If a hurricane is coming for your city like it did New Orleans..and they told you...

Dante · Aug 30, 2005

there was a MANDATORY evacuation and you were able to leave would you go or stay like some of the drunks did on bourbon street and think nothing is going to happen ?

if anything is to be learned by this utter devastation in NewOrleans is that when your TOLD to evacuate you SHOULD LISTEN!!!:toast:

WorldNumberOne · Aug 30, 2005

been there , done that , 4 times... dont need to tell me twice.

Dawoofdaddy · Aug 30, 2005

Dante said:
there was a MANDATORY evacuation and you where able to leave would you go or stay like some of the drunks did on bourbon street and think nothing is going to happen ?

if anything is to be learned by this utter devastation in NewOrleans is that when your TOLD to evacuate you SHOULD LISTEN!!!:toast:

Yes indeed......if you are going to drink in New Orleans.....make sure you drive to the bar.

:drink:

TANG · Aug 30, 2005

Dante said:
there was a MANDATORY evacuation and you were able to leave would you go or stay like some of the drunks did on bourbon street and think nothing is going to happen ?

if anything is to be learned by this utter devastation in NewOrleans is that when your TOLD to evacuate you SHOULD LISTEN!!!:toast:

I WOULD COME OVER TO YOUR HOUSE AND WATCH THE LEAFS PLAY THE PENQUINS

TTinCO · Aug 30, 2005

Nope, I'd stick around & do whatever I could to protect my property (from the storm and the looters). Small boat and a chainsaw in the attic in case things got shitty, but I'm going to ride it out unless it was an absolute worst case (which this has turned into a day after the storm passed).

I've chased tornadoes all my life, so you have to realize that I have a thing for weather.

Dante · Aug 30, 2005

TANG said:
I WOULD COME OVER TO YOUR HOUSE AND WATCH THE LEAFS PLAY THE PENQUINS

arty:

EasyMoney · Aug 30, 2005

Stayed 2 times last year alone. With the eye coming right over my city. Where I lived wasn't a mandatory evac. but about 3 miles away was.

But I must say if my city was below sea level I'm gone.

Generally the worst part of hurricanes, at least the ones I've been through isn't the storm its after the storm. Between 2 last year I didn't have power, or water for 27 days. That sucked. Of course I guess if your house got F-ed up during the hurricane it would make it much worse. Luckily my house has never had damage from any.

redpimp · Aug 30, 2005

EasyMoney said:
I didn't have power, or water for 27 days. That sucked. .

Understatement of the year perharps!!!!:smoker2:

redpimp · Aug 30, 2005

After seeing that devastation, as soon as i hear any rumour or even hint of it, whether tropical storm or just level 1 hurricane i am grabbing my bankroll and heading out to vegas to await week one of the football season (and i sure has hell will demand hurricane refugee discount!!!)

Heatwave · Aug 30, 2005

Easy, where you at? PSL?

Our house is a few hundred feet from the intracoastal, and anything over a 3, my wife and I and the pets are out of here, no thought even given. I was in a mandatory evac zone, but I assessed the situation, and realized that we were not going to be in danger by staying, so we stayed. But we are also equipped with a concrete block house and hurricane proof windows.

Which leads me to what has bothered me through this whole thing. I think that anyone that had the means to leave NO actually left. It was all of the people that don't have a car (which I would believe is quite a bit, since NO is a pretty large size city with public transportation) that were basically stuck there. So basically most of the poor got poorer because they couldn't leave.

This storm was too big and with the NO situation of being below sea level, and assumedely with most of the buildings there not built out of concrete like we most here in S. Fla., I can't imagine people being so naive as to think they could survive a large storm.

I have never been to the Big Easy, and it is such a sad situation. Take some betting profits or skip a night of wagering and donate to the Red Cross.

HW

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JimmyHoffa · Aug 30, 2005

If a mandatory evacuation was called for, I would grab the kids, maybe the wife and leave.

aceduecetrey · Aug 30, 2005

Personally, In my situation and after going through Hurricane Charley, I would stil not leave. If I was in NO though I might choose to leave. Main difference is that NO is below sea level and the different population that lives there.

Fishhead · Aug 30, 2005

Jimmy Hoffa said:
If a mandatory evacuation was called for, I would grab the kids, maybe the wife and leave.

:heh:

blueedwards · Aug 30, 2005

i'd leave right away. that's what insurance is for.

Insiders · Aug 30, 2005

Would leave right away to beat the rush. Call State Farm on cell and say "Send the Check to this New Address".

Dante · Aug 31, 2005

blue edwards said:
i'd leave right away. that's what insurance is for.

exactly...great points in this thread

RobFunk · Aug 31, 2005

You just head for Las Vegas, and if you're lucky you bump into some RX'ers to sympathize with

Dante · Aug 31, 2005

RobFunk said:
You just head for Las Vegas, and if you're lucky you bump into some RX'ers to sympathize with

right but you got to hope they are not drunk, and honestly what are the actual chances of that , or it could get even uglier

RobFunk · Aug 31, 2005

Dante, I have no idea what you're talking about. :toast:

Dante · Aug 31, 2005

RobFunk said:
Dante, I have no idea what you're talking about. :toast:

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