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colpanic · 09-04-2005, 06:01 PM

I get the feeling the majority of you guys have never lived around hurricanes.

These people have probably been heard dozens of times that a hurricane was coming to get them... but almost every time that turns out to be false. Hurricanes are very hard to track (as you may have noticed by the 500 mile radius they project it to hit on)... it makes it *really* hard for people to leave, especially if you are poor.

Another thing to keep in mind is that the hurricane itself isn't really as big of a deal. They come, blow shit around.. and then leave. A lot of people ride these things out. The levees breaking is what screwed up NO.

Back in North Carolina, we used to just go buy a bunch of booze when a hurricane was coming. They just aren't viewed as threatening as this one turned out to be.

Poor people don't have the luxury of getting in a car and driving 300 miles inland just because a storm MIGHT be coming at them. Think about it.

09-04-2005, 06:01 PM
colpanic Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,007	I get the feeling the majority of you guys have never lived around hurricanes. These people have probably been heard dozens of times that a hurricane was coming to get them... but almost every time that turns out to be false. Hurricanes are very hard to track (as you may have noticed by the 500 mile radius they project it to hit on)... it makes it really hard for people to leave, especially if you are poor. Another thing to keep in mind is that the hurricane itself isn't really as big of a deal. They come, blow shit around.. and then leave. A lot of people ride these things out. The levees breaking is what screwed up NO. Back in North Carolina, we used to just go buy a bunch of booze when a hurricane was coming. They just aren't viewed as threatening as this one turned out to be. Poor people don't have the luxury of getting in a car and driving 300 miles inland just because a storm MIGHT be coming at them. Think about it. __________________ I like ducks.