What can we learn from the responses to Hurricane Sandy?

I like much of what Nick Gillespie writes in Reason.com in a recent article about what NOT to say after Hurricane Sandy. First, don't say the damage will stimulate the economy. He references Frederic Bastiat's broken window fallacy. Second, don't say that a big problem requires intervention by the Federal government. I agree with the premise that local governments solve problems better than the Federal government when the problem is local. Finally, don't say that the storm proves anything about climate change. I like that he points that careful examination of data is a more reliable guide to trends than recollections.