In my opinion (humble or not), this mode of thinking although commendable in general is nothing more than an extension of the huge amount of "hind site says we ought to have been perfect" thinking surrounding Katrina, etc. One does not get hit with such a huge catastrophe as Katrina without suffering ill consequences. Those who feel they must identify systems that "must have failed grossly" to allow the calamity to occur are on target only to the extent that we should have done better. Expecting we or anyone would have managed such a wholesale situation perfectly refuse to accept the imperfection of mankind. We learn mostly through error. Those who commit no errors, do nothing. Those who accept nothing but perfection stymie progress. Those who strive to rescue perfection out of error are the ones who achieve progress. I fully accept that we must now produce a plan and actions that will avoid many of the problems that arose during Katrina, etc. Jim Weaver, K8JE Director, Great Lakes Division ARRL; http://www.arrl.org/ 5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040 Tel.: 513-459-0142; E-mail: k8je@arrl.org ARRL: The reason Amateur Radio Is! MEMBERS: The reason ARRL Is! -----Original Message----- From: dick@pobox.com [mailto:dick@pobox.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:35 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13900] Re: World Radio Relay League Announcement 15 MAR 2006 - 1430 CST I can understand the impatience of some of our ARES volunteers and hopefully this impatience, even anger, will be assuaged when our current initiatives in these area take effect. However, ARRL never be able to satisfy those who have a Napolean complex to the point they believe they are irreplaceable and they are going to correct all the perceived problems with EMCOMM operations. 73 - Dick, W9GIG