Cat 5 Strom strikes the North
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:42 am
Sorry for the format, but I'm not cleaning it up.
> > Subject: Fw: EMERGENCY CONTROL
> > Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 05:11:19 +0000
> >
> >
> >
> > THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MOMENT
> >
> > North Dakota News
> >
> > This text is from a county emergency manager out in the
western
part of North Dakota state after the recent snow storm.
> >
> > WEATHER BULLETIN
> >
> > Up here in the Northern Plains we just recovered from a
Historic event --- may I even say a "Weather Event" of "Biblical
Proportions" --- with a historic blizzard of up to 44" inches of snow
and
winds to 90 MPH that broke trees in half, knocked down utility poles,
stranded hundreds of motorists in lethal snow banks, closed ALL roads,
isolated scores of communities and cut power to tens of thousands.
> >
> > FYI:
> >
> > George Bush did not come....
> >
> > FEMA did nothing....
> >
> > No one howled for the government...
> >
> > No one blamed the government
> >
> > No one even uttered an expletive on TV...
> >
> > Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton did not visit
> >
> > Our Mayor's did not blame Bush or anyone else
> >
> > Our Governor did not blame Bush or anyone else either
> >
> > CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX, or NBC did not visit - or report on
this
Category 5 snow storm
> >
> > Nobody demanded $2,000 debit cards.....
> >
> > No one asked for a FEMA Trailer House....
> >
> > No one looted...
> >
> > Nobody - I mean Nobody demanded the government do something
> >
> > Nobody expected the government to do anything either
> >
> > No Larry King, No Bill O'Rielly, No Oprah, No Chris Mathews
and
No Geraldo Rivera
> >
> > No Shaun Penn, No Barbara Striesand, NoHollywood types to
be
found
> >
> > And
> >
> > Nope, we just melted the snow for water
> >
> > Sent out caravans of SUV's to pluck people out of snow
engulfed
cars
> >
> > The truck drivers pulled people out of snow banks and
didn't
ask for a penny
> >
> > Local restaurants made food and the police and fire
departments
delivered it to the snow bound families
> >
> > Families took in the stranded people - total strangers
> >
> > We Fired up wood stoves
> >
> > Broke out coal oil lanterns or Coleman lanterns
> >
> > We put on an extra layers of clothes because up here it is
"Work or Die"
> >
> > We did not wait for some affirmative action government to
get
us out of a mess created by being immobilized by a welfare program that
trades votes for 'sittin at home' checks.
> >
> > Even though a Category "5" blizzard of this scale has never
fallen this early...we know it can happen and how to deal with it
ourselves.
> >
> > "In my many travels, I have noticed that once one gets
north of
about
> > 48 degrees North Latitude, 90% most of the world's social
problems evaporate."
> >
> > It does seem that way, at least to me.. I hope this gets
passed
on.. Maybe,, SOME people will get the message,, The world Does not owe
you
a living....
> >
> > Maureen L Benson Davis County Sheriff's Department
Farmington,
Utah 84025
> >
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> > Subject: Fw: EMERGENCY CONTROL
> > Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 05:11:19 +0000
> >
> >
> >
> > THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MOMENT
> >
> > North Dakota News
> >
> > This text is from a county emergency manager out in the
western
part of North Dakota state after the recent snow storm.
> >
> > WEATHER BULLETIN
> >
> > Up here in the Northern Plains we just recovered from a
Historic event --- may I even say a "Weather Event" of "Biblical
Proportions" --- with a historic blizzard of up to 44" inches of snow
and
winds to 90 MPH that broke trees in half, knocked down utility poles,
stranded hundreds of motorists in lethal snow banks, closed ALL roads,
isolated scores of communities and cut power to tens of thousands.
> >
> > FYI:
> >
> > George Bush did not come....
> >
> > FEMA did nothing....
> >
> > No one howled for the government...
> >
> > No one blamed the government
> >
> > No one even uttered an expletive on TV...
> >
> > Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton did not visit
> >
> > Our Mayor's did not blame Bush or anyone else
> >
> > Our Governor did not blame Bush or anyone else either
> >
> > CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX, or NBC did not visit - or report on
this
Category 5 snow storm
> >
> > Nobody demanded $2,000 debit cards.....
> >
> > No one asked for a FEMA Trailer House....
> >
> > No one looted...
> >
> > Nobody - I mean Nobody demanded the government do something
> >
> > Nobody expected the government to do anything either
> >
> > No Larry King, No Bill O'Rielly, No Oprah, No Chris Mathews
and
No Geraldo Rivera
> >
> > No Shaun Penn, No Barbara Striesand, NoHollywood types to
be
found
> >
> > And
> >
> > Nope, we just melted the snow for water
> >
> > Sent out caravans of SUV's to pluck people out of snow
engulfed
cars
> >
> > The truck drivers pulled people out of snow banks and
didn't
ask for a penny
> >
> > Local restaurants made food and the police and fire
departments
delivered it to the snow bound families
> >
> > Families took in the stranded people - total strangers
> >
> > We Fired up wood stoves
> >
> > Broke out coal oil lanterns or Coleman lanterns
> >
> > We put on an extra layers of clothes because up here it is
"Work or Die"
> >
> > We did not wait for some affirmative action government to
get
us out of a mess created by being immobilized by a welfare program that
trades votes for 'sittin at home' checks.
> >
> > Even though a Category "5" blizzard of this scale has never
fallen this early...we know it can happen and how to deal with it
ourselves.
> >
> > "In my many travels, I have noticed that once one gets
north of
about
> > 48 degrees North Latitude, 90% most of the world's social
problems evaporate."
> >
> > It does seem that way, at least to me.. I hope this gets
passed
on.. Maybe,, SOME people will get the message,, The world Does not owe
you
a living....
> >
> > Maureen L Benson Davis County Sheriff's Department
Farmington,
Utah 84025
> >
Make FREE PC-to-PC calls with MSN Messenger. Get it now!

