Sorry, Mary Ann, but I gotta go there having been a Navy wife for many
years - some HAVE NO CHOICE but where their government assigns them...and even
when you get sent to the 'best' post - in my case it was Hawaii in 1982...**it
happens. Hurricane Iwa blew thru 3 months after my arrival and 1 month
after the birth of my second child. Seems to me the first thing I said to
my ex when we were assigned to Pensacola was 'Well, honey, if a hurricane's
coming, don't come home to look for us because we'll be long
gone'....oops! Hurricane on an island...hmmm...well....uh. We rode
it out in the bathtub in our military housing built of 2x4's (the inside of the
house had exposed framing of 2x4's) and exterior paneling. I was mortified
and sure that my stick house would be blown away - 2 blocks off the beach...we
managed to get thru only losing power on the island for over a week.
Some, by the size of their pocketbooks cannot afford to live anywhere else,
and yes, some do choose to live in a city with more charm and grace than pretty
much anywhere else on earth even with it's obvious flaws.
Suzi who has lived in Pensacola, New Orleans, Shreveport, Houston, Seguin,
Georgetown, San Diego and Honolulu.
It is unfortunate about all the mess in LA,
MS!!! HOWEVER: it has been predicated for many years. I love
the beach but do NOT live there because I have a GREAT respect for high water
and high wind!!! People who choose to live in dangerous hurricaine areas
know the problem and seem to test their 'fate' every year. New
Orleans has had a subwater line problem for years. Sorry, but if I live
in a swamp, I must accept the inevitable periodical FLOODING!!!
Be assured, you will see your tax dollars at
work.
They are NOT forced to live in a swamp, but
choose to do so.
The pets are a different matter. They are
foced to live with their keepers.
Unlike going to war against our wishes, those
that live on the gulf coast just have to realize it is dangerous to live
there.
There are better housing designs for hurricaines
and high winds but people just keep building the same old high windage
buildngs. DUH!!!
Maybe ths horrific experience will open some
eyes...... however, I doubt it. As long as there is PROFIT to be made,
things WON"T change. In the meantime, we ARE responsible for our own
actions. We have the freedom to sit in the wake of hurricaines and
expect our government to bail us out. May sound harsh but let's
get a common sense perspective on this. If the stove is hot, I prefer
not to touch it. We all must live with our mistakes. The
Gulf Coast of US is beautiful but also dangerous.
