America we are doing SO WELL in SAN DIEGO that you can just FORGET about that previous Katrina CRAZINESS.

Even Australia knows, we're doing better than Katrina. From The Age:

There was more food than could be eaten. More help than could be used. San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders guessed there were as many volunteers as victims.

There was a picnic in the car park, beef empanadas on the chow line, Caesar salads, cartons of fresh Starbucks House Blend, free magazines, toys for the kids, cots for Grandma, pizza by the slice or the box. There was a man playing jazz guitar, a blues band, massages and acupuncture.

"It's better service than when you go to a restaurant," said Gary Potter, from Rancho Penasquitos. "Every time you turn around, people are asking us if you need something — water, food, anything."

The centre is being operated by the city of San Diego, but almost everything consumed in it was donated.

"You hear all the horror stories from hurricane Katrina, but it's nothing like that here," said Linda Leonik, 22, who was evacuated with her husband and their six-month-old twins from the upmarket area of Rancho Bernardo.