JB, you say that you are a graduate of SMU. When did you graduate from SMU? Or did you go to Southern Methodist U?

I was at SMU when Mitch was threatening. We also were told that the school had made plans to evacuate us SHOULD it become necessary. We were also threatened that should we leave before the school called an evacuation, that we would be in big trouble. We would not be able to make up exams, etc. Now, it sounds silly- life verses taking an exam- but we were being reassured by almost everyone that the hurricane wasn't going to come near us and that if it did, it wouldn't be too bad.

The school did finally call an evacuation- to Orange Walk. Orange Walk was unprepared for the students and couldn't offer shelter. Many students had already left on their own, but some students had to stay with the school because of lack of personal funds. Several students were left on the island. The entire San Pedro community was lucky with Mitch. We were warned.

When the semester resumed, the student government and the school developed an evacuation plan- the recall tree. The school also mandated that each student turn in a open ticket on tropic air. The student government was told that the school had a contract with tropic air to evacuate the students to the mainland. THe students would then be on their own to find their way back to the states.

Obviously, these plans didn't work as well as they should have. Instead of whining, why not evaluate what went wrong, and how it can be corrected. And the same thing for the whole of the San Pedro community. What will happpen to your evacuation plans now? What can you do so that EVERYONE remains safe?