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elehhhhna

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23. Poor people. Disabled. Elderly.

Reply to malaise (Reply #5)

Sat Aug 26, 2017, 05:09 AM

Aug 2017

Plus the homeless.

Ain't no rich sportsman oilman dudes and their fams saying hey let's just stay here in Rockport.

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Harvey news - on Accuweather site - damage report from Rockport [View all] NRaleighLiberal Aug 2017 OP

I just checked wa post, found this. :( uppityperson Aug 2017 #1

Yes they appear to have got the worst of the initial landfall malaise Aug 2017 #2

65% refused. sheshe2 Aug 2017 #3

Why did many not leave New Orleans? Roland99 Aug 2017 #4

Well, Roland? sheshe2 Aug 2017 #11

I saw your post malaise Aug 2017 #5

Poor people. Disabled. Elderly. elehhhhna Aug 2017 #23

My bad malaise Aug 2017 #25

We should do it like Cuba but we don't. elehhhhna Aug 2017 #26

Stay safe malaise Aug 2017 #29

omg. I didn't know that many people stayed. femmedem Aug 2017 #7

Part may be that dumps ice team were going to demand their papers. sheshe2 Aug 2017 #8

What was the logic of checkpointing people fleeing to Mexico? elehhhhna Aug 2017 #24

If you get check pointed fleeing to Mexico, don't you still end up in Mexico? Not Ruth Aug 2017 #32

Private detention companies have quarterly profits to meet elehhhhna Aug 2017 #34

Wonder where the 65% number came from. Hangingon Aug 2017 #9

Take it up with CNN sheshe2 Aug 2017 #15

Evacuation is expensive - and you get nothing from FEMA jpak Aug 2017 #17

"Now people are going to risk their life to save them" dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 #12

i saw a older woman on TV today... Takket Aug 2017 #13

They had 20 years warning! Not Ruth Aug 2017 #31

Even after their mayor told them to write their social security #s on their arms if they stayed. femmedem Aug 2017 #6

I don't think you're a coward malaise Aug 2017 #22

Three storm chasers in Rockport when building collapsed unc70 Aug 2017 #10

Unconfirmed report that thd rockport high school had been Ilsa Aug 2017 #14

Partial collapse is what is being said. herding cats Aug 2017 #20

They are now in the eye - the wind returns in 20 minutes jpak Aug 2017 #16

A lot of people don't evacuate because they can't afford to. haele Aug 2017 #18

Jeff Piotrowsk (emmy winning storm chaser) is posting periscope vids from Rockport. herding cats Aug 2017 #19

Sustained winds over 130 mph, gusts to 150 mph Saboburns Aug 2017 #21

In Corpus Christi... CCExile Aug 2017 #27

Thanks for checking in! Glad you are ok. Tanuki Aug 2017 #28

Hang in there Achilleaze Aug 2017 #30

How are you doing? What is it like down there? smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #33