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47. I believe more people died during the Rita evacuation

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #42)

Thu Sep 13, 2018, 04:15 PM

Sep 2018

than were killed by hurricane Harvey.

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I can not believe that people are too stubborn to evacuate. [View all] madaboutharry Sep 2018 OP

Oh they'll evacuate. the incoming water will kill them and the out going will drag them out to sea Fullduplexxx Sep 2018 #1

The children SHRED Sep 2018 #2

Many of her friends and neighbors are also staying, and she says she thinks there is safety in tblue37 Sep 2018 #6

She needs to read up on the storm that hit Galveston in 1900. raccoon Sep 2018 #62

The amount of rain expected is mind boggling--2 to 11 trillion gallons of water dumped on NC: tblue37 Sep 2018 #63

I think your hyperactive autocorrect changed "rescue" to "revived" in your post. nt tblue37 Sep 2018 #8

Oops...I meant "removed" SHRED Sep 2018 #16

Negligent homicide, if worse comes to worse. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2018 #39

I fear for them! samplegirl Sep 2018 #3

*I* fear for the brave people who will endanger themselves trying to rescue them at the last minute tblue37 Sep 2018 #7

After these storms are over, the inevitable 911 calls are reported. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2018 #40

Hurricane Rita in Texas also led to deadly traffic gridlock as people all tried to flee at once. nt tblue37 Sep 2018 #41

Wasn't Rita grid lock one of the reasons people did not leave when Harvey hit? dixiegrrrrl Sep 2018 #42

Yes. nt tblue37 Sep 2018 #43

I believe more people died during the Rita evacuation Mariana Sep 2018 #47

Not really. TexasTowelie Sep 2018 #55

Rita was right after Katrina. tammywammy Sep 2018 #60

My sister in Deer Park was caught up in that traffic jam and ended up on old US 75. TexasTowelie Sep 2018 #61

Houston area has evacuation zones LeftInTX Sep 2018 #64

+1000. lindysalsagal Sep 2018 #54

Global warmng deniers should all get on their knees and start praying randr Sep 2018 #4

I guess they don't believe bdamomma Sep 2018 #5

It's not that... they don't believe the FAKE NEWS MEDIA!!! FBaggins Sep 2018 #51

Gut wrenching seeing that elderly gentleman and his disabled wife on the CBS peekaloo Sep 2018 #9

Like the Typical Trump Voter... dlk Sep 2018 #10

You had me at stu-. Iggo Sep 2018 #11

Not that simple malaise Sep 2018 #12

+1 LuckyCharms Sep 2018 #13

Exactly. cwydro Sep 2018 #15

I know some of the residents of Port Royal in Jamaica malaise Sep 2018 #17

Yeah, it's not an easy decision to make. cwydro Sep 2018 #19

The thing is that there is so much dislocation following a hurricane malaise Sep 2018 #20

They wouldn't let people back in for weeks Mariana Sep 2018 #21

Spot on. cwydro Sep 2018 #24

Same - I never leave, not after 10+ 'canes obamanut2012 Sep 2018 #58

Yeah. RobinA Sep 2018 #30

Even if it weren't for looters Mariana Sep 2018 #34

Port Royal? If anyone should know about disaster ... JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2018 #44

Precisely malaise Sep 2018 #45

i fear people will not want to leave in another New Orleans storm after what happened with Katrina. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2018 #49

We bought When the Levees Broke malaise Sep 2018 #50

People are irrational by nature, live above their means, and like to say they'll happily drown, unti lindysalsagal Sep 2018 #56

I never evacuated for any hurricane when I lived in the Keys. cwydro Sep 2018 #14

Unless One Leaves Early. . . ProfessorGAC Sep 2018 #27

We go through this every time PatSeg Sep 2018 #18

And most of the people who opt to stay do just fine. Mariana Sep 2018 #22

Yes PatSeg Sep 2018 #38

I can - people just don't want to leave their homes csziggy Sep 2018 #23

The old man and the mountain struggle4progress Sep 2018 #25

Some people have nowhere to go. RandySF Sep 2018 #26

Also, Not Everyone. . . ProfessorGAC Sep 2018 #28

Not Everyone is "deathly afraid" of dying.... dixiegrrrrl Sep 2018 #46

My cousin refused to evacuate during Irma. dawg day Sep 2018 #29

Well, that seems foolish. cwydro Sep 2018 #31

No electricity for a week shouldn't be a hardship Mariana Sep 2018 #35

Most people in NC mandatory evacuation areas -- outer banks, Bogue Banks, other... moriah Sep 2018 #32

watch it live JuJuYoshida Sep 2018 #33

People have stayed put in every single hurricane I'm aware of. (nt) Paladin Sep 2018 #36

Media just making a bigger deal of it this time. Sneederbunk Sep 2018 #52

Nah, they make a huge deal of it every time. Mariana Sep 2018 #53

Many don't have the money to leave ...could be a while before they are allowed back. Demsrule86 Sep 2018 #37

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2018 #48

Have been through 10+ hurricanes, including a Cat 5 last year obamanut2012 Sep 2018 #57

Thank you for speaking a few of my thoughts. ♡ nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2018 #66

Do you live on a barrier island that can easily turn into an eroding sandbar? moriah Sep 2018 #68

I've evacuated twice for two hurricanes in my life, and both were wastes of time steve2470 Sep 2018 #59

Unless someone lived in Hurricane country they really have no idea. GulfCoast66 Sep 2018 #65

Sometimes people are too poor or too sick to leave. EffieBlack Sep 2018 #67