[Victims' desperate need] comes into people's living rooms, and, I suppose, they can't avoid it, ... There's also a certain amount of, not guilt, maybe, but thankfulness that 'It's not us. We still have electricity.' The giving is a little bit vicarious. |
Even in communities without such deep roots, there is more continuity to a way of life than most people realize. |
If I’m living in New Orleans, ... and somebody tells me to go to the Superdome, I’d be damned reluctant to go there. |
people assess their own risk, make their own judgments. |
We really haven't had a situation like this. |