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Fear of God?

“The tax office set out to make some money and they failed at that... they just want [to] make people really think about their tax, and put the fear of God into the Australian taxpayers.”

- ‘Crocodile Dundee’s Paul Hogan: ‘Tax probe was ridiculous’, DigitalSpy.co.uk, November 9, 2011.

4. In 1921 a newspaper ad inviting tourists and investors to Miami Beach read: “...practically no danger from summer storms.” If the claim wasn’t reasonable, it was at least understandable. The last major hurricane had hit Florida in 1910, “when the population of Miami Beach could be counted on one, maybe two hands.”

By 1920, the population of Miami had swelled to nearly 30,000, a 440 percent increase over the previous decade. The explosion continued throughout the ‘20s. On September 15, 1926, the National Weather Bureau issued warnings of three large tropical storms building in the Caribbean. The warnings fell not on deaf, but uncomprehending ears.

The “Big Blow” was the second hurricane to hit South Florida that season. In July 1926 a small hurricane produced heavy rain and slight wind damage. A longtime resident schooled in hurricanes’ potential danger considered July’s storm good practice for inexperienced Miamians. “We have had a beautiful time with a hurricane apparently made to order for me,” he said, “blowing with just enough energy to put the fear of the Lord into the scoffers, and very possibly make them see the light.”