Time to think

"How do you explain to children that stuff we thought we'd have forever, we no longer have."
This was a comment made by a mother and resident of the east side of DesMoines today after a backed up sewer system flooded homes with as much as 14" of sewer water.
When you think about disaster, what do you think of?
Often times, as we tour and interview people, the common problem is that people think of tornadoes or hurricanes. these disasters happen sporadically and really, chances of you getting hit are pretty slim. Unfortunately, the truth is that at any time, you could be displaced, threatened or experiencing loss for any number of dozens of reasons.
The harder question to answer, I guess, is this one:
"How do you tell your children that you never took the time to prepare for disaster in the first place".