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Hobbs · 08-31-2005, 04:09 PM

Dude....what are you talking about???? The devil is in the details?
Funding and bad planning. Officials push things to the back burner that don't seem important at the moment "there's no flood, therefore we can wait to fix the pumps." They put it off until it's too late. Then when disater does strike, all you get is flailing of arms and panic. Followed by a lot of finger pointing and blame-game antics. Happens all the time. We are warned of imminant disaster but we choose to scoff at it and ignore it until it's too late. Just ask the law enforcment officials and airline officials just prior to 9/11.

As for people staying behind:

How many times have we seen this trend in natural disasters (fires, hurricanes, etc.). The warnings go out, the people are given the option, they choose to stay. The problem is human nature. The problem is some people are unwilling to leave behind what belongs to them. When they are told to leave, the first thing they do is assess the situation. "Is it that bad that I need to leave my stuff behind and risk never seeing again, or can I ride it out and protect what is mine?" They talk themselves into staying claming in their minds that it officials are overreacting and it won't be as bad. They don't want to leave their comfort zone, their homes. Next thing they know, they are being rescued from a rooftop while sucking up valuable rescue resources or their body is found charred beyond recognition becuase they thought they could outrun a fireball like in the movies. They (we) always think it couldn't be as bad as what is being reported. Sometimes they're right, most the times they're wrong.

The bottom line is that I have never been in a catastropic disater and faced the descision of leaving everything I own behind. I have no idea what that is like. I would like to think I am one of those people who would assess the problem but would err on the side of caution. I would pack what I could grab the family and spend 30 hours in a car sitting in traffic to save my family.

08-31-2005, 04:09 PM	#2
Hobbs Professor for the school of ass-clownery Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Surprise! Posts: 404	Dude....what are you talking about???? The devil is in the details? Funding and bad planning. Officials push things to the back burner that don't seem important at the moment "there's no flood, therefore we can wait to fix the pumps." They put it off until it's too late. Then when disater does strike, all you get is flailing of arms and panic. Followed by a lot of finger pointing and blame-game antics. Happens all the time. We are warned of imminant disaster but we choose to scoff at it and ignore it until it's too late. Just ask the law enforcment officials and airline officials just prior to 9/11. As for people staying behind: How many times have we seen this trend in natural disasters (fires, hurricanes, etc.). The warnings go out, the people are given the option, they choose to stay. The problem is human nature. The problem is some people are unwilling to leave behind what belongs to them. When they are told to leave, the first thing they do is assess the situation. "Is it that bad that I need to leave my stuff behind and risk never seeing again, or can I ride it out and protect what is mine?" They talk themselves into staying claming in their minds that it officials are overreacting and it won't be as bad. They don't want to leave their comfort zone, their homes. Next thing they know, they are being rescued from a rooftop while sucking up valuable rescue resources or their body is found charred beyond recognition becuase they thought they could outrun a fireball like in the movies. They (we) always think it couldn't be as bad as what is being reported. Sometimes they're right, most the times they're wrong. The bottom line is that I have never been in a catastropic disater and faced the descision of leaving everything I own behind. I have no idea what that is like. I would like to think I am one of those people who would assess the problem but would err on the side of caution. I would pack what I could grab the family and spend 30 hours in a car sitting in traffic to save my family. __________________ That's it! Send in the chimps!