Speaking of medications, BOB2 must be off his. Getting more paranoid by the day.

BOB2 Wrote:
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> SP5103 Wrote:
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> > I must be so confused....
> >
> > As I recall - Metrolink is owned by the
> Southern
> > California Regional Railroad Authority - which
> is
> > a PUBLICLY owned GOVERNMENT agency that
> benefitted
> > from federal funds.
> >
> > I started that I thought most FEMA disaster
> funds
> > typically went to state/local GOVERNMENT
> agencies
> > - not to the larger private/investor owned
> > corporations.
> >
> > So FEMA was paying funds to Metrolink/SCRRA,
> not
> > (at least directly) to Union Pacific or BNSF.
> So
> > where did I get my facts wrong in your example?
>
> He's my personal troll getting his jollies....
>
> And, you are right about some forms of FEMA
> assistance from my understanding, as well....
>
> But, yes, it is also my experience that the SBA
> can and does often make some kinds of disaster
> funds available to private firms... And, "small
> business" can be a relatively flexible term in
> these cases....
>
> I also agree with the "factual" "observation" by
> another observer, that we don't know how much
> damage there is, as yet. And, having been through
> a few local RR fires, I also expect that there is
> probably less widespread damage than the nuttier
> "doom and gloom" speculation in this thread...
> We've seen pictures of active RR fire protection,
> and this kind of infrastructure protection is
> usually a high priority.