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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. |
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Keyser Soze Wrote in message:
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. You are dancing around the real problem. Puerto Rico can't take care of itself on a bright sunny day. But, of course, you want gubment to control everything. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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#4
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On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 12:25:45 -0400 (EDT), justan wrote:
Keyser Soze Wrote in message: 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. You are dancing around the real problem. Puerto Rico can't take care of itself on a bright sunny day. But, of course, you want gubment to control everything. He really just wants another thing to complain about Trump over. It is like blaming George Bush for the incompetence of Ray Nagin, Kathleen Blanco and the Corps of engineers since the FDR administration. |
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On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 11:41:46 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote: 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. They are probably more capable of doing food distribution than the government since that is what they do every day. Why do you suddenly think those "low lifes" you whine about who join the army know anything about disaster relief. You don't think they know anything. |
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