Comments on: CNN Sinks In The Muck, Blocks Rescues http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/631 High Flying Political Debate Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:37:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: bill http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/631/comment-page-1#comment-794 bill Sun, 04 Sep 2005 12:41:07 +0000 http://strata-sphere.com/blog/?p=631#comment-794 They are called air boats and they are about the only thing that works in this case. Why? because a prop boat is going to rip off the prop on a street sign or car roof. If you damage the underwater prop you will likely destroy the engine quickly unless you fix the prop. The air boats have no underwater protrusions. Air boats are used in the swamps for a similar reason, mud banks, rocks and logs being the enemy that needs to be avoided. Whe you conside the scope of the disaster, it is amazing what is getting done in just a few days. The city of NO had plenty of time to get people out, they just were incompetent. They are called air boats and they are about the only thing that works in this case. Why? because a prop boat is going to rip off the prop on a street sign or car roof. If you damage the underwater prop you will likely destroy the engine quickly unless you fix the prop. The air boats have no underwater protrusions. Air boats are used in the swamps for a similar reason, mud banks, rocks and logs being the enemy that needs to be avoided.

Whe you conside the scope of the disaster, it is amazing what is getting done in just a few days. The city of NO had plenty of time to get people out, they just were incompetent.

]]> By: Macmind - Conservative Commentary and Common Sense http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/631/comment-page-1#comment-774 Macmind - Conservative Commentary and Common Sense Sat, 03 Sep 2005 00:35:06 +0000 http://strata-sphere.com/blog/?p=631#comment-774 <strong>Disaster Relief is Not an Easy Task</strong> Let me put it this way: Four days to get help on the scene in a disaster of this magnitude is pretty damn good. No, not perfect, but damn good. Before you flame me, I worked it with the Army for Hugo and Andrew - unlike Eleanor, I know what I'm talki... Disaster Relief is Not an Easy Task

Let me put it this way: Four days to get help on the scene in a disaster of this magnitude is pretty damn good. No, not perfect, but damn good. Before you flame me, I worked it with the Army for Hugo and Andrew – unlike Eleanor, I know what I’m talki…

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