bubbapit's Blog

I agree that FEMA should help, but you're right, Dondero. None of us should plan on or assume that the government will take care of us. We need to prepare ourselves to take care of ourselves.

My Daughters until recently were going to school at Wells High (They moved about a month before the Quake) I've had opportunities to go to Wells for School activities they were involved in, I've only met Decent people out there,these folks know each other well, they are all friends and Neighbors, and they help each other in time of need. This winter I went to a choir concert at the high school, My car broke down (Bad Starter) it was a very cold night, Nowhere open to get parts, these people took time out of their night to assist me in trying to get the car started to drive back to Wendover (Where We were staying for the night) Gave us a ride to Wendover when attempts failed to start my car, Let my young children sit in their warm cars while we were out there, and all this they did for People they didn't even know, This day and age that kind of person is very rare, But in Wells Nv. they are alive and well. These are the type of people the Government should be chomping at the bit to help..

In the case of Katrina there was ample warning, many chose to defy the storm. There is no warning for a quake. As U.S. citizans we are terribly naive of many government agencies and programs such as FEMA & FDIC. When we walk in our bank we see "Insured by FDIC". Thay fail to mention it will be a long time before you'd get your money. We tend to assume these agencies will help us quickly so we can maintain our lives. You know what "assuming" does. They just need access to low interest loans to rebuild, they don't expect free handouts.