Did anyone else hear about how FEMA sponsored a Hurricane Pam drill last year? I guess Hurricane Pam was a simulation drill last year where the city was flooded and they had to evacuate the city.

How did it go?

Drudge reminded us today about a story that was published in the New Orleans Times-Picayune on July 24th. That's about a month before the hurricane hit. The story said that city, state and federal emergency officials had a blunt warning for the residents of New Orleans. If there's a major hurricane, and you don't evacuate, "you're on your own." Here's part of that story:

"In scripted appearances being recorded now, officials such as Mayor Ray Nagin, local Red Cross Executive Director Kay Wilkins and City Council President Oliver Thomas drive home the word that the city does not have the resources to move out of harm's way an estimated 134,000 people without transportation."

"In the video, made by the anti-poverty agency Total Community Action, they urge those people to make arrangements now by finding their own ways to leave the city in the event of an evacuation.

"You're responsible for your safety, and you should be responsible for the person next to you," Wilkins said in an interview. "If you have some room to get that person out of town, the Red Cross will have a space for that person outside the area. We can help you."