Reply to Pat, I saw them interviewing people in the only open bar in the French Quarter having a Hurricane drink during a Hurricane Party! They planned to stay open all night! Lynn > [Original Message] > From: cafarmer <cafarmer@houston.rr.com> > To: <MAUPIN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 10/3/02 12:05:07 PM > Subject: Re: [MAUPIN-CHAT] HURRICANE LILI > > Pat, NOW I AM MAD.....I must beg to DIFFER with you. I was born and > raised in Houston -60+ yrs -there is NO SUB CULTURE- on the coast of Texas. > I RESENT being referred to as being in a sub-culture Groupie!!!!!!!!!! It > is NOT to say we are tougher than the rest. In some cases, it is mere > STUPIDITY on their part. I and Bill too, have survived a goodly number of > BIG tropical storms and several hurricanes from class 2 to 4. We use > common sense - If you look at many of the deaths which have occurred from > hurricanes - anywhere along the U.S. coast, majority of the deaths were > from tidal surge and overall flooding. I live close enough to the > water, Thank you!!!!. If I knew I would ENDANGER my life in anyway, > YES, I WOULD LEAVE and believe me, I am not a COWARD- I have NOTHING TO > PROVE. I have witnessed with some of my friends thru Carla in 1961 and > Alicia in 1983 the DAMAGE from the tidal surge and flooding - they certainly > had nothing to prove by leaving their homes for higher ground-they were not > cowards - just smart. They saved their own lives and items they took with > them because there was NOTHING LEFT. They started all over again. > Now perhaps some of the "younger generation" think they are tough-but what a > beautiful corpse they would leave bobbing along in flood waters. No > thank you...... > Carolyn F on the coast of > Texas and no sub culture here!! > > > From: "Pat in Texas" <celticblood@earthlink.net> > To: <MAUPIN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 11:11 AM > Subject: [MAUPIN-CHAT] HURRICANE LILI> > > > > > We get high winds out here at times and sometimes they get up to 70+ mph > but > > > winds of 140 mph I just can't fathom. Marlene said, if they need to > leave, > > > they usually don't hear soon enough and the traffic on the freeway is > bumper > > > to bumper and at a crawl. So, I can see why a lot of people decide to > stay > > > at home and ride it out. Better in a house than in a car. Sandi > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > You are missing something that is sort of a sub-culture amongst people who > > live on the coast of Texas. A lot of those people who stay do so because > of > > a "we're tougher than the rest" mentality. My Mom and Step Father used to > > live in Seabrook, TX, just 3 blocks from the water. They would hear of a > > hurricane coming toward land and rush out to get supplies for a "Hurricane > > Party." These parties were held in somebody's garage with the door open. > > People from the block would gather to eat, drink, and chat---even dance to > > music---while the hurricane raged outside. It gave them a "rush" to be in > a > > storm and facing danger. Then, when the storm was over and people > returned, > > the "rugged survivors" would brag about their prowess and refusal to "run > > from a little storm" while they teased the people who did leave when > advised > > to leave. I don't know exactly what to call this syndrome, but it existed > > and I know it still does exist. It's kind of a cult movement where people > > can feel superior to other people if the superior people are "tough enough > > and brave enough to ride out the storm." Go figure. > > > > Pat > > > > > > ==== MAUPIN-CHAT Mailing List ==== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > <http://pml.rootsweb.com> > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --- M. Lynn Taylor --- mltaylordogmother@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.