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Article #1966Re: WI Los Angeles was to be evacuated?
From: The Real Bev
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 00:10
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 00:10
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John David Galt wrote:
>
> Proprclr wrote:
> > This brings up an interesting question: What if Los Angeles had to be
> > evacuated, how would you do it, and what would be the dangers one
> > would have to look out for? I'm thinking gangs, looters, people going
> > crazy and shooting other people, that kind of thing. And what about
> > roads? Seems freeways would be out of the question, scince everyone is trying
> > to get out at once. Off road? Maybe in the moutains, but most would still
> > have to get through the urban areas first. If the disaster didn't involve
> > earthquakes (tsunamies), wouldn't it be much safer to sail out to sea
> > if you could?
>
> This is answered pretty well in "Lucifer's Hammer".
I really loved the image of the surfer's long ride. They were local
boys, you know. They even got some of the descriptions right.
--
Cheers,
Bev
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