veterans of hurricanes. we saw a lot of that working, as devastating as these storms have been, the fact that 1800 people died during katrina and the death toll, thank heavens, is so much lower this time amidst this immense damage, speaks to some of the lessons. do you evacuate houston? no. do you evacuate in florida? yes. 100 poem died evacuating houston before rita. officials know more about how to pre position, the role of the military, 21,000 military personnel helping. 64,000 federal officials on the ground in place. and then -- so that was sort of the top-down part. what we're also seeing which is extraordinary is this bottom-up disaster relief, not just the cajun navy, but neighbors and communities and church groups who because of technology were