On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 08:15:18 -0400, Starbuck's wrote:

It looks like North Carolina did a better job preparing for a Cat. 1
Hurricane hitting a secluded beach than LA did when preparing for a Cat. 5
Hurricane hitting major cities, one below sea level..

Not to defend New Orleans inept job, but let's be fair. There is no
comparison between the two events. The problems of evacuation a million
plus, under the best circumstances, are overwhelmingly difficult. One of
those circumstances would be a competent Mayor/Governor. ;-)

I noticed the NC National Guard was on the scene as soon as the hurricane
passed, providing SAR, police support and damage control.

Hopefully other local and state agencies can learn from NC.

I respectfully suggest, here is one city that hasn't learned from New
Orleans.

http://sptimes.com/2005/09/02/Tampab..._plans_u.shtml

Katrina would have put half the county under water, yet they have no plans
for a full evacuation.