I don't have all of the details of their situation but I do know that I 
would be very reluctant to evacuate from where I live if I could not take my 
animals and a lot more than "one bag".
I would choose to stay put and work on the problems.

John Ferrell
http://DixieNC.US

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Chops Westfield" <westfw@mac.com>
To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: [OT] Re: New Orleans


> On Sep 6, 2005, at 7:34 AM, John Ferrell wrote:
>
>> They will not have many choices but it will be they who make
>> the final decisions.
>>
> Maybe.  No doubt many of the poor still there feel like if they leave,
> there will be no one to prevent their homes from being declared a
> "total loss" by some buerocrat and torn down without them having
> any say in the matter.  When you never had much, it takes less time
> to get it back, too.
>
> It's a lossy situation.  On the one hand, the people who didn't
> evacuate are making thing difficult, what with needing to be
> rescued, fed, and so on.  On the other hand, "mandatory evacuation"
> has a really nasty ring to it.  In some sense, it is a basic right
> for a person to die while protecting their property...
>
> BillW
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