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Question about frozen interstates in Louisiana:
Posted on 1/26/14 at 1:15 am
Posted on 1/26/14 at 1:15 am
when jindal called for a state of emergency (thursday?) doesn't that authorize for federal assistance?
if so, where was that federal assistance with salting the overpasses and roads?
seemed pretty ridiculous to have the interstates shut down on major interstates when just a little bit of planning could have gone a long way.
baton rouge was especially a joke with the unpreparedness
what do you think?
if so, where was that federal assistance with salting the overpasses and roads?
seemed pretty ridiculous to have the interstates shut down on major interstates when just a little bit of planning could have gone a long way.
baton rouge was especially a joke with the unpreparedness
what do you think?
This post was edited on 1/26/14 at 1:16 am
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Posted on 1/26/14 at 1:56 am to TheDoc
FedGov sent the salt trucks, but the ice had already melted when they got here.
Posted on 1/26/14 at 1:58 am to TheDoc
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what do you think?
I think it was a good learning experience.
Hopefully we will be more prepared for these situations in the future.
No reason to run to "daddy" every time you make a mistake.
"Why do we fall?"
Posted on 1/26/14 at 2:04 am to Scruffy
look i'm not saying to run to daddy, but the epic level of unpreparedness was silly.
I guess when you live up north and see the stupid shite I saw yesterday it makes you wonder if the people running the show on a state level here have any clue as to what they are doing
I guess when you live up north and see the stupid shite I saw yesterday it makes you wonder if the people running the show on a state level here have any clue as to what they are doing
Posted on 1/26/14 at 2:06 am to TheDoc
Well it only happens every few years. Does it really make sense to gameplan for a rare event that's a minor inconvenience for most? I'm no fan of the Jindal administration, but I'm not gonna get worked up over this. It's gone in a day or two, whether they do anything about it or not.
Posted on 1/26/14 at 2:14 am to Jim Rockford
watch it happen again on tuesday
Posted on 1/26/14 at 2:27 am to TheDoc
quote:
when jindal called for a state of emergency (thursday?) doesn't that authorize for federal assistance?
if so, where was that federal assistance with salting the overpasses and roads?
seemed pretty ridiculous to have the interstates shut down on major interstates when just a little bit of planning could have gone a long way.
baton rouge was especially a joke with the unpreparedness
what do you think?
Louisiana is as concerned with preparing for ice storms as Chicago is with preparing for hurricane season.
Posted on 1/26/14 at 5:58 am to TheDoc
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when jindal called for a state of emergency (thursday?) doesn't that authorize for federal assistance?
I thought it allowed them to call in the National Guard and make other moves more hastily within the state.
Posted on 1/26/14 at 6:03 am to TheDoc
get these and don't wait for the government to help you.
Posted on 1/26/14 at 6:20 am to TheDoc
Blanco held up on Fed assistance 
Posted on 1/26/14 at 6:57 am to Bayou
I like the name Blankstare for blanco. On a side note Bayou Denny called a couple of nites ago and wanted me to thank you.
Posted on 1/26/14 at 7:18 am to bencoleman
Except in cases of life and death medical emergencies I wonder why people can't just relax a day or two and let it melt. shite, work will still be there when you get back.
Posted on 1/26/14 at 7:22 am to SpidermanTUba
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Louisiana is as concerned with preparing for ice storms as Chicago is with preparing for hurricane season.
This. We have limited resources and have to use them in the most practical way.
Posted on 1/26/14 at 9:03 am to Radiojones
bencoleman - Tell Denny we think of your family often. He'll probabaly not understand the blessing that experience was for us. God can take one situation and effect so many lives in different ways. That would have certainly been a tough one to go through from the side of your family. We hope they are doing well.
Posted on 1/26/14 at 9:05 am to Radiojones
Why doesn't the Fed Government just require all Federal roadways/interstates "simply" be heated pavement?
Sounds like some shovel ready jobs that can hault BR traffic for another 15-20 years.
Sounds like some shovel ready jobs that can hault BR traffic for another 15-20 years.
Posted on 1/26/14 at 9:06 am to TheDoc
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but the epic level of unpreparedness was silly.
it would be pretty wasteful to be THAT prepared for this event in south LA
Posted on 1/26/14 at 9:10 am to TrueTiger
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get these and don't wait for the government to help you.
How do snow tires keep the interstates open?
Posted on 1/26/14 at 9:12 am to SlowFlowPro
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it would be pretty wasteful to be THAT prepared for this event in south LA
I kige this.
My location has been the Landmass since 2006 and I've never seen the interstate freeze.
Posted on 1/26/14 at 9:12 am to SlowFlowPro
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it would be pretty wasteful to be THAT prepared for this event in south LA
To have salt granules shipped in once every 5 years leading up to an ice storm?
I-10 being shut down Friday was completely insane
Posted on 1/26/14 at 9:15 am to TheDoc
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To have salt granules shipped in once every 5 years leading up to an ice storm?
i'm sure we could have had some amount of salt transported here, but that's like 1/100 of the total issue
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I-10 being shut down Friday was completely insane
the weather was insane, too. sometimes outlier shite happens every few years and it fricks shite up. that's life
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