When all else fails, just shoot at it.

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This chapter was very interesting to me.  It was a great example of the people of Galveston coming together, deciding that protecting the city against another hurricane was important, and getting it done.  I found it interesting how as armando35 mentions the citizens were willing to change their goverment.  Related to that, one part of the chapter I found particularly interesting is the part on how the Deep Water Committee (DWC) did not have most of its members elected by the people, but appointed.  The fact that many Galvestonians were okay with relinquishing their right to elect people to this committee is surprising (Bixel pg. 230).  I know that if the city I lived in was going to have to undergo massive rebuilding such as Galveston did, I would want to be able to elect people who I think would do a good job, afterall, this is America.  However, maybe the Galvestonians were correct in doing this.  It seemed like this committee was fairly efficient in making the proper changes to Galveston in order to improve its defenses against another hurricane.  This could possibly be because the people who were appointed to the committee were hand chosen and worked well together, which may not have happened had they been elected.  It is interesting how they were willing to give up some of their rights in order to make their city safe quicker.

Lastly, I found the part on the top of page 228 that mentions how a Frenchman suggested he install artillery pieces at the city and simply fire upon a storm that approaches the island and cripple it.  As someone who loves guns, I thought that was pretty funny.  If all else fails, just shoot at it right?