Originally Posted by raeanna74

I know this is a long debate and don't intend to get into it here. I just cannot understand it and thus have less empathy for those who were able bodied and stood around waiting for someone ELSE to give them a ride. WALK - you got two good legs. Walking would have gotten them a long ways before the storm hit. I know smarter people who were hit by the storms in Fla last year - relatives. Some of our relatives did not stay there - they were not physically fit either. They found a way out and good thing they did. They lost their homes. It took a long time but they have a new home now. How you get yourself into a situation like this and don't make an attempt to get out of it yourself - I cannot comprehend it. (end of rant)

When someone can make me understand what the TRUE situation was that made these people REAL victims. Then I will give to the REAL victims what money I am able to vacuum out of my carpet.