Why were 200 buses left parked? - Democratic Underground

Walt Starr

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Wed Sep-07-05 01:22 PM
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Why were 200 buses left parked?

How do you think they got the people to the superdome in time?

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slackmaster

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Wed Sep-07-05 01:24 PM
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1. Many walked, waded, or swam to the Superdome

And a lot of people didn't get there in time.

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stillcool

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Wed Sep-07-05 01:27 PM
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2. they took the bus? n/t

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spotbird

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Wed Sep-07-05 02:05 PM
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5. Yes, there was an internal evacuation

with bus stops all over the city. That was the plan, the local first responders were under water after the hurricane, which is where the federal government was to play a role.

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alfredo

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Wed Sep-07-05 01:30 PM
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3. Where would they take them? Who would

abandon their families to take them? Who would provide security for the driver and the people on the buses?

After sitting in traffic for 6-8 hours in 90+degree heat with 50+ people, will the bus driver be able to get back to town to rescue his family?

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Igel

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Wed Sep-07-05 01:53 PM
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4. RTA. n/t

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EndElectoral

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Wed Sep-07-05 02:45 PM
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6. I have not seen Nagin queried directly on this yet

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preciousdove

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Wed Sep-07-05 05:48 PM
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7. Ok, get moving...once around lake Ponchetrain for this! You were warned.

Edited on Wed Sep-07-05 05:49 PM by preciousdove

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4675771&mesg_id=4675771

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benddem

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Wed Sep-07-05 05:54 PM
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8. the whole thing is ridiculous

How many people could have been evacuated in school buses that hold 40 people...and how many hours would each trip take? So the maybe 1000 people who could have been evacuated this way would have been what lucky???

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Wed Sep-07-05 06:15 PM
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killbotfactory

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Wed Sep-07-05 06:24 PM
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10. They did the simulations

They knew they wouldn't be able to evacuate everyone, and yet the Bush administration sat on their asses until shamed into action by the media showing people dieing in the streets.

It's just so stupid to blame this on the local government.

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Wed Sep-07-05 06:25 PM
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11. no keys ?

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