It's labor day weekend in the US. Time usually for some R&V (recreation and vacation). But partaking of pleasure while watching all the gloomy scenes from New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina makes you feel guilty.
If you haven't donated, I'd urge you to do so. Check if your company matches contributions. Thats an easy way of doubling your contribution. For a list of all the organizations you can donate to, go here.
It was well know that New Orleans was a disaster waiting to happen. The city was below sea level. The levees surrounding the city were built to handle a category 3 storm; hurricane katrina was a level 4 storm when it made landfall; a breach in one of the levees would lead to flooding. But they never thought it would actually happen. When it did, everybody seems to have been caught napping.
Scary thing is that we in California live on top of another time bomb. San Franciso and the rest of the bay area lie close to the San Andreas fault. We are one major rumble away from disaster ourselves.
Time to go get my earthquake readiness kit ready!
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