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03-NOV-2012 LynnH

Feeling Good About Government is Like Looking on the Bright Side of Any Catastrophe

P. J. O'Rourke

Feeling good about government is like looking on the bright side of any catastrophe.
When you quit looking on the bright side, the catastrophe is still there.

Four years after Hurricane Ike struck Galveston on September 13, 2008 – causing the most destruction the island
had seen since the Great Storm of 1900 – the historic beach town is reporting summer 2012 as its best peak tourism season on record.

Yet, there are still so many abandoned homes and businesses yet to be demolished. I know those good people in New Jersey
and New York have a long haul to fix their homes and towns. It takes years and years and a whole lot of money.

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Antonio Ruggiero28-Nov-2012 09:05
Ottima Photo.....Bravo.....V
Cindi Smith12-Nov-2012 22:30
Yep, they still reside there, so lonely and empty. Love the shot. A huge reminder to all that anything can happen. :) V
Janet Donnelly12-Nov-2012 19:15
There are quite a few reminders of past hurricanes in Florida too ..... They remind me of 2 things .... (1)the exceptional power of Nature and (2)the need to do everything possible in preparing for these storms. A very profound image, Lynn. ~V~
J. Scott Coile12-Nov-2012 16:36
Amen!
borisalex12-Nov-2012 06:59
Don´t ask what the country can do for you!
Mieke WA Minkjan12-Nov-2012 06:28
the saying is very applicable and a great capture to illustrated the saying V
Janice Dunn12-Nov-2012 03:56
This is so sad. Peoples' dreams dashed...
Jeff Lobaugh12-Nov-2012 02:26
Looks like a little puff of wind will blow this over!
wernere0112-Nov-2012 00:43
Sounds like it has become a tourist attraction, which is a bit macabre.
Tom LeRoy11-Nov-2012 23:24
I agree with Maggie. A great thought and discussion provoking image but a sad story behind the shot!V!
Guest 11-Nov-2012 23:05
A sad but well captured scene Lynn!
Karen Stuebing11-Nov-2012 23:00
Spectacular decay image with the bright light and detail. Fascinating image and great quote. V.
RC11-Nov-2012 22:48
Good capture, Lynn and a good reminder that these storms leave a mark for quite some time.
waterfalls man11-Nov-2012 22:46
Whatever happened to self-sufficiency and neighbors helping neighbors in the US? Such a pity V!!
Frank Brault11-Nov-2012 22:03
A sad reminder of the catastrophic power of these storms. V
LynnH11-Nov-2012 21:31
In this instance, no one is looking to rebuild.
The houses are abandoned and condemned. It takes the City years and years to find the owners, and thousands of $$ to sue them to tear down these old structures. Galveston and Houston couldn't afford to tear down thousands of abandoned homes.

So years later, thousands sit empty... entire blocks of them.
Stephanie11-Nov-2012 21:08
As long as people continue to look to government to rebuild their homes, communities and lives ~ they will never be the same. Whatever happened to self-sufficiency and neighbors helping neighbors in the US? Such a pity!
Laryl11-Nov-2012 18:25
Things are never the same after a catastrophe like those. lots of sad lines and shadows here.