I am amazed how many people are convinced disaster can never befall them personally, even if they flagrantly ignore the danger signals. They imagine a god will come to rescue them, even though this has never happened to anyone before, (except in urban legends). They imagine their government will come to rescue them, even when they saw Katrina, a disaster than affected only a small fraction of the USA, completely overwhelm its government. Those who cheerfully do all they can to trash the environment will be the ones screaming loudest a the unfairness of the universe when they get smacked in the chops when some part of the environment collapses under the strain.
~ Roedy (born: 1948-02-04 age: 64)