I think bottom line is that more of the people in the areas affected by Gustav are a little tougher and more hardy than some of the people affected by this one. If you look closer it seems like even in this one, people in places like the River Parishes who actually lost things were too busy busting their asses helping out and doing work to complain much about power.

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Has the urban parts of Jefferson Parish\Orleans parish just been shielded from hurricanes that they have no experience? Other than Katrina where they mostly evacuated anyway I mean.

Could be this. But I think they are just a little softer in general.

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Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt

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Posted on 9/3/12 at 12:46 pm to Methuselah

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I think bottom line is that more of the people in the areas affected by Gustav are a little tougher and more hardy than some of the people affected by this one.

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Posted by notiger1997

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Posted on 9/3/12 at 1:48 pm to Methuselah

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think bottom line is that more of the people in the areas affected by Gustav are a little tougher and more hardy than some of the people affected by this one. If you look closer it seems like even in this one, people in places like the River Parishes who actually lost things were too busy busting their asses helping out and doing work to complain much about power.

Oh go suck a dick!

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Posted by VOR

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Posted on 9/3/12 at 2:43 pm to Methuselah

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I think bottom line is that more of the people in the areas affected by Gustav are a little tougher and more hardy than some of the people affected by this one. If you look closer it seems like even in this one, people in places like the River Parishes who actually lost things were too busy busting their asses helping out and doing work to complain much about power.