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Originally Posted by cobraboy
(well, the Cat 4 thing is over the top, but I'll allow you literary license  . |
Actually, it's not a question of literary license; it's a metaphor chosen from my own life experience. I lived in Santo Domingo during the time Hurricane Georges, a Cat 4, hit. There were some in the DR (including some in the govt) who did not think it would hit the DR head-on, and if it hit at all, it would just graze the NE coast, certainly not Santo Domingo. Many of these people did not prepare properly. I, on the other hand, decided it was prudent to prepare my household as if it would, since it was within the realm of the quite possible. I was later glad I did so, since we were without water and power and perishable food for some time.