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Katrina ice revisited

I wish I could say that this one was unbelievable.

After nearly two years, thousands of truck miles and $12.5 million in storage costs, a cold relic of the flawed Hurricane Katrina relief effort is going down the drain.

The federal government is getting rid of thousands of pounds of ice it had sent south to help Katrina victims, then north when it determined much of the ice wasn't needed.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency had been hanging on to the ice in case it was needed for another disaster, but decided to get rid of it because it couldn't determine whether it was still safe for human consumption.

It seems to me that this ice could have been sold years ago when "it was still safe for human consumption." It may not have covered the initial expense, but at least it would have recouped some expense. That is what any for-profit company would have done.

Heck, dumping it and letting it melt would have saved more than twelve million dollars.

Hat tip WendyMcElroy.com

— NeoWayland

Posted: Mon - July 16, 2007 at 01:17 PM  Tag


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