Friday, April 13, 2007

FEMA! What is it Good For?

Absoultely nothing:

"WASHINGTON - As many as 6 million prepared meals stockpiled near potential victims of the 2006 hurricane season spoiled in the Gulf Coast heat last summer when the Federal Emergency Management Agency ran short of warehouse and refrigeration space, according to agency officials.

"In all, hundreds of truckloads of food worth more than $40 million are being thrown away or scavenged for unspoiled contents to be offered to domestic hunger-relief groups, FEMA officials said. Most of the meals were commercial versions of the military's Meals Ready to Eat, which were ruined despite being engineered to withstand the demands of desert and jungle climates."

Only FEMA could spoil an MRE. Seriously though, what FEMA suffers from is the exact problem the US suffers from, in every aspect: Competent leadership. Competent leadership means saying, "hey--hurricane season's over? Gee, let's give this food away before it spoils!" Hell the night manager of Friday's at least knows enough to let the staff take home the extra helpings of Parmesan-Crusted Sicilian Quesadillas. Um...that sounds good.

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