Sometimes it takes a big accident...

...for changes to occur.

Ever notice that stoplights aren't added to dangerous intersections until "X" amount of fatal car accidents have shaken a community? One can complain for months on end about a dangerous area and only until there is significant proof that enough accidents have taken place -- which is inevitable -- do we see the stoplight installed.

Same concept applies when large-scale disasters like Katrina occur. All I read in the papers and see on the news now are headlines that read Are We Safe Enough?, Is the Bay Area Ready to Handle a Huge Disaster?, What You can do to Protect Your Family when Disaster Strikes.

At least we're thinking now.