Hope everyone is ok...

As I'm sure you're all well aware, New Orleans is a disaster area. Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone who was affected by this storm, living and otherwise.

But I have to ask, why were so many people still in NO? It's not like the friggin' hurricane "snuck up" on you? Everybody knew it was coming, no? Why did these people not leave? And now we have folks looting and killing eachother, like there hasn't been enough of it already. Perhaps out of the ashes of what was once one of the country's most hedonistic culture, some good can come out of this. New Orleans will have to be almost completely rebuilt. New buildings, maybe a new culture, new reputation.....just maybe?