Galveston, Texas is readying for Ike's landfall. As a former Gulf coast resident for over 20 years, I can tell you that hurricanes are no laughing matter. To think you can party while the wind blows it stupidity. And to think a last minute evacuation is possible, well, New Orleans proved that point.
However, Galveston seems to understands in a way very few Gulf cities can. They've been there and back. Unlike New Orleans, they know the meaning of the Boy Scout motto "Be Prepared" and it sounds like they don't expect anyone else to do it for them. They aren't waiting for the Federal Government to tell them what to do or to fish them out of the Gulf after it is over.
Way to go, Galveston! I suspect they will weather the storm far better than New Orleans, both in terms of survival and revival, should that be necessary.
Pray for the Gulf Coast region during these storms. The potential destruction in terms of property and people is unthinkable.
Link Read about Galveston, TX here.
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