The dichotomy between Katrina and Harvey ... Where the Katrina residents sat back and cried for help ...

Is it true that wejo is a part of the Cajun Navy?

Not really a fair comparison, although the initial FEMA and local disaster response in Katrina was inept. Katrina was a different kind of disaster. The levy broke and flooded the 9th Ward. The water came rushing into the 9th ward so fast that people only had minutes to get into their attics or climb onto the roof. Flooding effectively cut of the 9th ward from the rest of the city. So, people with boats could not drive over to the 9th ward to do volunteer rescues. They had to wait for Brownie and inept Louisiana officials to rescue them. Also, the water was too high to wade through.

If anything, Houston learned a lot from Katrina and another hurricane, Rita that helped Houston be better prepared to deal with a big storm. Shelters were ready to go. Extra law enforcement and disaster relief personnel have been pouring into the city.

Paula poy wrote:

The Harvey residents buckled down, put on their man pants and went out in the treacherous waters seeking to rescue their fellow residents. Quite amazing. One group - always seeking a handout versus another that does whatever is necessary. Well done Houstonians!!!

Texas governor himself says he was in contact with the federal government 10 days in advance. Sounds like Texas was quicker to ask for money from the federal government, which made them better prepared. Since Texans are net takers, they're used to it.

That's right: Texans are takers. Make no mistake about it. Dont move on to your next lie without absorbing this fact. Schools, roads, busses, hospitals -subsidized by federal government, by big city blue elite states. Most Texans aren't aware, but they are takers. They take from Hollywood, NYC, and the "f*gs" in San Fran. Every minute of every day, they're takers.

Paula poy wrote:

The Harvey residents buckled down, put on their man pants and went out in the treacherous waters seeking to rescue their fellow residents. Quite amazing. One group - always seeking a handout versus another that does whatever is necessary. Well done Houstonians!!!

I get it. You're referring to 'lazy black people always seeking a handout' in Louisiana versus the white people in Houston 'that do whatever is necessary.'

Without getting into your racism, a few things come to mind.

A) Different disasters. As someone else already said, the water rose much faster in Louisiana because of the levies.

B) Katrina was a huge disaster for the nation. It also helped other states think how to better handle a natural disaster of that magnitude. The element of surprise is a huge issue. Had Katrina not happened, the people experiencing Harvey would have been much more clueless.

C) Houston herself is getting used to more and more flooding. In the last few years, there have been huge floods in Houston. They're much more prepared, be it mentally and physically, for floods compared to other places. A lot of people in Houston suburbs have boats and that proved to be a huge asset for obvious reasons.

D) Houston will still definitely ask for help, billions of dollars worth of help.

Precious Roy wrote:

The levy broke and flooded the 9th Ward.

Sure... it "broke".... Keeping being precious, Roy.

There is no dichotomy, fvckhead. There were innumerable instances of neighbors helping neighbors during Katrina. There are thousands upon thousands of white Houstonians who are currently crying for help, and they will be for the next decade because of this disaster. God knows they can't count on un-American morons like you for any help.

The levy did not break. Read up on it.

The levy did not break. Read up on it.

Paula poy wrote:

The Harvey residents buckled down, put on their man pants and went out in the treacherous waters seeking to rescue their fellow residents. Quite amazing. One group - always seeking a handout versus another that does whatever is necessary. Well done Houstonians!!!

I am Harvey evacuee, we are weeks away from returning, a neighbors house is back above the water line, so what did we get done today, well not our FEMA forms. Rather his whole house floor has already been ripped up and it is already drying out. He can't even drive there yet (had to Kayak out) but he is already well on the road to recovery.

Katrina was at most cat3 and poured like 15 inches in places, Harvey was cat4 and poured 53 inches in places.

There is no doubt the reponse in Texas has been magnificent. Haters going to hate, but reality is Texans are getting on with life despite perhaps the worst hurricane statistically speaking ever (cat 4, 50+ inches, several days of winds/tornadoes).

It makes people from the NE furiously mad to see the personal accountability model along with community giving actually works. My kids schools was literally under water, he starts up again on Tuesday. Big government doesn't work, plain and simple.

San wrote:

The levy did not break. Read up on it.

"On August 29, 2005 there were over 50 failures of the levees and flood walls protecting New Orleans, Louisiana, and its suburbs following passage of Hurricane Katrina and landfall in Mississippi. The levee and flood wall failures caused flooding in 80% of New Orleans and all of St. Bernard Parish."

Maybe not break but definitely contributed to flooding.

Windy Victims wrote:

Texas = GOP

Nawlins' = liberal welfare blacks

Texas = takers

Why can't you absorb this fact? Does it make you emotional? Say it out loud. I bet you can't.

[quote]Paula poy wrote:

The Harvey residents buckled down, put on their man pants /quote]

Where is the real man criteria when you need it?

Paula poy wrote:

The Harvey residents buckled down, put on their man pants and went out in the treacherous waters seeking to rescue their fellow residents. Quite amazing. One group - always seeking a handout versus another that does whatever is necessary. Well done Houstonians!!!

I agree. Those Texans are tough people.

They aren't going to take a penny in federal relief!!!!!

Ted Cruz voted against Federal relief after Sandy in 2013 and he's going to stick to his guns after Harvey!!!!

The OP has so many misspellings that it's hard to understand. Here's the corrected version:

"Black people are bad. White people are good."

I hope that clears things up for everybody.

Windy Victims wrote:

Texas = GOP

Nawlins' = liberal welfare blacks

Actually, Houston had more Hillary voters than anywhere in Texas, even Austin. Regarding the people in NO, they don't vote, man.

MAGA

Are the majority of cavemen in Texas this ignorant?

FACTS.

I'm just wondering how such narratives get disseminated. When the levees broke, New Orleans was flooded and much of the population could never return. In this case, sixteen years or so after Hurricane Allison and after Rita, Houston was flooded pretty gradually with 50+ inches of rain over days and we have little idea of the extent of the damage but it will be vast and not fixed for decades. The fact that FEMA actually has an experienced operative this time might well help. Trump just ten days before the storm eliminated the requirement that the Feds not fund new buildings in high risk flood areas, so what are the chances that rebuilding Houston will make any sense. This was the largest unzoned city in the country and there were vast regions of wetlands built over so that they couldn't soak up any of the storm. Good thing the dams, among the worst condition in the country, have held to this point. What I do salute is the well-publicized legions of people who came with their boats to help out. Whether there is a difference between Texas and Louisiana, I do know that these were very different kinds of events. And Houston is perhaps the most multicultural city in the country with over 140 languages spoken.

In disasters, we should all be pulling together and lending a hand to help out, not using them as opportunities to push a racist narrative.