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To: average joe who wrote (93248)	1/2/2005 9:14:33 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793838

"When the water went back, I was like most people on the beach. I wanted to walk down and look at what was going on," she recalled. "It was only when Tilly explained what she thought was going to happen that I had second thoughts. "We ran off the beach as fast as we could and went to the first floor of the hotel where it would be safe. Minutes later the water surged right over the beach and demolished everything in its path. A clear example of the first mover advantage available in nearly every emergency. And a clear reason why we should not wait for the authorities to advise us when we sense a hazard. Three years ago, I wrote on Page 16, "At local levels, very few if any government personnel are highly trained for these catastrophes. If they are trained, and an attack (incident) occurs in their area threatening them and their family’s lives, they will probably seek safety first and later advise you from there. I would."