupid.   
Years ago, the Defense department never allowed US manufacturing and 
refining to be so centralized,, because it was a defense risk.   What 
happened to that policy. ?

I know it existed because at Johnson & Johnson we met with DOD every 
year to guarantee that all our manufacturing was scattered around the 
country.


BOB




 
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