OT: Re: katrina ...

[Alma J Wetzker]

Keith Antoine wrote:
> Ben Duncan wrote:
> 
>> We survived katrina. House has some roof damage (shingles).
>> 2 large trees down in yard and destroyed fences.
>>
>> Since We are right next to a sub-station at the office / building, we 
>> have power
>> here at least. We are cleaing and packing up as much here so 14 - 18 
>> family
>> members / friends can stay here.
> 
> 
> I am very pleased to hear that you and family survived, along with what 
> seems the relatives too. It would seem also from the TV coverage you 
> might have to survive looters as well in the aftermath, if the property 
> is unattended. Yes the recovery predictions here seem to indicate that 
> it will take a lot longer for the floods to clear as the land is so low 
> (4weeks at least we are hearing), and that it will be then that road 
> clearence can take place. Partial recovery will take about 6 months or 
> more.
> 
> It takes a disaster to bring people together to work for the common 
> good, seems that we cannot do it without someone getting hurt.
> 
> On a side note, as soon as the news hit here (Oz), just hours later the 
> petrol companies increased the gas prices by 15cents. They blamed the 
> increase on Katrina, profiteering, just the reverse side of the coin.

Don't be so quick to judge the local petrol companies.  It is true that 
profiteering is taking place.  The petrol market sets the price at 
delivery, not at time of order.  We lost refinery capability, at least 
in the short term, and that raises the prices.  We also lost about 25% 
of U.S oil supply in the Gulf of Mexico.  The Robber Barons in Chicago 
have raised the price accordingly, and the price is instantly charged 
around the globe.

Chances are that your local companies just got hit with the new prices 
themselves.

     -- Alma