Re: OT: Katrina -- Whom To Blame

"Paul M. Cook" <pmBERMUDA_SHORTScook@xxxxxxx> wrote:

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>"Mickey" <mickeys@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> James <gentryIII@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> >On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 02:41:09 -0500, Mickey <mickeys@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> >>James <gentryIII@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> >>>Alaska, of course. Unless you have ever heard of "The Ring of Fire"?
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>> >> ;-x
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>> >The difference is, I did not build my home on top of a fucking
>> >volcano, which IMO, is exactly like building a home right on the
>> >coast, below sea level. :-)
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>> >And while I pay good money to have my home insured, I do not expect
>> >the federal gov't to come riding in on a white horse to save my sorry
>> >ass, should a volcano explode, we get hit by a large quake, and my
>> >house falls over.
>> >
>> >Instead, I'd dig around in the snow, find my tools, build a temporary
>> >shelter out of the wood & insulation scraps, drag my wood stove into
>> >it, and fire up the backup generator so the well would pump out water.
>> >The well water is rusty and has 2 ppm too much arsenic in it for the
>> >EPA but it is drinkable and the dogs haven't died from it yet.
>> >
>> >And if we started getting hungry, cause all our food was
>> >consumed/destroyed, I'd grab the shotgun, the rifle, the hunting
>> >knife, and go get us some food.
>> >
>> >And if some dumbass who lived right on the volcano survived and came
>> >crying to me for aid, I'd try to help him. Especially if he learned
>> >the error of his ways. But if he started taking my food and water,
>> >then asking me to come help build some structure to supposedly hold
>> >back the volcanic forces of mother nature, just so he could build
>> >another home on the same volcano, I'd kindly send him on his way. And
>> >if he set foot on my property again, trying to force me into it, I'd
>> >shoot him. Plain and simple.
>> >
>> >Guess we all have different perspectives, no? :-)
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>> My ":-x" was in response to your "Ring of Fire" comment, not the wisdom of
>> building your house where cariboo can knock on your front door.
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>> However, I agree with the tone of your response. ;-)
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>Daniel Boone meet Grizzly Adams. Grizzly, Dan.
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>Paul
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ROFL!! Thanks, we already met in Vegas.

BTW, You are wrong about James. He is not a right winger, especially how you
mean it. He is more moderate, with a slight tilt to the left, and
libertarian leanings. But he works in a university, so what can you expect?
;-)))

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