[SmithL]

Oh, so we shouldn't expect big government to take care of all of us?

Back in the day, I was in Washington, DC when they announced a huge blizzard was coming in. I got a box of Moon-Pies and a bottle of Jack Daniels, and I was set.

[ladyinred]

So, are they actually saying that the government shouldn't have the first responsibility of survival? Hmmm, anyone tell the other DIMocrats this?

[RGSpincich]

San Franciscans rallied together very well in 1989 after the Loma Prieta earthquake. Nobody waited for help, they helped each other and it is well remembered. New Orleans is the first example of helplessness on a vast scale I've ever seen. Those local leaders and clueless citizens should be ashamed. I hope it's not catching.

[stylin19a]

weird....they weren't left alone for 3 days after the 1989 quake & quake caused tsunami and after-quake.

Why now ?

[MD_Willington_1976]

no personal protection listed there...load of crap..

[AD from SpringBay]

Don't forget the case of KY all you San Franners.

[kpp_kpp]

wasn't there a time when it was just a given that people would be prepared? not just in earthquake prone areas but anywhere.

i'm not that old but i don't understand why the average american, even the average poor american, shouldn't be expected to live ok for 7-10 days cut off from electricity, water, and the ability to leave your place of residence?

our excessively rich society, where even our poverty stricken are wealthy compared to most of the rest of the world, takes way too much for granted.

fortunately we haven't reached the level of socialism that france has where thousands die when it gets a bit too warm out.

[IronJack]

Unlike the victims of Katrina, citizens of San Francisco won't get one thin dime of my money. Live in Gomorrah, die in Gomorrah.

[SuziQ]

Back in the day, I was in Washington, DC when they announced a huge blizzard was coming in. I got a box of Moon-Pies and a bottle of Jack Daniels, and I was set.

What? No TP?

[sergeantdave]

All I need to survive are the six basic food groups -

- beer

- potato chips

- chocolate fudge

- burgers

- box of cigars

- couch and remote

[Clemenza]

As I've said before, if the big one hits, the douchebag part of California would fall into the sea. It would be nice that the decent people in the Central Valley would finally get a coastline!

[Tall_Texan]

And, being San Francisco, I assume the list includes a three-day supply of condoms. After all, what else are they going to be doing during three days without power? Looting?

[Screaming_Gerbil]

"Living in a small apartment requires some ingenuity to find a good location where it doesn't take up your whole living room," said Linda Johnson, a nonprofit agency executive who lives with her husband in a one-bedroom apartment in the Mission District.

Her supplies are now scattered throughout her home, but Hurricane Katrina has helped her realize she needs to gather it in a central, easily accessible spot.

How about just having two identical grab-and-go back packs?

[Screaming_Gerbil]

City residents should prepare to survive at least three days without help if disaster - from an earthquake to a terror attack - strikes, according to the city's Office of Emergency Services.

A city-sponsored Web site, http://www.72hours.org, includes lists of everything well-stocked San Franciscans should keep in their home and cars to be ready for the next big emergency when power, running water and telephones may be unavailable for days.

Does this mean the leftists / liberals are finally starting to get it?

[TheClintons-STILLAnti-American]

"Katrina's an eye opener that the government is not really looking out for us so much."

Spoken like a true socialist. Everything goes back to government.

Imagine what the pioneers who persevered to be the first Americans to settle in the SF area would think if they could see what a weenie roost it has become.

[drlevy88]

The bathhouses will run dry. Nobody will notice.

[wolfcreek]

"Oh, so we shouldn't expect big government to take care of all of us?"

I spoke to a woman in her late 50's yesterday. She was griping that she could no longer expect the gov. to rescue her and her family in the event of a disaster. Who put this false-reality in her head? Our motto: Be able to take care of and defend yourselves and don't depend on others.