Tim Worstall

Katrina and Rita.

From the Telegraph:

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Galveston, scene of a hurricane in 1900 that killed between 6,000 and
12,000 people, has a population of 58,000, and lies on an island eight
feet above sea level. Yesterday, about 80 school buses were set to
leave the city bound for shelters 100 miles north in Huntsville.

From Instapundit:

Katrina

JUDGING FROM THIS
PHOTOGRAPH, the New Orleans authorities had plenty of unused buses had
they chosen to take people out of the city rather than coop them up in
the Superdome or the Convention Center. Now, of course, they’re flooded
and useless for the purpose. I don’t know why they didn’t make use of
them on Saturday and Sunday. Not enough drivers?

It would appear that there is a difference between Texas and Louisiana. Naah, couldn’t be.

Haven’t we been told that everything is the fault of FEMA/the Feds/Bush/HalliburtonChimpyMcSmirks Amerikka?

In

3 responses

  1. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    ..or alternately, that all the above authorities are once bitten, twice shy

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  2. Remittance Man Avatar
    Remittance Man

    Doubtless it’s all a big conspiracy.
    NOLA – democratic city in democratic state. High black population. Very sinful atmosphere. High poverty and welfare indices. Founded by the French.
    Galveston – City in republican state. Doubtless full of white, God-fearing, non-catholic christians. Oil is the major industry. Probably lower poverty and welfare indices as well.
    It’s obvious if you unplug common sense removed and start thinking like a democrat.
    A nasty realist might say that a city where real work gets done and has a high population of engineers is more likely to be able to make decent emergency plans and carry them out.
    Of course your humble correspondant is a nasty, cynical engineer and hence his judgement is biased in the extreme. It’ll be interesting to see how the MSM spin this one.
    RM

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  3. dsquared Avatar
    dsquared

    This episode of Sesame Street was brought to you by the numbers 58,000 and two million.

    Reply

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