Which was a bigger tragedy?

[Y_lifter]

The Gulf Coast after Katrina wasn't coined the Worst Natural disaster in known
History because it was just "Sort a bad".

When S Fla was hit by Andrew and Central Fla by the 3 back to back storms, I thought upon seeing the moderate devastation across such a wide area that things would never be the same. I remember driving around for miles and miles it was just mess after mess after mess. How would they ever get all of this cleaned and fixed up ?

It took time, not nearly as much time as I thought. But things are nearly back to normal now, with a few exceptions and reminders 2 years later for us at least.


Things can be replaced
Houses can be rebuilt
Jobs can be had even though they may not pay as much at first
Trash and debris can be cleaned up and hauled off

But once a life is gone, it will Never come back no matter what you do.

Hang tough..

 

[Frisky]

9/11 was a lot worse of a tragedy. katrina could have been prevented.

actually both could have been prevented... Not Katrina (actually) but the levee's breaking could have, If our gov't gave a damn about it. Either way, if the people got out or not, they still would have lost everything.

 

[jnevin]

I understood the point. I just found it laughable that you seem to think that everyone has the means to sock a bunch of money away and have stock portfolios. That's not reality. I agree people need to be prepared but there is only so much someone working their ass off for minimum wage can do.

Of course, you have to at least go to work to earn minimum wage.

 

[Frisky]

I just love to hear all this... "they should have got out crap over and over... , Some COULDN'T GET OUT. Some tried to get out but were stuck on the highways for days without fuel because there were none in sight... Some were stubbor (yes I agree with that) and some were in the hands of others and couldn't get out on their own (like the nursing homes, kids... etc ) We all saw it coming, and actually



Her direct hit was not at first intended for NO area, though they did expect some winds and rain from her... Now in a few day she shifted and the city is supposed to evacuate completely? Do you know how much traffic that is trying to escape in a days notice? Apparently those saying... oh they should have left have no earthly Idea how hard it is to evacuate when thousands of others are doing the same thing.. and there is no Gas, no food, no water to be found.

Some were not so fortunate to have a stock pile of emergency items as others, some were not as fortunate to be able to afford a hotel room in some other state, just incase.

I left, YES I DID... I was fortunate enough to have the money and the transportation to get the hell out because I didn't want to chance it. But not everyone was as fortunate as me. This was the first hurricane I ever left for, i've stuck the rest out sitting there watching the wind beat my home and belonging up.

I've still not completed the damages to my home... My sister had 7' of water in hers and got the run around from the city to even repair one thing due to the area. She and her family of 5 lived in a home with no walls for months, she is now, finally getting things in order. The gov't didn't give her shit... ! Her insurance didn't help her with crap either.

Both instances were terrible, I don't put one above the other... both tragic, and horrid and never would want either to happen again.

 

[Frisky]

ah...

it can go both ways... those whom said Katrina was worse didn't experience 9/11 and those whom say 9/11 was worse were not dying on the side of the road or watching a family member die in an attic.

 

[Gambino]

is it a strange concidence that most of the katrina voters are not american citizens??

 

[Mr. dB]

Katrina certainly had a direct affect on more people's lives, and left a much larger mess to be cleaned up, but what was the death toll? 3000+ people died on the spot at the WTC, Pentagon, and Pennsylvania.

Why do they need to be ranked? Can't we just say that they both sucked?

As for the "Katrina could have been prevented" suggestion, tell that to the people of the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast.

 

[Smurfy]

teachnically, the gov't should not have the right to force individual citizens to donate their own personal finances in any situation, IMO. plenty of people WILL, and CAN, and from a moral standpoint, yeah they SHOULD, but that should be up to the individual themselves.

as far as comparing the two horrible tragedies that occured, there is utterly no point at all in that. totally unproductive. and totally relative.

 

[ksharp01]

is it a strange concidence that most of the katrina voters are not american citizens??

I am an American citizen!!!

 

[feisty11975]

These were both horrible life changing events for a lot of people. The effects will be felt for years to come. There is absolutely no way for me to vote on which was worse.