keep katrina victims in your thoughts today.

[Ran]

UVE SEEN STORMS B4 AND THEY SAID U SHOULD EVACUATE BUT U MADE IT THROUGH THEM SO Y ARE THEY MAKING THIS ONE SUCH A BIG DEAL, U CAN HANDLE A LIL FLOOD.

That's it right there. These people were warned and told, "Hey, this is a big f*cking storm! Leave!" and they didn't.

WOULD U RISK EVERYTHING TO TRY AND MAKE IT OUT OF STATE "JUST INCASE" THE STORM DESTRYS EVERYTHING? OR DO U STAY AND TRY TO WRK AND TAKE CARE OF U FAMILY BC U DNT HAVE THE MONEY FOR A HOTEL, OR MONEY FOR FOOD FOR UR WHOLE FAMILY TO JUST UP AND GO OUT OF STATE TIL "THEY" SAY ITS SAEF TO COME BACK? DO U STAY AND WAIT FOR THAT NEXT CHECK SO U CNA TAKE THA RISK AND HOPE THE STORM DOESNT HIT TIL AFTER U GET THAT CHECK?

If I was told that a storm the size of Katrina was coming, you bet your @ss I'd be leaving. You're talking about money and food? What? There were shelters and support centers put up in the neighboring states that would help you until you were able to get back on your feet. Money for food or a hotel is an invalid excuse and don't give me sh*t about the quality of shelters. I've stayed in them before and while they're cramped, smelly, and usually of low quality, it's a hell of a lot better than being some moron in the middle of a storm who goes down with his home or much worse, his family.

Ihowever i totally respect the people who within a month had moved to other cities and already had jobs. In customer service i recieved a large number of calls w/ in a month of the hurricane from people who relocated and already had new jobs and we asking when they needed to make payments.

Exactly!