FEMA ordered 1000 generators

-- Anonymous, August 10, 1999

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remember what my father always said --don't listen to what they say... watch what they do.

it is starting to get interesting.

never in human history have so many humans blindly trusted that so many other humans won't screw up.

dr.ed yardeni

-- Anonymous, August 10, 1999

Things are starting to warm up here in Michigan with generators also. Last year, the Department of Environmental Quality gave out permits for 2 or 3 placements of the large deisel generators for use by power companies in the state for emergency use. This year, they are up to 62 site permits, with many generators per permit. Two years ago, the Board of Water and Light gave generators to their upper-level executives as Christmas bonuses. Other companies are identifying natural gas wells that have been capped so that they can drive directly to the site with truck-mounted generators. I guess these companies really mean it when they tell us that they're confident that they'll be able to generate electricity next year! Why do I regard their press releases with such scepticism? And why don't they stop treating us like children? Twenty years ago, the big debate in ethics was on whether or not the doctor should tell the patient about his incurable cancer. "Poor Mr. Jones--it would be too much for him to know." Now we're getting the same treatment here. To the eu execs who may read this: We're not children; just tell us the truth. Until then, I'm going to watch what you do, instead of listening to the burbling words coming from your readiness statements.

-- Anonymous, August 11, 1999

What panic in the year zero ?

This is business as usual for the Red Cross.

Read this :

Without trying to lessen the potential impact of the event or trying to oversimplify it, for our organization it's business as usual. The 1,300 chapters that we have across the country that cover every square inch of the nation and its territories stand ready at any moment to respond to any disaster event that would occur in their community.

What i don't like is all that sheep talk about 72-hour kits to survive 3 days in your own town. Beee.

Menno

-- Anonymous, August 12, 1999

Menno, FEMA is not the Red Cross. :-)

-- Anonymous, August 12, 1999

Right Lane,

This is part of Red Cross contingency planning, not FEMA. Having said that, I consider it more significant that the Red Cross is moving so strongly in that direction. When is the last time you heard about the Red Cross buying 1,000 generators in anticipation of some "natural" disaster in the making, floods, hurricanes, etc.?

-- Anonymous, August 12, 1999

A careful reading of the article shows that it is FEMA, working *with* the Red Cross, who is buying the generators. ". . . the Red Cross is now looking for shelter locations that are already equipped with emergency power generators. Such locations are hard to find, and FEMA has ordered 1,000 generators to be sent to locations all over the country in advance of the new year -- just in case."

-- Anonymous, August 17, 1999

I have read the article again, Maryjane, and I think you are right. But, I don't think it's "business as usual" for FEMA to be ordering 1,000 generators for the Red Cross.

-- Anonymous, August 17, 1999