re: Prayers Please - SC Flood

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I would never compare any disaster that affected me to any other disaster.

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What I said wasn't a direct comparison.

Here's a (invalid) comparison.
"Hurricane Hugo was JUST AS BAD AS Hurricane Katrina"

That's a comparison. That's not the claim I made.

Name the worst hurricane to ever hit Louisiana? 99% of people from Louisiana are going to say Katrina.

Name the worst hurricane to ever hit SC? 99% of South Carolinians are going to say Hugo.

People in Florida would probably say the same about Hurricane Andrew.

Until something worse comes along, every storm that comes near SC will be compared to Hugo.. every storm that comes near the gulf will be compared to Katrina.. same with Florida and Andrew.

Me saying "our Katrina basically" was a way that I could relay to people from Louisiana (who may not recall Hugo since it happened in '89 before this era of excessive media) how Hugo lives in the memories of South Carolinians. It's OUR worst storm ever. Just as Katrina is yours.