'katrina cottages'

Read about this 'unveiling' (of a new version of an old idea) in the Sarasota paper while vacationing, and am really intrigued by the prospect ...

First of all, that they're quick and relatively permanent.

Second, that they're not only hurricane-resistant (ooh! good thinking! something more than a tin can with a door!) AND 'green' units. Nice.

And, they can be used as EITHER replacement housing during the - as we're learning - longer-than-anyone-expects 'interim' periods OR they can be seed housing for whatever is built from there. I like that idea.

Obviously Florida is recovering - STILL - from multiple storm tragedies over the last several years (and yes, Disciples groups are still active there as well). It's good to know, though, that at least SOMEONE is thinking ahead for the storm season at hand.