BoatBanter.com - View Single Post

Keyser Soze

On 9/30/17 11:22 AM, wrote:
On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 09:43:11 -0400,
wrote:

On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 01:38:40 -0400, wrote:

What's the range of those helicopters? They will need fuel, too.

Helicopters are fuel hogs but there should be fuel at the ports where
the goods are being picked up.

===

The problem is that the ports are not really geared up for refueling
aircraft. You've got to get their fuel to someplace that is properly
equipped. The military may have the ability to create something
suitable but that will take time also. I think the first priority is
to get the roads cleared so that supplies and workers can get to where
they are needed.

The military has the ability to fuel their helicopters from just about
anywhere they can get a truck to a landing zone. It may not meet FAA,
NFPA or OSHA standards but the military doesn't have to.
I agree flying supplies is the last resort and getting the
infrastructure back is the preferred way. From what I hear the biggest
problem was getting the truck drivers back to work.
I really think the private sector may be better positioned to do some
of this than the military.
I know Publix and Walmart were open for business here 2 weeks before
Trump and Pence showed up giving out hot dogs and bananas.
The Publix a mile or two from me was open on Tuesday after the storm.
(running on a generator) They had pretty much everything you would
need except some perishables.
Walmart was open too, the next day.
I still heard people whining and wanting free handouts from the
government. There were people who lined up for hours to get a free
case of water and a few MREs when they had to drive by Publix to get
there. I can understand wanting the necessities for life but nobody
said they should be "free". (paid for by the tax payers)
Maybe we should just let the private sector handle these things.

Yeah, I'm sure the supermarkets in PR are up to the job of doing what
the government should be doing.