Well, if it was me on the roof, I'd be wondering about those Cajun gators... *grins*
Actually, I think it might be part of the difference between this and the tsunamis - disaster of this scale is almost completely unheard-of to the people in NO. Somewhere like Indonesia, which has earthquakes, floods and tropical storms on a regular basis, the people have learned to adapt to this sort of thing. Goes for the response, too - perhaps planning for dealing with natural disasters like this (evacuation, city design, disaster relief afterwards etc) is something that should become normal. Especially considering the number of hurricanes that have hit the area in the last two years.
And now I'm off to bed. Brain all mushy from writing a finding on a parachutist's death at work today.
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Date: 2005-09-02 02:01 pm (UTC)Actually, I think it might be part of the difference between this and the tsunamis - disaster of this scale is almost completely unheard-of to the people in NO. Somewhere like Indonesia, which has earthquakes, floods and tropical storms on a regular basis, the people have learned to adapt to this sort of thing. Goes for the response, too - perhaps planning for dealing with natural disasters like this (evacuation, city design, disaster relief afterwards etc) is something that should become normal. Especially considering the number of hurricanes that have hit the area in the last two years.
And now I'm off to bed. Brain all mushy from writing a finding on a parachutist's death at work today.