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Cirsium

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100. So, you have options

Fri Sep 27, 2024, 01:51 PM

Sep 2024

You have options, or you imagine that you would, and you just can't imagine not having options.

Sick, crippled, poor, alone...

How about not being white and having to evacuate into all white areas? You can't imagine any of this?

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OMG They just reported on Hayes show that authorities are asking [View all] senseandsensibility Sep 2024 OP

They are asking this snowybirdie Sep 2024 #1

Could be stupider. They could write their SSN on their forehead. Identity thief's paradise! PeaceWave Sep 2024 #25

I'm betting there are a lot of people who can't evacuate. 1WorldHope Sep 2024 #26

Yeah, it's said like it's easy. Alpeduez21 Sep 2024 #42

We need to spend as much time and money on wnylib Sep 2024 #54

Evacuation is definitely a problem for low income FirstLight Sep 2024 #55

I read elsewhere (sorry, no link) WhiteTara Sep 2024 #76

There are a lot of big shelters set up radical noodle Sep 2024 #80

I remember wryter2000 Sep 2024 #104

Yes, I am sure there are PatSeg Sep 2024 #90

Yes & can't do it all leighbythesea2 Sep 2024 #99

Thank you! drmeow Sep 2024 #110

This message was self-deleted by its author Island Blue Sep 2024 #57

Yep -- Maybe They're Hoping It'll Get Through To The Idiots While They Still Have A Chance To Retreat nt smb Sep 2024 #97

If you refuse to evacuate they need to be able to malaise Sep 2024 #2

Yes, it is necessary. ShazzieB Sep 2024 #65

In Florida, it costs nothing to evacuate. jimfields33 Sep 2024 #102

Yes my beloved Treasure Island posted MotownPgh Sep 2024 #103

If that's the case, I'm glad to hear it. ShazzieB Sep 2024 #105

That's what tattoos are for. That's why they were almost universal among sailors in wooden ship days. eppur_se_muova Sep 2024 #106

Makes sense malaise Sep 2024 #108

It's already very bad orangecrush Sep 2024 #3

My cousin lives in Tampa area Marthe48 Sep 2024 #37

Glad she is o.k.! orangecrush Sep 2024 #59

Thanks! Marthe48 Sep 2024 #61

They've done it here after Katrina. The sheriff told Galveston to write their names and dob and SS# on their ... marble falls Sep 2024 #4

Ike was bad Blue_Roses Sep 2024 #48

Hurricanes and Galveston have mixed it up a lot and Ike whammied the island good ... marble falls Sep 2024 #51

this made me think of what my great grandfather did orleans Sep 2024 #63

Family stories and the facts! Mine is that all my life my dad gave me all sorts of stories of our family ... marble falls Sep 2024 #66

that's funny. we also had a native american story that was passed down a few generations orleans Sep 2024 #82

I had a huge amount of empathy for Elizebeth Warren. And took some heat over here, believe it or not ... marble falls Sep 2024 #89

empathy -- yes, i had a ton of empathy for warren over her family stories as well. (especially since i could relate) orleans Sep 2024 #92

I used to go stay with them every summer for a couple of weeks. The place was filled with every kind of fruit ... marble falls Sep 2024 #94

"You white people are all Cherokee" Blue_Roses Sep 2024 #85

I still chuckle about it. More than 45 years ago. marble falls Sep 2024 #88

This storm was unimaginable Blue_Roses Sep 2024 #84

Amazing story. It changed the entire island. They raised the level of the island by 10 feet. A lot of the victims ... marble falls Sep 2024 #87

People did this in Katrina... AKwannabe Sep 2024 #5

Not everyone has the means to leave. MLF1981 Sep 2024 #17

Thank you cally Sep 2024 #24

There were free shelters set up. They were giving the info out so you could find the closest one to you. You Pisces Sep 2024 #53

Fer sure! AKwannabe Sep 2024 #71

They could move further inland Dem4life1234 Sep 2024 #72

I'm righteously hurt sad and helpless when people choose to not save themselves AKwannabe Sep 2024 #73

So AKwannabe Sep 2024 #69

So, you have options Cirsium Sep 2024 #100

Migrants walk hundreds of miles Kaleva Sep 2024 #78

Before Katrina BOSSHOG Sep 2024 #6

I recall reading about this around the time of Katrina Retrograde Sep 2024 #7

Californai earthquakes homegirl Sep 2024 #20

That's a very clever way to communicate to people the gravity of the situation. mucifer Sep 2024 #8

