Wal Mart disaster relief.

[sandman2234]

The I-40 corridor thru NC is huge when it comes to moving freight. I wonder what the added expense of the thousands of trucks daily having to reroute on a much longer road? I can see brokers trying to get the freight hauled at the same rate, and while that might happen a few times, it can't continue to happen for the time it takes to rebuild those roads. Even opening a single lane in each direction isn't going to help due to the massive amount of traffic that goes thru that area.
If they do get a single lane open, opening it up to trucks hauling freight thru the corridor might be a mistake, because it only takes one truck with a small engine and 80,450 pounds to make it come to a crawl! (Since trucks are restricted to right lane in that area, I see it every time I go thru there). One of the few times I passed one of those slow movers, I got a $150 ticket (plus another issue, but that is another story).
How much additional costs will effect the rest of us, will probably show up in our medical costs. I mean, after all, isn't most of the pharmaceutical companies located in North Carolina? How do they get their products to people west of them?
David from jax

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Depends on where in west they are headed. Charlotte -Atlanta-Nashville route about 40 miles more than going 40W, but going further west, you don’t need to cut up thru Nashville and it’s not all that different in distance.

 

[EddieWalker]

I don't understand why anyone would stand in the way of helping, either.

I think the problem is in who has been hired to do these jobs, and their lack of qualifications to get things done. When I was in the Marines, I was an Aircraft Firefighter for a year before switching my MOS. At that time in the 1980's, the different cities in my area would hire Fire Fighters based on there gender and ethnicity. The one I remember the most was the city of San Francisco was only accepting applications from Asian Women to be a firefighter. There are more examples, but that's when I decided to do something different in the military.

I wonder how many people at FEMA, and just about every government job, is qualified to do that job?

 

[ultrarunner]

I think the problem is in who has been hired to do these jobs, and their lack of qualifications to get things done. When I was in the Marines, I was an Aircraft Firefighter for a year before switching my MOS. At that time in the 1980's, the different cities in my area would hire Fire Fighters based on there gender and ethnicity. The one I remember the most was the city of San Francisco was only accepting applications from Asian Women to be a firefighter. There are more examples, but that's when I decided to do something different in the military.

I wonder how many people at FEMA, and just about every government job, is qualified to do that job?

Very true with the consent agreements Bay Area government entered into.

The Sheriff and 2 Chief of Police told me they are recruiting nationwide for women/minorities... he said too many white males and the departments must mirror the population.

They also gave preference for foreign language but later I found out German not needed.

If things went a different way I would have different career path.

Timing is everything.

 

[jyoutz]

I think the problem is in who has been hired to do these jobs, and their lack of qualifications to get things done. When I was in the Marines, I was an Aircraft Firefighter for a year before switching my MOS. At that time in the 1980's, the different cities in my area would hire Fire Fighters based on there gender and ethnicity. The one I remember the most was the city of San Francisco was only accepting applications from Asian Women to be a firefighter. There are more examples, but that's when I decided to do something different in the military.

I wonder how many people at FEMA, and just about every government job, is qualified to do that job?

Go to the OPM website and look at the GS series of occupations. Read about the requirements to qualify for different occupations. Many require college degrees in the subject combined with experience. Others that don’t require degrees require significant experience. Lots of applicants are rejected during the HR screening process and don’t make it to the hiring interview panels because they don’t meet these requirements.

Edit: I’m referring to federal hiring. I have no idea what states, counties, and municipal governments do.

 

[California]

FEMA brings to mind, "Heck of a job, Brownie!"

Hurricane Katrina's Brownie follow-up from 2015:

Heck of a Job, Brownie: Where Is Disgraced FEMA Chief Now?

Michael Brown, who became the face of federal failures during Katrina ten years ago, is out of the public sector now, but not always out of trouble.

www.nbcnews.com

Ha! Only time I've been banned for a week off TBN was when I said Brownie was useless. An elderly moderator replied that that particular government could never be wrong, we must trust without questioning. I assume he's the one who banned me.

Brownie got fired a few hours after my post.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Looks like resigned, not fired. Now they need tried for treason.

 

[Quaffer]

Looks like resigned, not fired.

Kind of raises the issue of how do you discern between a mistake and misinformation?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

All I know is todays FEMA make the FEMA of Katrina look like a Saint. My church sent multiple truckloads of relief supplies for Katrina. It was welcomed with open arms, now the feds try to stop it. "My job not to do" attitude.

 

[2manyrocks]

Mark Honeycutt has posted a new fly over video on his Youtube channel of the Chimney Rock area showing how rocks/mud flowed down the mountains. His first few videos were shot from walking in along what was left of the road and river. His newest video was shot from his motor paraglider so you can see it from the air as well as seeing it from his previous walk.

It's not just that the river washed out of its banks, but the water run off down the mountains meant people living in these areas got it coming and going.