https://www.okwassup.com/remembering-katrina/ News, Entertainment, Lifestyle and more! Wed, 27 May 2015 07:55:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.okwassup.com/remembering-katrina/#comment-2433 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:34:56 +0000 http://okwassup.com/2012/08/29/remembering-katrina/#comment-2433 Sadly, this morning (Thurs.) we're hearing very similar stories to the horrors of Katrina.And I must admit I'm torn on the issue of WHY do people continue to live in extremely high-risk areas and then refuse to leave when a natural disaster is imminent?!I am well aware of the emotional attachment families can have to a home or land.My own family owns a significant portion of land in Georgia that was left to us by our great-great grandparents on my father's side. We count ourselves Blessed to have that land. Several of my relatives have built their homes on their parcel. I plan to do the same one day when I retire. For many families, the fear of losing what has been in the family going back generations is real! Some elderly people (and even NOT so elderly) feel it their duty to live up to some family tradition of bravery in the face of a threat.. "grandmama never left"…"mama never left".."I been here all my life and I'm not leaving." Yes. I *get* all of that.But I also see the unnecessary loss of life. And rescue workers having to risk their lives to try to save the lives of people who absolutely REFUSE to leave until it's almost too late!?!As I said, I'm torn.

]]> https://www.okwassup.com/remembering-katrina/#comment-2430 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:31:11 +0000 http://okwassup.com/2012/08/29/remembering-katrina/#comment-2430 Still sad to look back at those photos, but there's gonna be some new photos since the hurricane broke a levey in Louisiana today. More people were flooded out their houses and it's just Katrina all over again seven years later.

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