Re: OT: Katrina -- Whom To Blame


"Mickey" <mickeys@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> James <gentryIII@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 02:41:09 -0500, Mickey <mickeys@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >>James <gentryIII@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>Alaska, of course. Unless you have ever heard of "The Ring of Fire"?
> >>
> >> ;-x
> >
> >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. :-)
> >
> >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? :-)
>
> 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.
>
> However, I agree with the tone of your response. ;-)


Daniel Boone meet Grizzly Adams. Grizzly, Dan.

Paul

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