The storm that cried wolf.
I did not think that the people of New Orleans would botch the evacuation in front of Katrina as badly as they did. Charleston still scares the wits out of me. (1000 people drowned there in 1893.) Hundreds of people drowned during the Hurricane of 1938.
“I did not think that the people of New Orleans would botch the evacuation in front of Katrina as badly as they did”
Actually, we didn’t-
Please see the following thread #15
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2769716/posts
Back then people weren’t aware of what was coming until it was too late. This is a good book if you ever want to read stories from some of the people that went through it.
http://www.amazon.com/Great-Hurricane-1938-Cherie-Burns/dp/087113893X