On Mon, 05 Sep 2005 20:07:47 GMT, "Gary H. Lucas"
wrote:

You mean you still don't get it? Some disasters, like Katrina go so far
beyond you helping yourself that it is difficult to imagine. Helping
yourself works, right up to the point where all of your preparation doesn't
mean ****, because it's not the disaster you always planned for.

Then you didnt plan well and your preps were not good enough.

And you forgot that Murphy was an Optimist.

Gunner