Ohh... Hope they Get Out of the Path! My sister and her family are in Asheville.. Cha Sep 2024 #9

Sending positive vibes to your sister, Cha! senseandsensibility Sep 2024 #11

Mahalo! It's just so weird that a hurricane Cha Sep 2024 #14

That's the point carpetbagger Sep 2024 #35

TY.. Cha Sep 2024 #45

Hope all is well, Cha. peggysue2 Sep 2024 #13

Mahalo, PeggySue... As Do I! Cha Sep 2024 #15

I hope that your sister and her family are safe and well. MLF1981 Sep 2024 #21

Wow... what a Visual of what happened Cha Sep 2024 #33

Asheville LSue Sep 2024 #23

Good for you, LSue! TY for that report from Cha Sep 2024 #36

Thinking of you and your sister cally Sep 2024 #27

Mahalo, cally! Earthquakes are Horrible Natual Disasters.. Cha Sep 2024 #38

Sending good vibes for your family to stay safe riversedge Sep 2024 #28

Mahalo, rivers! Cha Sep 2024 #39

Sending positive vibes that they got out and are fine. LoisB Sep 2024 #32

Mahalo, LoisB! Cha Sep 2024 #40

I didn't know your sister and family were in the path as well. sheshe2 Sep 2024 #34

I know, she! It's incredble that Cindy and Cha Sep 2024 #44

This storm is immense. sheshe2 Sep 2024 #52

Thank You, she... I am Cha Sep 2024 #58

I know you are sweetie. sheshe2 Sep 2024 #62

Ye gods... I was at the Tampa Airport last year at this time. Cha Sep 2024 #68

I remember that you were there in Sept. sheshe2 Sep 2024 #70

Glad your niece and her husband got back Cha Sep 2024 #75

OMG. sheshe2 Sep 2024 #77

I will, she... I was planning to.. Cha Sep 2024 #81

I remember hearing that in coverage of past hurricanes pertaining to people who refused mandatory evacuation orders. Sogo Sep 2024 #10

That's an old line SCantiGOP Sep 2024 #12

It's not just a "line" - and it is serious TBF Sep 2024 #29

They should send their magic markers to Trump. sellitman Sep 2024 #16

We were in Hurricane Katrina AverageOldGuy Sep 2024 #18

We were fortunate to stay BOSSHOG Sep 2024 #31

A drowned body is swelled, bloated and unrecognizable. What a horrific way to die. PeaceWave Sep 2024 #19

They do that for every big one when fools won't evacuate Warpy Sep 2024 #22

My granddaughter Figarosmom Sep 2024 #30

My families flight out of Tampa was canceled at 8am they knew last night it would Historic NY Sep 2024 #41

I just read that request was in Taylor County pop of 20,000 under mandatory evacuation and the sheriff thought about MLAA Sep 2024 #43

That's a lot of people left in harm's way. WestMichRad Sep 2024 #46

Taylor County is getting the eyewall right now unc70 Sep 2024 #56

There's a guy live on TikTok who lives in south FL, Sarasota C Moon Sep 2024 #47

The real danger is when... WestMichRad Sep 2024 #49

People have been told to treat this like a tornado malaise Sep 2024 #50

God be with you all and President Carter tonite. roamer65 Sep 2024 #60

They did that when Hurricane Ike was headed for Galveston TexasBushwhacker Sep 2024 #64

May all be safe. May all be safe. May all be safe. Hekate Sep 2024 #67

That would be us on the pets/livestock/horses question Bayard Sep 2024 #74

The media ripped Karen Blanco over his he same remark in 2005 RandySF Sep 2024 #79

That announcement was to get folks to evacuate Sancho Sep 2024 #83

First time I heard of this was with Katrina. usedtobedemgurl Sep 2024 #86

Not uncommon at all when people refuse to leave an evac zone. Ruby the Liberal Sep 2024 #91

I feel for all of you in Helene's path. Clouds Passing Sep 2024 #93

A Floridian tip, if you use indelible markers, you don't have to do it so often. jaxexpat Sep 2024 #95

Yeah, I'm in CA too, and all this is "new" and "WTF?" to me. 4lbs Sep 2024 #96

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Triathlons Jimbo S Sep 2024 #101

I'm sorry for those who can't get out of any situation. I think the government could be doing more. mucholderthandirt Sep 2024 #107

I have heard of this, but not very often! Yikes. And of course, be safe all. I do have friends in FL and will check SWBTATTReg Sep 2024 #109