I was just reading the news about the hurricane. Here's the headline from CNN.com...

"1.8 million still without power after Isabel!!"

So what?!!!

Those people will be without power for a few days at worst. This is not a problem for a lot of the people affected, they are used to it if they live near the coast. Plus, we knew it was coming, known it for weeks!! If you weren't prepared, then too fucking bad is all I have to say. I've lived through several in my 20+ years of living on the east coast. I've even been without power for no reason at all in the po-dunk town I lived in, but that's beside the point.

Here's an article I was reading today about a city in Mexico, just over the border not far from where I live...

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Tools/PrintFriendly?url=/gbase/Currents/Content%3Foid%3Doid%253A48991

"Generally, the first service provided is electricity, but even that can take years or even a decade, depending on how well the neighborhood organizes, as well as other factors within the city's inadequate management system.

If the homeowners are lucky, then they get running water and sewage service. But less than 60 percent of Nogales residents have all three services, says Trujillo, the current Mexican director of Borderlinks Organization.

Of the 60 percent of residents who have all three services, only 20 percent get service all the time, according to Trujillo. "Others get water service (for parts of a day), not continuously and consistently," says Trujillo, who lives in one of the older colonias. "

So, just like mom used to tell you, if you were affected by the hurricane, consider yourself fortunate. There are people in other countries that don't even HAVE electricity to lose for a few days!!