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Shae Allen Mushrush's avatar

I live in HouTx. We saw all the coverage from NOLA, the goodness and the horror. Then our city opened up our facilities to these desperate people. We all pulled together, we really did, at every level: state, city and county government, charities, organizations of every stripe, churches, and the hearts and hands of the regular folks here. All these years later I look around and see neighbors and friends I never would have known. Some were able to go back, and did. Lots stayed here, and some went to other places. Disasters like this change everything, forever. We can be wonderfully kind and courageous. We can be afraid and defensive. If we really look at what works, we will make better choices.

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SterWonk's avatar

I actually left Houston for the Bay Area the day Katrina made landfall. As I drove from my parents' house to IAH, I heard about all the cars pulled over for the night, or stranded, on the shoulders of I-10W. Then I watched the long, painful aftermath from the hotel, as I looked for an apartment.

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