Maybe it's just me, but is God gunning for some of the people who used to live in New Orleans? If I were a New Orleans evacuee now sheltered in Houston, I'd have to wonder!
Imagine how some of them must feel. First, Katrina slams New Orleans (and other nearby areas), and now a Category 5 storm is making a beeline for Houston (and/or Galveston, but that's close enough for jazz).
We have friends in Houston (who have a beach house in Galveston), so I'm certainly concerned. Still, I have to marvel at how this hurricane season is going.
Well, at least our environmental laws are being gutted, so we can count on more global warming that can help fuel more exciting hurricane seasons. At this rate, I'm worried that it won't be long before one powers up the east coast and tears our roof off (or worse).
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Looking at Rita now...it almost looks as if it wants to head to New Orleans again
On the news this AM, we were told that for the entire city of Galveston there is one and only one bridge off the island. It's "planning" like this that makes the population extra vulnerable.
Particularly with Galveston's hurricane history, what can local officials have been thinking? This is why so many cities have evacuation plans that are close to worthless. I really feel for Gulf Coast residents.
Funny, I think you me and a number of others are on the same wave length.
Personally, I'm noticing that it's not even October and we're up to "R" for hurricanes...and according to CNN, Rita is the 3rd strongest hurricane on record; Katrina was 5th. (HF!, quite a year) What happens when we get through the alphabet? America has to look at some serious long-term re-planning for the Atlantic and Gulf coasts...huge hurricanes are going to start coming every year. We can't evacuate millions of people every other week and continue to spend hundreds of billions or trillions a year rebuilding places that will get blown down the next year. Let's just designate Florida a nature preserve and get the hell out.
Andy, thats a really interesting and good point. What are the U.S contigency plans for future storms? It is completely inefficient and reactive tobe moving people last minute.
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