ccsuwxman wrote:
> Bill H. wrote:
> > The biggest thing I don't understand is why people would stay in town
> > when a hurricane is coming. Most people have no idea how dangerous
> > these things can be.
Especially when you've been through others and - let's face it - nearly
every storm gets hyped as "the killer".
> Apparently, so I've been told, Lousiana law allows looting for "necessities"
> in life-threatening situations.
>
> However, I wonder what kind of satisfaction these jewelry store looters are
> getting from being able to tell their starving buddies what time it is using
> those fancy Rolex watches now on their wrists. I guess if you're going to
> die, you might as well go with as much bling as you can carry.
Most of them probably aren't thinking much beyond "here's my chance to
get a Rolex". Some of them though, might be thinking trade value. When
the red cross truck only has a few bottles of water left, or the boat
headed to dry land is nearly full it isn't such a bad idea to have
something you can use to improve your chances of being one of the lucky
ones.
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