listen. the morons who weren't smart enough to heed the warnings to completely evacuate the city days in advance got what was coming. a freaking hurricane. and if they couldn't for some reason evacuate the city, then for God's sake they could have at least gone to the superdome and chilled for the entirety of the hurricane, as was the order given.
the way i, and many others see it is that one of those two steps were necessary for survival. if you can't respond to one of these two options, then obviously, death is imminent, and you're the one responsible.
i'm not being disrespectful. i feel horrible for all the families who lost all their possessions and those around them, the businesses which have been completely lost, and for the city that has essentially sunk. but for those individuals who didn't adhere to the advice given, which was to run for the hills, then well, i don't feel all that sympathetic, because they must have had a deathwish anyways.
and as far as the urban wakeboarding, thats what has crossed my mind every time i see images of the city under water.
and to those condemning us who point it out- if there was a total blizzard that as a result killed many people, but opened up a world of opportunities for new urban jibs and lasted for months and months... at some point wouldn't you take advantage of it? realistically, it's not like anyone would wakeboard there anyways, because it's totally unsanitary, and would be detrimental to the wakeboarder's health for sure. but don't get mad at us for having fantasies.
-Joel
~Phunkin Phatt Phreerider~
Capital City Rider, DFP
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