Artega,Oct 11 2005, 08:42 AM Wrote:While it probably isn't practical, I'm always slightly amused by the fact that when severe natural disasters strike a large city, people seem to belligerently ignore them and rebuild instead of taking a hint and moving a little :)
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Many folks leave the responsibility to a higher power, the President, God, etc. They are given a chance to rebuild, even money or charity relief to help, they just aren't told where to go - instead of looking for a new place themselves.
A few famous quotes I am reminded of but can't remember who said them:
"God helps those who help themselves."
"The harder I work the more luck I seem to have."
EDIT: What really gets me is when disasters strike the same area over and over and over again. "It's not if but when" tends to happen sooner rather than later in some areas.
The Bill of No Rights
The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein
The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein