24 Hours in Fema 3 Hours Late?

Just heard the evening press conference with Houston officials on 740 AM radio.

Apparently, supplies were originally supposed to be delivered to Reliant Stadium, the Texas state government was supposed to take these supplies to 17 'Pod' sites across the greater Houston area.

However, while the supplies were delivered on time, Texas was unable to fulfill its obligations because most of the rest of the Texas coast is a giant pile of rubble right now. Because of this the National Guard troopers supposed to transfer food and ice to 'Pods' were instead deployed to look for survivors in the wreckage of the gulf coast.

Such deployments of resources and supplies sound incredibly reasonable to me. I mean, we have our health and house and there is a mexican restaurant open with power not 10 miles away from us... lets leave the National Guard to find the people who are treading water (literally) in Galveston...

oh, 'POD' = Point of Distribution

Instead of Texas distributing the materials, Bill White (Houston Mayor) and Judge Emmett (Harris County Judge) offered to have city volunteers distribute the supplies to the PODS.

The PODS have emergency ice, water, and some basic food items.

The Net result of all of this drama? The PODS were brought online at 7 PM instead of 4 PM. This is mainly because the City received an additional 3" of rain today from another front that moved through.

Why are the press trying to tear these guys apart? 24 Hours after Katrina, the first levees were breaking... I think Texas, Bill White, FEMA, and Judge Emmett are doing a pretty damn good job so far if you ask me.

They told you ahead of time, to have non-perishable food, a grill, a generator, and some basic food stuffs. We are 24 hours after the storm. Eat some cereal, have some crackers, there is a cold front coming through, so enjoy the great weather, and quit complaining people. This is a natural disaster on a major scale. There are people who died. Get over not having cable.