09-05-2005, 07:14 AM
Pete,Sep 4 2005, 05:12 AM Wrote:Seven days to respond to an earthquake that may or may not happen, with no advance warning, sometime in the next hundred years? That is an admirable level of preparedness. Five days to respond to a hurricane, when multiple hurricanes hit somewhere on the American Gulf and Atlantic coasts yearly and the most likely path is known days ahead of landfall? That indicates an attitude similar to the fool who, having fallen off a skyscraper, was heard to say as he passed the tenth floor, "So far, so good."Good point. Being prepared to survive for seven days also conveniently means that you are prepared to survive for five.
--Pete
PS The malleability of the English language is amazing. 'Wgtn' is, I presume, 'Wellington'? :)
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