Thoughts on WROL and engaging 'targets'

[NorthernRaider]

(9 November 2012, 01:03)BDG Wrote:

(8 November 2012, 20:36)NorthernRaider Wrote: No problemo amigo, the facts are there for all to see,
(1) If you dont prep the government aint gonna save you, look at how one buggered village ( Bostcastle) yup just one village soaked up every available rescue chopper in England and Wales.

So I got to buy a chopper now? C'mon, helicopters are not the only response and should we have a fleet of 20?30?40?100? sitting around nationally to deal with a 30/50/100 year storm?

That would be socialism, if it could exist as far to buy that many helicopters rather than those in power (absolute power as it would be) buying what ever they want for themselves. And before tax payer money or natural resource money run out.

Oh please tell me your not that daft, or are you just hsaving a little fun trolling session?

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The NE of US has a population of about 46 million people, roughly similar to England, they can deploy over 30 helicopters kitted out for rescue, over 200 Large trailer mounted pumps, over 150 trailer mounted gensets, they have acess to thousands of heavy duty temporary shelters and tents, and they had in stock ready to deploy over 2.5 million boxed meal sets. They also have the worlds largest reserves of fuel for contingency plus tankers and drivers.

The UK has no govt stockpiles of emergency shelters or food reserves, only what charities like the British RC and Shelter Box have set aside, We only have our war stocks of fuel , most of our tankers are owned by the oil companies and we only haver about 70 soldiers trained to drive tankers. Our civil defence supplies could not even sustain Bostcastle never mind a region the size of England, That is my point, if the UK got hit with its own version of Sandy we would be even worse off for much longer will only one exception.

We have about 150 choppers most in Afghanistan, few with winches it would cost very little to require air ambulances, police choppers and some more of the militaries Pumas to be fitted with winches which would make them far more useful.