Hurricanes, the new baseball...

[Gn2Dlnd]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

You just don't see the paralysis or victim mentality I've seen in other disaster areas.

Specifically?

"Other disaster areas."

Don't have time to get into the massive governmental failure that was Katrina, I'm on my way to work. But, please.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

Specifically?

"Other disaster areas."

Don't have time to get into the massive governmental failure that was Katrina, I'm on my way to work. But, please.

I was thinking more Gustav, but Katrina works as well. Watching the local coverage in the run up to the storm, The New Orleans media was all about what the officials were not doing. Where the buses were not showing up, footage of people not knowing where to go or what to do, overloaded shelters, etc...

In contrast, The Houston area has their shelters ready, they prioritized the evacuations, they can track who is going where, contraflow traffic lanes are configured, etc... They have moved beyond just plans on paper, they are making it happen. Will there be damage and chaos? Of course but I'd feel a lot better living in Galveston/Houston than New Orleans in terms of preparedness.