On Mon, 05 Sep 2005 02:45:34 GMT, "Pete C."
wrote:

Abrasha wrote:

Gunner wrote:
On 2 Sep 2005 06:27:39 -0700, "Too_Many_Tools"
wrote:


No disrespect intended Gunner but I think you need to spend a few days
on a roof in New Orleans with no water and food and then reconsider the
subject....I think your opinion would change.


Ill give you a hint old friend...why in the world would I have left
myself helpless, hopeless and clueless in the first place?


What?!? Are you kidding! You would have been the first macho jackass
who would have declared to stay behind to "ride out the storm"!

That is at least what you would have us believe if based on all that
survivalist bull**** you have been posting over the past several years
in numerous newsgroups. You would have been parading the streets of
NOLA "keeping order" with your M16 under one arm, an AK47 in the other,
and a bowie knife it the crack of your fat butt!

Or you would have drowned in an attic, or if you were lucky have ended
up on that roof.

Abrasha
http://www.abrasha.com

Um, no.

A survivalist living in NO would have assessed the location as
inadequate/indefensible from likely emergency scenarios - rather hard to
defend your house against 20' of water - and would have had an
evacuation plan to pack and move to an alternate location.

A survivalist also would not have any interest in parading around
"keeping order" either. They have no interest in drawing attention to
themselves as this would generally lead to those that were unprepared
looking for handouts.

In the event that the survivalist were to decide to remain since the
storm was relatively low strength up until the last minute, they would
certainly not have drowned in an attic since situational awareness and
preparation would dictate that they would have a boat. Yea, obviously
you aren't going to have an ark in a NO backyard, but you certainly can
store an inflatable raft that would be quite adequate.

The folks who expect the government to take all the responsibility for
their safety love to bash the "wacky survivalists". You don't hear about
the survivalists in the media since they are not the ones drowning in
the attics or waiting to be rescued from their roofs.

The survivalists are the ones who took personal responsibility for their
own safety and well being. They assessed the likely risks and made
preparations to deal with them. Whatever survivalists lived in NO have
been sitting warm and dry somewhere safe, watching TV and shaking their
heads at those who expected someone else to take responsibility for
them.

Pete C.


Indeed.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner