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BlackSkimmer

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79. Could you please point out where anyone used the word "hero" in any post about staying put?

Thu Sep 29, 2022, 12:43 PM

Sep 2022

I somehow must have missed that. OR the "protecting" thing? Neither was a reason for me or anyone I know. "Hero", lol, that makes me giggle.

I rode out many hurricanes in the Keys. As did most people I knew. No one considered themselves "heroes". What an odd concept. And I'm still sleeping with my dogs at night, no fishes, thank you very much.

You really have a bug-a-boo about this don't you?

If I had evacuated the Keys for Andrew, when we were told to do so, I would have gone straight into the teeth of the storm. Do some research on hurricanes before judging others. Or knock yourself out judging if it makes you happy, I really don't care.

I find it rather curious, but hey, takes all kinds to make a world. Now I have things to do because I'm in NC and we're expecting a nasty blow as well.

You have a lovely day now. I'm done here.

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I'm perplexed about those Floridians who had the capacity and ability to leave [View all] no_hypocrisy Sep 2022 OP

Every hurricane in every location Dorian Gray Sep 2022 #1

The impulse for flight or fight is a confusing one when it comes to decision making. Ford_Prefect Sep 2022 #55

absolutely Dorian Gray Sep 2022 #78

Tradition. multigraincracker Sep 2022 #2

Very few people stay because they don't trust science and data. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2022 #3

And hoping it won't hit them directly Patton French Sep 2022 #5

And pets Native Sep 2022 #15

I wouldn't leave my animals. nt leftyladyfrommo Sep 2022 #20

Me either obamanut2012 Sep 2022 #28

I've always had pets, and you are so right. BlackSkimmer Sep 2022 #44

And blow off those who just assume incredible stupidity. Hortensis Sep 2022 #65

We left with the last hurricane and drove to Augusta. Guess what happened? Native Sep 2022 #18

A good idea except Orlando got hit hard. jimfields33 Sep 2022 #57

I'm specifically thinking about people on the water. I've spent most of my life living on the water. Native Sep 2022 #60

That is true. jimfields33 Sep 2022 #64

We evacuated from Irma when it looked like it was going to hit us. It shifted and ... Pacifist Patriot Sep 2022 #68

Run from the water. Shelter from the wind. LeftInTX Sep 2022 #99

Yup, and pets or people they help obamanut2012 Sep 2022 #27

Yep, and when I lived in the Keys we were well aware that a single traffic accident can close a BlackSkimmer Sep 2022 #47

Not to mention trying to leave when you have an all electric vehicle. Native Sep 2022 #58

Where do you get gasoline... ret5hd Sep 2022 #62

When you prepare to leave and you are filling up your tank, you bring additional tanks to also fill. Native Sep 2022 #82

Correct!! My brother and his wife packed everything up to go then decided the storm was going to dameatball Sep 2022 #33

But the OP is talking about people that did have the capacity to leave . There actually ARE always JI7 Sep 2022 #74

I recommend looking at the section of responses under the DUer in Key West. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2022 #76

I have some friends in Tampa. They didn't leave Raine Sep 2022 #4

It is a feature and not a bug. Hugin Sep 2022 #6

A whole bunch of this. nt Phoenix61 Sep 2022 #11

Well said n/t Doc Sportello Sep 2022 #56

I wonder if part of it is that they think their neighbors will loot their homes. TheBlackAdder Sep 2022 #7

There's probably a subset in that category. Hugin Sep 2022 #9

"Resent the inconvenience of having to save their own lives." BlackSkimmer Sep 2022 #49

This thread is about those who can and don't. Hugin Sep 2022 #51

THIS: "The bulk, however, resent the inconvenience of having to save their own lives." Doc Sportello Sep 2022 #54

It's what happened after Andrew bluecollar2 Sep 2022 #12

I went through Andrew mcar Sep 2022 #80

Farmers so we didn't leave bluecollar2 Sep 2022 #85

There's usually two types of people who stay put during natural disasters. Elessar Zappa Sep 2022 #8

The first complicating efforts to help the second. Hugin Sep 2022 #10

I'd add another key category. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2022 #88

I lived in Key West for 25 years. I never evacuated. BlackSkimmer Sep 2022 #13

As a native Floridian, I agree with you 100%. Native Sep 2022 #21

100% this obamanut2012 Sep 2022 #30

I consider leaving this time when I saw the hurricane was supposed to go right threw my city jimfields33 Sep 2022 #63

Agree 100% HipChick Sep 2022 #31

Exactly, but there are always these kind of comments every time there's a major storm. BlackSkimmer Sep 2022 #40

