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JayhawkSD

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2. And even if they could get the drivers and the gas,

Reply to ginnyinWI (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 28, 2017, 08:44 AM

Sep 2017

The roads are still blocked.
It was a hurricane.
It did what hurricanes do.
Everyone who can do anything is doing it.
Blame is a children's game.

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An encouraging Facebook post from one of my pilot friends today [View all] FLPanhandle Sep 2017 OP

As per the news last night, ginnyinWI Sep 2017 #1

And even if they could get the drivers and the gas, JayhawkSD Sep 2017 #2

What an incredible insult Tribalceltic Sep 2017 #14

Oh god. Not the Comfort again. nt B2G Sep 2017 #20

No you are right, Not the Comfort Tribalceltic Sep 2017 #22

Yes. But we use what we have right now. B2G Sep 2017 #24

Seems like bulldozers, heavy equip. operators, drivers and dump trucks to clear the roads... brush Sep 2017 #26

Especially when it's directed at posters who LanternWaste Sep 2017 #23

US Gov't, POTUS should have had troops prepped and ready to move into PR once storm passed. Fla Dem Sep 2017 #4

Right. Houston was pretty much "operable", not perfectly, in two days, and they're under sea level. George II Sep 2017 #10

uhhh Lurker Deluxe Sep 2017 #34

Good of Hillary to prod him. maddiemom Sep 2017 #13

Two died in hospital two days ago because the generators Ilsa Sep 2017 #32

They're still operating? mountain grammy Sep 2017 #3

ATI is doing well FLPanhandle Sep 2017 #5

Terrific. There are a lot of people and supplies on that island now, and Hortensis Sep 2017 #6

He doesn't want Dems to see the continuing tragedy his incompetence has resulted in. brush Sep 2017 #27

His own callous attempts to not act, yes, his attempt to spin PR and USVI as Hortensis Sep 2017 #28

trump put no emphasis on PR at all. Any other pres., except maybe W, would've... brush Sep 2017 #29

So? Rump ordered relief agencies to act but is not in charge of deployment and distribution. Hortensis Sep 2017 #30

All I'm saying is a president has the bully pulpit that can be a huge help to the agencies... brush Sep 2017 #33

Yes, he runs the agencies and could have done more, far faster. Of course. Hortensis Sep 2017 #37

Oh please, he's directly responsible. Period. druidity33 Sep 2017 #38

Lol. How? By pushing a truck for which the fuel is in a ship waiting to berth? Hortensis Sep 2017 #39

Oh so forgiving of Trump.... druidity33 Sep 2017 #40

No. But this is the end. Hortensis Sep 2017 #41

That's... sufficiently vague. nt. druidity33 Sep 2017 #42

Nice to see. TNNurse Sep 2017 #7

The DoD didn't plan to use it because the ports in Puerto Rico are borked. AtheistCrusader Sep 2017 #9

Please excuse my ignorance, what does the word "borked" mean??? TNNurse Sep 2017 #15

Broken AtheistCrusader Sep 2017 #16

Thanks . TNNurse Sep 2017 #17

Yeah, it's a more recent usage/term. Urban Dictionary has it. AtheistCrusader Sep 2017 #18

Would you please post that as an OP? B2G Sep 2017 #21

With the road blocked as they are someone should air drop supplies. Ligyron Sep 2017 #8

The Coast Guard and Ntnl Guard staged a lot of helicopters into Puerto Rico prior to the storm. AtheistCrusader Sep 2017 #11

I love this! lark Sep 2017 #12

Another update: FLPanhandle Sep 2017 #19

"Right on the ramp." this is what I'm getting from MSNBC coverage is there are little to no distribu uponit7771 Sep 2017 #25

767? My main man! Blue_Tires Sep 2017 #31

And here I was lead to believe no planes babylonsister Sep 2017 #35

Thanks for this malaise Sep 2017 #36