It won't happen to me

It's the Government's job to help me.

It's the "trained professional"'s job to help me.

The first is simple human nature, deny non-urgent risks. If it won't affect me today and it won't affect me tomorrrow, why worry about it, I have enough to worry about as it is.

The second and third are products of our more urban-centered attitudes. They are also a product of education. We have been "educated" that it is the government's job, via it's "trained professionals" to come to our rescue intimes of need..

We need to face facts, that's not the way the (U.S.) governemtal system is supposed to work. FEMA does not and can not ride into town on white horses to rescue us from our problems. They are supposed to respond to a State's call for assistance.... Well, I'm probably preaching to ther choir....

I need to get a soapbox.