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Newbiesaukee · 08-29-2011, 02:29 PM

I agree the coverage was over the top,but blame that on the "necessity" of 24 hour coverage. The reality is that this was a potentially devastating situation and someone has to make the hard decisions.

The head of FEMA stated that they want to evacuate people "unnecessarily" 75 percent of the time and he is 100 per cent correct. This means 75per cent of he time someone will grumble about unnecessary inconvenience but 25 per cent of the time a lot of lives will be saved. Add to that the fact these decisions have to be made well before the best information is available. It all comes back to determining the risk versus the benefit in any decision.

A little off topic and a bit of a rant....but this is the Winnipesaukee Forum.

08-29-2011, 02:29 PM	#12
Newbiesaukee Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Coral Gables, winter; Long Island, summer Posts: 1,354 Thanks: 949 Thanked 573 Times in 298 Posts	I agree the coverage was over the top,but blame that on the "necessity" of 24 hour coverage. The reality is that this was a potentially devastating situation and someone has to make the hard decisions. The head of FEMA stated that they want to evacuate people "unnecessarily" 75 percent of the time and he is 100 per cent correct. This means 75per cent of he time someone will grumble about unnecessary inconvenience but 25 per cent of the time a lot of lives will be saved. Add to that the fact these decisions have to be made well before the best information is available. It all comes back to determining the risk versus the benefit in any decision. A little off topic and a bit of a rant....but this is the Winnipesaukee Forum. __________________ "You're only young once, but you can be immature forever."