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Flooding beyond belief
Frank,
The one thing that impressed me about the Army, is the amount of work that can get done in a very short amount of time, when every person is assigned to a particular task.
In the aftermath of this flood, there will be teams of people assigned to accomplish various tasks, and there will be an orderly procedure to follow. It is important that every citizen of the city follows these orders as carefully and as quickly as possible.
For example......."on Tuesday morning, starting at 5:00 AM, clean-up crews will be removing WOOD furniture ONLY, from the curbs of every street in 300 block of XYZ street. Residents are expected to have their WOOD furniture on the street for pickup no later than 5:00 AM. This will be your LAST CHANCE to have this furniture disposed of by the City."
On following days, work crews will come around to pick up wet carpeting, drywall, plastics, clothing, etc.
For the disabled and elderly, who are unable to haul out their own furniture items, volunteers will assemble to perform this task. It is important that every elderly person makes their name and address known to the City officials, so that volunteers can be sent in to do this work ahead of time.
Volunteer workers are required to have steel-toe boots, leather work gloves, hearing protection, eye protection, and possibly hard hats.
Every able-bodied citizen will be called upon to perform certain tasks. All tasks will be done in an orderly fashion....organized and scheduled by the City governments. Even the number of people assigned to each task will be controlled by the government. It is therefore important to stay on top of all news and information presented by the City. Your local radio stations, television stations, and even the police and fire departments will be called upon to broadcast this information. There may even be a person on each city block who is responsible for getting this information to every household in that area.
Thousands of your area residents have already left the area, to live with relatives or friends in other States. Keeping in contact with these people is going to be a very big headache. If you know where some of these people went, and how to get in touch with them, start making a list. Your city officials will want that information as soon as possible.
The City of Grand Forks, North Dakota, (flooded in 1997) has forwarded a very helpful book of hints and tips to the people and governments of your area.
Wishing you and your neighbors all the best.
Joel
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Flooding beyond belief
Frank,
Many people will be anxious to get their basements pumped out, so that they can begin replacing furnaces and water heaters. TELL THEM...."DO NOT PUMP"!
The hydraulic pressures, caused by the the soaked soil surrounding the homes, will cause the basements to collapse.....destroying entire homes.
Your local governments will have people working with them who know a great deal about your soil conditions and drainage situations. Listen to their advice on pumping out the basements. Local residents may not be able to pump out more than one foot of water per week, in some cases.
Joel
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Flooding beyond belief
Frank,
It's hard for people in this country to understand, but the reality of the situation is that your local residents are now living under martial law.
The National Guard will be armed in an effort to stop looting and riots. The governments are in charge of EVERYTHING from now on.
The people of your local area had better prepare themselves for being a part of a very large army, and also prepare themselves for taking and obeying orders.
Unless and until your local residents accept the fact that they are now living under martial law, progress will be minimal, and the situation will only get worse.
Joel
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