Re: Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 5:07 pm
Okay, so I flip on CNN and lo and behold there is a story that I'm MORE than happy to share on this forum.
Placquemine Parish. Retired Marine Colonel and his wife who is a wheelchair user and in declining health.
So, whats your first thought (OR SHOULD BE) Yeah, they listened to the weather reports and HEEDED the
evacuation notice to GET THE HELL OUT. Right? I wish.
They stayed thinking they could "RIDE IT OUT". *sigh*
Isaac roared, the water soared. They HAD to get out. The man, makes it to his truck with his wife in the wheelchair.
And guess what.....(pausing for you to answer) THEY GOT STUCK.
Water began to rise. They called 911 (holding tongue ...not gonna say it) and of course 911 says
"Nothing we can do at this point, STAY IN YOUR TRUCK".
Hmmm. where is all that rushing water going to go? IN THE TRUCK? you say. "RIGHT>"
The retired Marine Colonel had to grab his wife and somehow SWIM to safety.
Hypothermia began to set it.
(This is called you're in survival mode...and could be Sh** out of luck)
He spies some dry land and anchors his wife.
He has to LEAVE HER to find help.
IS this making you sick yet? Made me want to puke. Sorry, it did.
Fortunately when he returned with help, she was still alive, and they got to safety.
Rob Marciano of CNN asked the Retired Marine Colonel
"What do you want to say?"
"Well" says the Marine Colonel "Other than I"m glad we are both here alive to say it. I SHOULD HAVE
LEFT BEFORE THE STORM".
badabing....Ya think?
No one to blame but poor planning (NO PLANNING) and bad decision making by this couple.
They got lucky.
Sigh.
I'll find the story to post it when its on the CNN website. Its a doozy.
And ONCE AGAIN:
"Because you're disabled, you DONT have to be a victim"™
Placquemine Parish. Retired Marine Colonel and his wife who is a wheelchair user and in declining health.
So, whats your first thought (OR SHOULD BE) Yeah, they listened to the weather reports and HEEDED the
evacuation notice to GET THE HELL OUT. Right? I wish.
They stayed thinking they could "RIDE IT OUT". *sigh*
Isaac roared, the water soared. They HAD to get out. The man, makes it to his truck with his wife in the wheelchair.
And guess what.....(pausing for you to answer) THEY GOT STUCK.
Water began to rise. They called 911 (holding tongue ...not gonna say it) and of course 911 says
"Nothing we can do at this point, STAY IN YOUR TRUCK".
Hmmm. where is all that rushing water going to go? IN THE TRUCK? you say. "RIGHT>"
The retired Marine Colonel had to grab his wife and somehow SWIM to safety.
Hypothermia began to set it.
(This is called you're in survival mode...and could be Sh** out of luck)
He spies some dry land and anchors his wife.
He has to LEAVE HER to find help.
IS this making you sick yet? Made me want to puke. Sorry, it did.
Fortunately when he returned with help, she was still alive, and they got to safety.
Rob Marciano of CNN asked the Retired Marine Colonel
"What do you want to say?"
"Well" says the Marine Colonel "Other than I"m glad we are both here alive to say it. I SHOULD HAVE
LEFT BEFORE THE STORM".
badabing....Ya think?
No one to blame but poor planning (NO PLANNING) and bad decision making by this couple.
They got lucky.
Sigh.
I'll find the story to post it when its on the CNN website. Its a doozy.
And ONCE AGAIN:
"Because you're disabled, you DONT have to be a victim"™