Hope my post did not sound negative against the Big Easy. I grew up on the gulf coast and look foward to the day that I can again have a cup of coffee and begnets at the Cafe DuMond.

I think it is important for all of us to remember, " there but for the grace of God go I. "

San Francisco is built on fill dirt in Earth Quake central. While it is not as likely, New York City could be hit by a hurricane just as hard. (In fact Long Island was hit by a big one in 1938.) I seem to remember that it can snow in Chicago and I have heard the term "Tornado Alley" used in the Great Plains.

It does not matter where you live, nature can kill you. ETS is for eveyone.