Please don't feel bad, that storm caught everyone off guard. No one was prepared- really there wasn't any way to be ready for it. The officials could only go by what they'd learned from previous hurricanes and it just wasn't enough. At least now people can bring pets to shelters with them. One thing that I thought was unforgivable was when pet owners were lied to, they were told that their pets could go with them when they evacuated.
One thing that I've always wondered-if anyone can remember...we were told that Rita didn't get as much T.V. coverage because Katrina caused such massive destruction. Does anyone remember hearing much about it?
Here's a little bit of trivia- old-timers had a descriptive name for hurricanes- they called them the devils daughters! |