TO: Tari
RE: ‘Stupidity’
Must be stupider than I thought I was, because I’m at a complete loss to understand the point of your response to my post. — Tari
Stupid is a matter of ‘nature’, i.e., being ignorant and ‘proud’ of it.
You’re not THAT far gone….as far as I can tell. That’s a ‘progressive’ problem.
The point is that there are a LOT of other disasters that can impact on you and yours in a far more tramatic manner. [Note: Believe me....I've taught State Area Commands (STARCs) about such for 10+ uears.]
But if you’re thinking ahead, you’ll (1) plan ahead and (2) maybe even move to Oregon….
….during an exercise of the Oregon STARC, scenario an 8.3 earthquake near Portland, I was HIGHLY impressed with their preparedness for natural disasters. SERIOUSLY! I’d never seen anything as well organized/prepared in all my time dealing with state-level national guard formations.
For example….running the message center activity that drove the exercise, we threw in a message from the US Geological Service indicting that, after this hypothetical severe earthquake, there was a significant chance that Mount Hood would erupt, think Mount St. Helens….
The director of the STARC EOC called the CG. The CG called the governor….think Governor Palin for Oregon….there was a telephonic conference….the director of the EOC punched a button….
a claxon went off in the EOC…everything went silent…..the director said, “Activate OPLAN HOOD”…..a dozen hands reached for a dozen loose-leaf binders labelled OPLAN HOOD….and a telephone alert list mobilized a hundrend national guard formations/elements to begin preparing for a possible eruption of the ancient volcano know as Mount Hood.
We were ‘impressed’ with their preparations. But, not letting that overwhelm our purpose….we threw in another monkey-wrench….a radioactive leak at the Trojan nuclear reactor electric-generator facility to the west of Portland.
Soooooo…..
…in goes a message from the facility manager that they’ve detected radiation inside of the confinement structure.
Again….
….the director of the EOC calls the AG….there’s a conference call with the governor…..the call is ended…..the finger goes down….the claxon sounds….silence descends….the director evokes, “Activate OPLAN TORJAN”….so many hands go to so many binders….so many call lists are activated….so many brave men and women assume their dutites to their fellow citizen…..
Why is anyone who lives in this great nation NOT impressed?
I guess I’d have to ask a ‘progressive’ for an answer to that question.
Regards,
Chuck(le)
[Liberals aren't. Progressives won't.]
P.S. In my professional opinion, the best place to survive a disaster in THIS country is Oregon. They’ve got their sh!t together…..last time I looked…..
