Yer absolutely right, and that's why I asked it as a question, and not a statement.
I think there is a difference though, and it has to do with likelihood and extent. How reasonably likely is the event to occurr, and how catastrophic would it be if it did? When I looked at New Orleans, long before Katrina, I saw the disaster as not only extremely likely, but almost inevitable. I see the same thing when I look at parts of California. I also think the potential for destruction is incredibly high in both cases. When you weigh in the likelihood and extent of the destruction, I just wonder if you have to question your decision to reside in that place. I know that I reside in a place that is prone to tornados. But statistically speaking, a tornado is highly UNLIKELY to hit my house. If it did, you know what, i'd have to accept the fact that I risked this scenario, and lost. I dunno, maybe there's nothing too all this, but I'm not sure. On 6/2/06, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Do the residents of Seattle share culpability Mount Rainier inevitably > erupts and destroys the city? Residents of California when "the big > one" hits? New York when a hurricane finally makes a direct landing? > Any coastal area during a tsunami? > > Yes, I have been watching Discovery channel. > > It would be an interesting statistic to find out how many Americans > (or humans worldwide) live in an area with greater risk of a > catastrophic event than New Orleans. I'd bet it's a surprisingly > large number. > > -Cameron > > On 6/2/06, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > lemme ask a question that may get me yelled at...... > > > > Do the residents who chose New orleans as their home, knowing full well > the > > inevitability of this disaster scenario, share any culpability for their > > situation? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:208003 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
