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re: Question about frozen interstates in Louisiana:
Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:48 am to EA6B
Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:48 am to EA6B
quote:
Shutting down I10 which is a major east west artery is not a minor inconvenience. In just a few situations that I know about there were millions of dollars in business losses. A company in Fl was waiting for material from CA which was in a truck parked on I10, since time was critical they re-ordered from a East coast supplier. Multiply this times thousands and you have a major disruption in commerce. It may only happen every ten years, but it is going to happen, and it is a much bigger deal than people in Baton Rouge not being able to go to Walmart for a day or two.
That may be true, but BR and LA's concern isn't interstate commerce, and having a bunch of equipment that gets used once every five years isn't cost-effective.
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Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:49 am to TheDoc
quote:Chicago spends money to combat the most logical natural disaster for their region. Which would be blizzard winter conditions. The gulf coast region does more to prepare for hurricanes.
Terrible analogy
If the gulf coast area had the same amount of snow equipment as Chicago, citizens would be jumping up and down about wasteful government spending.
Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:51 am to dante
quote:Because it would be a massive waste of money.
If the gulf coast area had the same amount of snow equipment as Chicago, citizens would be jumping up and down about wasteful government spending.
Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:52 am to Jbird
quote:Exactly.
Because it would be a massive waste of money
Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:55 am to TheDoc
This has been an odd winter of freezing in La. You guys in the South are getting snow, ice, bad roads. Up here in Shreveport our temps have been just as bad or worse but the roads have been bone dry...even bridges and overpasses when the temp is in the teens.
Posted on 1/27/14 at 10:06 am to dante
What fricktard thinks Chicago has ANY potential to get a god damned hurricane?
That's the stupidest shite I've read on the poli board in some time
That's the stupidest shite I've read on the poli board in some time
Posted on 1/27/14 at 10:10 am to TheDoc
quote:
when jindal called for a state of emergency (thursday?) doesn't that authorize for federal assistance?
Obama is the Sun and he ended the freeze by his magnificent glow.
Posted on 1/27/14 at 10:19 am to CarrolltonTiger
Good point
My point is that the government officials who are in charge of this crap are completely inept
My point is that the government officials who are in charge of this crap are completely inept
Posted on 1/27/14 at 10:20 am to TheDoc
quote:What should they have done?
My point is that the government officials who are in charge of this crap are completely inept
Posted on 1/27/14 at 10:26 am to Jbird
There were only a few key areas where they would have needed to set up choke points on the interstate. That area of the I-10 corridor needs to remain open. and it can with a little planning and preparation.
Posted on 1/27/14 at 10:26 am to TheDoc
quote:You totally missed the point. Each region of the country is prepared for the MOST likely natural disaster to hit the region. Chicago being prepared for a hurricane would in fact be stupid. Just like New Orleans having enough equipment to deal with 30+inches of annual snowfall would be stupid.
What fricktard thinks Chicago has ANY potential to get a god damned hurricane? That's the stupidest shite I've read on the poli board in some time
Posted on 1/27/14 at 10:27 am to TheDoc
quote:What does this mean?
There were only a few key areas where they would have needed to set up choke points on the interstate.
quote:How?
That area of the I-10 corridor needs to remain open. and it can with a little planning and preparation.
Posted on 1/27/14 at 10:29 am to TheDoc
Set up barricades and light message stations near the overpass areas for people to go extremely slow.
The problem is that people want to go 85mph on I-10 in icy conditions. And on the highways as well.
They needed more police presence out there directing traffic. It was a minimal amount of ice where the salt granules would have helped alleviate that.
The problem is that people want to go 85mph on I-10 in icy conditions. And on the highways as well.
They needed more police presence out there directing traffic. It was a minimal amount of ice where the salt granules would have helped alleviate that.
Posted on 1/27/14 at 10:30 am to TheDoc
Does LA even but salt?
Posted on 1/27/14 at 10:33 am to dante
quote:
Just like New Orleans having enough equipment to deal with 30+inches of annual snowfall would be stupid.
Who said ANYTHING about fricking 30 inches of snow?
That's ridiculous
What about one inch?
Jesus Christ people
Posted on 1/27/14 at 10:34 am to Jbird
quote:
Does LA even but salt?
People down here are clueless and don't have any idea as to what they are doing in 30 degree weather. It's crazy.
You'd think maybe the local government officials would coordinate with some northern states government for advice etc
Tomorrow and Wednesday will be an utter failure again
Posted on 1/27/14 at 10:36 am to TheDoc
quote:This is why you keep them off the road.
People down here are clueless and don't have any idea as to what they are doing in 30 degree weather. It's crazy.
quote:We have swing gates on the interstates we shut them down.
You'd think maybe the local government officials would coordinate with some northern states government for advice etc
quote:Plan accordingly.
Tomorrow and Wednesday will be an utter failure again
Posted on 1/27/14 at 10:55 am to TheDoc
How often do we get this type of weather that shuts down the interstate? Not often enough to warrant spending money to remedy it.
I had zero issue getting across town TO work, and it was like a 45 minute drive on airline/jefferson home. Not ideal, but not outrageous (I've seen worse on a normal good weather Friday).
I understand there are much larger issues at hand than me getting to and from work, but for one or two days every half decade, it doesn't make sense to spend the money.
I had zero issue getting across town TO work, and it was like a 45 minute drive on airline/jefferson home. Not ideal, but not outrageous (I've seen worse on a normal good weather Friday).
I understand there are much larger issues at hand than me getting to and from work, but for one or two days every half decade, it doesn't make sense to spend the money.
Posted on 1/27/14 at 10:56 am to TheDoc
quote:
You'd think maybe the local government officials would coordinate with some northern states government for advice etc
To do what?
Posted on 1/27/14 at 11:01 am to Jbird
quote:
Plan accordingly.
Up here to your neighbor to the north that means two days before the "supposed" storm hits, everybody runs out to the store to buy up all the bread and milk they can afford, whether needed or not. Of course then the storm either moves down into La. or up into Mo.
Damnest thing I've ever seen.
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