From: Richard B. 

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 18:27:46 -0700, Ellen K.
 wrote:

>The people interviewed were old and poor (and probably black but of
>course the newspaper wouldn't print that part).

Ellen,

Having lived most of my life on the coast and having experienced quite a
few storms and a couple of major ones, I found anyone who wanted to leave
could, with little ingenuity, get the hell outta Dodge.

Otoh, some folks love where they live, like New Orleans.  It has long been
a dangerous place to reside as this very thing has so tragically confirmed.
 Knowing you live below sea level, knowing you are hurricane prone, knowing
the lake is above your head, well, you take your chances living there.

Almost every place has some nasty natural concerns along with the good,
certainly life offers no guarantees.  Hard to think of a "safe"
natural place to live.

- Richard

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