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[lowlight]

Im not saying we won't or can't have a disaster around here. I'm saying there won't likely be organized gangs going around looting every house and every street while the police have their hands tied.

[Fish Assassin]

I'm saying there won't likely be organized gangs going around looting every house and every street while the police have their hands tied.

That's very naive thinking. Are you forgetting that there was a riot after losing the Stanley Cup ?

[BwiBwi]

Not just the riot.

Vancouver has the highest bank robbery, most number of robbery, and at par on harmicide with NY....
Who knows we just might get it worse than New Orleans.

[Steelhawk]

Heaven forbids if a major quake hits us (which scientists have predicted will happen), and we lose modern conviences such as electricity, sewage, roads, clean water, and our houses torn and food depleted, what makes us feel so safe that the ugliness of human nature won't surface just like in New Orlean.  Anarchy can really turn normal people into animals sometimes, particularly when they are hungry animals.  I hope that quake will not happen for a long long time, not in our life time. 

[Fish Assassin]

Hear ! Hear ! That's why experts tell us to keep a survival kit around the house sufficient enough to sustain the family for 3 days.

[lowlight]

Not just the riot.

Vancouver has the highest bank robbery, most number of robbery, and at par on harmicide with NY....
Who knows we just might get it worse than New Orleans.

I really, REALLY hope you're being sarcastic.

[rerigger]

yes the americans had a week to prepare
they did not however know exactly where and how great the damage would be.
it also appeared that new orleans was spared until the levee burst
that probably slowed relief efforts

even america the richest country in the world is unable to handle that kind of emergency
with their coast guard  national guard and armed forces relief still took to long

lowlight do you really think canada is better prepared to handle this kind of disaster??
we have no coast guard to speak of
our armed forces are a joke
where would the help come from??

right probably the good ole us of a
and it will take them longer to get here.

[mojoman]

Greater Vancouver geographic feature will not have tornado, hurricane, tidal wave.  The only geographic disasters that is possible to happen in Greater Vancouver are, hearthquake, heavy runoff + rain, may cause flood in lower parts. ie Ladner, Richmond. That's about it.

hmmmm....earthquake + ocean = tsunami.....jest tryin' ta help...)

mojo

[lowlight]

lowlight do you really think canada is better prepared to handle this kind of disaster??
we have no coast guard to speak of
our armed forces are a joke
where would the help come from?

That's my exact point. US is there for everyone, right away. When the tsunami hit thailand with no warning, they were there the next day with fn aircraft carriers! If it happened in Canada, they'd probably be there within hours.

But not for those poor people NO. Forget it.

They should have been mobilized right away. I saw an interview with the mayor of NO. He met with the president and GG 1 or 2 days after, and the president said "we're ready to go". The GG said "we need 24 hours to consider what to do". Wtf is that?

Don't even bother arguing with me if you have to resort to name calling.

[Rodney]

Don't even bother arguing with me if you have to resort to name calling.

Relax, the moderators have edited it. It may simply be a typo? If not, move on and stick to the topic.

[BwiBwi]

Greater Vancouver geographic feature will not have tornado, hurricane, tidal wave.  The only geographic disasters that is possible to happen in Greater Vancouver are, hearthquake, heavy runoff + rain, may cause flood in lower parts. ie Ladner, Richmond. That's about it.

hmmmm....earthquake + ocean = tsunami.....jest tryin' ta help...)

mojo

Yes earthquake + ocean (long beach slope) then tsunami.  Vancouver tsunami Never, not with Vancouver Island in the way.

But West coast Vancouver Island then be very careful.  That area has high possibility of tsunami occurance.