"Jim Carter" wrote in message
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"NOYB" wrote in message
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All went smoothly (as planned), and I didn't have to count of FEMA for
anything. Had I been completely flooded out, things may have come out
differently. But flooding wasn't a problem on the other coast either,
and
they still ended up with problems.

Congratulations on a job "well done". If everyone would have followed
your example of "being prepared" there would be no problems. I simply
do
not understand, that will all the warnings given, that a lot of the people
would not be as prepared the way you were. I guess it just shows how
stupid and ignorant some people are. They must think that it can't
happen
to them. Only "others" get hurricane damage so why bother to stock
supplies. Right?


I can't tell if your post was sarcastic in nature or not.

But you are correct. If everyone would have done as the government (via the
news media) suggested, and stockpiled 72 hours worth of supplies, there
would be no problems...at least following *this* hurricane.

Katrina was a whole 'nuther ballgame. The flood waters kept coming for 8
days...foiling the plans of even the best-prepared folks.

BTW--you are correct about one other thing: This hurricane *did* show how
stupid and ignorant some people are. They were warned, and just sat back
and said "well, we'll let FEMA bail us out if the storm happens to come this
way".