I've faced many deadly storms Doc Sportello Sep 2022 #61

Leaving the Keys is a daunting proposition when a storm is approaching. BlackSkimmer Sep 2022 #73

There will come a day when heroes who don't want to evacuate Key West will end up Chainfire Sep 2022 #69

Why so hostile? BlackSkimmer Sep 2022 #75

Anyone who would not evacuate Key West in a serious hurricane is simply irrational. Chainfire Sep 2022 #77

Could you please point out where anyone used the word "hero" in any post about staying put? BlackSkimmer Sep 2022 #79

As a Florida native you should be aware that we're essentially a sponge. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2022 #87

1000% The "talking about people who can and don't" still misses the bigger picture. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2022 #70

My Wife's College Roommate... ProfessorGAC Sep 2022 #89

A lot of it is "normalcy bias" catbyte Sep 2022 #14

I've always assumed as much, but I didn't know it had a title. Makes alot of sense. lindysalsagal Sep 2022 #59

My neighborhood caught fire yesterday Sympthsical Sep 2022 #16

You are spot on. jimfields33 Sep 2022 #53

Wasn't that a problem some years back? Sympthsical Sep 2022 #67

I think you're thinking of Superstorm Sandy. The year before, Hurricane Irene was catbyte Sep 2022 #71

Peninsular Florida's not an easy place to evacuate geographically. Tommy Carcetti Sep 2022 #17

Exactly true, I left the state for Ivan in 2017. jaxexpat Sep 2022 #26

It is foolish to buy a home with a floor elevation less than 15 feet in Florida dembotoz Sep 2022 #32

Given what we know about climate change, people should be permanently leaving FL Kaleva Sep 2022 #19

Given what we know about the planet, nowhere is 100% safe for anyone. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2022 #94

No place is 100% safe but some are safer Kaleva Sep 2022 #100

I've been telling my family for years I'm retiring to the Shenandoah Archipelago. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2022 #101

houze bout: Conjuay Sep 2022 #22

When you live on a sand bar and can't afford insurance, Emile Sep 2022 #23

I would guess a evacuation would cost the average family about $500. 3Hotdogs Sep 2022 #24

The average is more than twice that. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2022 #66

Or, they could go to one of the many local shelters that are opened Mariana Sep 2022 #81

I wouldn't be able to leave, not with physically disabled Ilsa Sep 2022 #25

Problem is most people always wait until the day before to split. Ligyron Sep 2022 #29

My brother is in St Augustine Bmoboy Sep 2022 #34

It's usually less about not trusting data and more about circumstances facing their lives. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2022 #35

It does get a bit frustrating. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2022 #96

Contempt helps people feel like their choices are what have kept them safe. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2022 #98

My own experience no_hypocrisy Sep 2022 #36

For the most part we (humans) are innumerate. plimsoll Sep 2022 #37

There's no reason for everyone to leave the area. Mariana Sep 2022 #38

Not this DUer! NCDem47 Sep 2022 #39

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette did a story on Deminpenn Sep 2022 #41

I'm perplexed by people who choose to live in Florida IronLionZion Sep 2022 #42

No state income tax and no shoveling snow and a big selection of 55+ communities. Native Sep 2022 #83

Neither are the reasons personally that brought me to Florida, although I do hear that a lot. Tommy Carcetti Sep 2022 #84

That has probably changed. I have heard people recently say they moved here because of politics, Native Sep 2022 #86

It's where my husband got an amazing job offer. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2022 #90

My retired parents live there IronLionZion Sep 2022 #93

The worst GOP types in my life are in-laws in Massachusetts. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2022 #95

We never left. piddyprints Sep 2022 #43

Good perspective! NCDem47 Sep 2022 #46

Indeed. The last thing we need is people judging us harshly for circumstances they don't truly grasp Pacifist Patriot Sep 2022 #97

Public announcements should have encouraged ALL DEMOCRATS to evecuate! CCExile Sep 2022 #45

When everybody tries to leave at the same time, what do you think happens? LisaL Sep 2022 #48

We have lived in Clearwater for 30 years... Sancho Sep 2022 #50

The shift was deadly Johnny2X2X Sep 2022 #52

You're not wrong. By far there have been way more storms... Pacifist Patriot Sep 2022 #91

For most, it wasn't about doubting science. Jirel Sep 2022 #72

You make a really good point. Damage "on the edges" can be unpredictable. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2022 #92

It's the F' Around and find out effect... JCMach1 Sep 2022 #102