crossposted from Voices on the Square
So, you've got Plan A. And in case something goes awry with Plan A, you've got your fallback plan, Plan B.
But what if the fit really hits the shan? What if all the assumptions that lie behind your planning turn out to be false. Things are far worse than ever contemplated in Plan A and Plan B? That's when you turn to your Plan C, your Plan in case of Complete Catastrophe. In the event of a complete catastrophe, all of the polite fictions of the normal planning process go out the window. Which also means that Plan C is quite often the answer to, "Oh, now what do we do?, and the answer is, "Come up with something that will work "
So, we have a crisis. A serious crisis, affecting our current transport system, which means a crisis that at the very least interferes with our supply of gasoline. But we have the Petroleum Reserve, so ... assume its not a temporary emergency, but a crisis that threatens to last for years. Whether the Crisis hits next year or next decade, well, I don't know that, do I? But suppose that its coming sometime in the next decade.
What would we face in coming up with something that will work?
3 comments:
Recalling WW II and the efforts of the railroads to back our armed forces and our nation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkqp6ym7KwM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F3-Pf78dEQ&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrCIbKyYRqg
Have fun--and it's too bad I can't put this up at "Agent Orange," for some reason; I think your audience there might appreciate these.
Thanks, I'll be using those for an upcoming Steel Interstate diary.
Thanks, Bruce, glad you can use them.
Don't know if these may be of use, but here is some more material for your vintage railroad film library.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3sh-KhGR6w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjUrfdW9mSg&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy-ZUl8CbXE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I35BWw0cKuk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlzTqPfHrAI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGP8EI8aY9g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6EG3QgInc8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf9qOeoLWxo
Have fun.
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