[Paladin2]

It's always a BIG deal when calamity hits DC or NYC. Not so much in flyover country where folks seem to get hit more often and are more prepared to cope, on average.

Of course the media hand wringing alone is enough to make eschew living anywhere close to either place.

[bgill]

It's always a BIG deal when calamity hits DC or NYC. Not so much in flyover country where folks seem to get hit more often and are more prepared to cope, on average.

Katrina caused NO to completely collapse and people were hollering on bridges that the water bottles weren't chilled properly. A few weeks later when Rita hit, people got down to the business of cleaning up and getting things back to normal.