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Moebym

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3. With a competent president

Reply to 7wo7rees (Original post)

Sat Aug 28, 2021, 02:02 AM

Aug 2021

And a seemingly competent FEMA director now at the helm, I am reasonably confident we'll be able to get aid where it's needed when it's needed and keep casualties to a minimum.

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I am having flashbacks to Katrina. 16 years to the day........ [View all] 7wo7rees Aug 2021 OP

I worked all night in a room with twelve TVs Skittles Aug 2021 #1

I feel calmer now with Biden and his administration, but it is still going to be bad 7wo7rees Aug 2021 #2

With a competent president Moebym Aug 2021 #3

+ 1000, I'm hoping so. But the entire healthcare system is already 7wo7rees Aug 2021 #4

An unfortunate reality about FEMA is that they're better at providing money than physical goods RockRaven Aug 2021 #5

Oh, I see...good to know Moebym Aug 2021 #8

Yes, FEMA was meant to be mostly a central coordinator, Hortensis Aug 2021 #15

That was gawdawful, and I was far away in SoCal. You touch on so much that was going on! Hekate Aug 2021 #6

I was there as well carpetbagger Aug 2021 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author monkeyman1 Aug 2021 #9

It's Ominous Roy Rolling Aug 2021 #10

Are you evacuating today? femmedem Aug 2021 #11

My daughter was scheduled to leave..... SergeStorms Aug 2021 #12

i watched news out of Miami this morning - everal persons are on their malaise Aug 2021 #13

I was in Houston teaching. We got students.. ananda Aug 2021 #14