I’m sure the ones you know were prepared. There are perhaps (I’m just guessing here) 20 million people directly affected so if even half were fully prepared like your cohorts (and prayers to and for them) that’s 10 million who were prepared but 10 million who were not and relying on the government.
Perhaps my statement was a bit broad but I still stand by my basic point that whenever a natural disaster happens it just seems we see the areas that are more liberal on the news for weeks if not months still not close to recovery but never seem to see the same in conservative areas.
Perhaps it’s just good ole fashioned media bias not wanting to show the damage to bring help to these areas that dare not vote conservative. Who knows? But at least here in Texas most of the areas affected in the fires last year have rebuilt and moved on. Rita pounded Beaumont much worse than Katrina even hit New Orleans but they’ve rebuilt and moved on already.
Perhaps the New York area will recover/rebuild and we won’t be seeing these stories of people waiting for government assistance a year from now as I can only react to what I see happening now and not recalling seeing similar conditions in other more conservative areas affected by natural disasters. With situations such as the relief workers turned away by local unions (again enabled by how those in the affected regions have voted) it may be hard to rebuild.
Again prayers to your friends and family affected by this storm.
Yes. Just wanted to bring attention to those whom the media leaves out, who are never media hogs, who woldn’t dream of calling for fed govt. asst. and who know how to foster relationships with their neighbors as they are always aware that the next weather event is on its way.
Event the Jerseyers who live on the ocean. They know what its power is and that they hadn’t seen the worst storm in 100 years until this week. One said, “well, we’ll see if this house is well-built”.
Another, one block from the beach, across the road, really, has a house which was built in the 1880s. It’s fabulous and large. No flood damage, as another’s, 5 blocks in had more than a foot of H2O inside during the storm.
This house had been built way up with a lattice work under the porch area. THey built tha thouse on pilings back then. They could and still can see the Atlantic. Duh!