[HostileTerritory]

Thus, when you say, that the ones in Houston were "without connections or good transportation" -- where they came from they had all the connections and transportation they needed. But it's hard for them to become Texan overnight.

Yes. To be specific, many people who went to Atlanta had family already living in the area, because it's such a mecca for enterprising people from all over the South, particularly African-Americans. People who went to New Orleans were literally much less likely to have a brother or aunt living there to help out; their families didn't leave N.O. and if they did, it wasn't for Houston.

[CobaltBlue]

I'll be interested to see more detailed breakdowns on the makeup of the evacuees to each area.

I had friends air-lifted to Houston -- disclosure, I lived in NO for 18 years. They were reunited with their families and friends because those of us outside the vicinity kept a phone tree and email tree going, passing on contact information, and I also posted information on a blog.

But these people were all white, college-educated, money in the bank, computer literate.

At one point, my uncle had 15 or 16 evacuees in his house, but he's a retired dentist, he could afford it (bless his heart).

I don't blame Houstonians for having "compassion fatigue" -- but the way to solve a problem is to be proactive. Just complaining about them is no more helpful to these people than their own complaints.

[CobaltBlue]

I should clarify that I don't expect government to be the solution, either.

I was just reading that Catholic Charities hasn't had any volunteers to help rehab New Orleans houses in weeks.