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Saboburns

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9. I am sorry but no, its not to late to leave the Keys.
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 11:34 AM
Sep 2017

Yes people should have left sooner. Yes the roads are crowded and gas is scarce. The storm is to hit early Sunday morning. And gas tankers and trucks are still delivering gas to South Florida.

That means there is still 72 hours to evacuate. And it is a MANDATORY evacuation. If folks dont have the means (gas, money, vehicle) they need to call, TODAY, to get County and State help leaving. There are Governmental resources available to get people out. But they need to call now, today, not wait until the storm hits.

I just think that it is dangerous and wrong to tell people that it is too late to leave South Florida right now. Rather we should be telling people to get help now, call now, get out now. Because the window to get out and get help is closing rapidly. But it has not closed yet.

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Nowhere to run underpants Sep 2017 #1
That is true. However moving away from coastal areas MineralMan Sep 2017 #3
Yeah. Heard on the radio this morning one woman in Key West underpants Sep 2017 #5
I'd have left the Keys long ago. MineralMan Sep 2017 #6
:-) underpants Sep 2017 #7
LOL! Well, priorities are priorities, I suppose. MineralMan Sep 2017 #8
LOL Before Harvey this was going around Facebook with the caption.... Dem_4_Life Sep 2017 #18
I'm don't know underpants Sep 2017 #19
Some people are still working. cwydro Sep 2017 #20
Exactly...I went through Andrew HipChick Sep 2017 #4
Andrew veteran here too mcar Sep 2017 #27
The models have been a lot of help... nocoincidences Sep 2017 #2
I am sorry but no, its not to late to leave the Keys. Saboburns Sep 2017 #9
If someone reads this here and decides to take that as advice, that's on them Blue_Adept Sep 2017 #10
Very very true Saboburns Sep 2017 #11
I agree, but... Blue_Adept Sep 2017 #13
. roamer65 Sep 2017 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author roamer65 Sep 2017 #15
Scott for once in his term is doing good IBEWVET Sep 2017 #12
But, they can't get out. No gas. Baitball Blogger Sep 2017 #14
If you believe Scott mitch96 Sep 2017 #17
He's saying get out to the people who can. joshcryer Sep 2017 #23
Gov Scott should be primaried. joshcryer Sep 2017 #21
He's termed out as governor but threatening to be our Semator. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2017 #24
Didn't know they had term limits. joshcryer Sep 2017 #25
I will say that some need to evacuate but not all. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2017 #26
That's fair enough, perhaps I was being overly exaggerating. joshcryer Sep 2017 #29
Two things. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #22
My little county in W Central FL mcar Sep 2017 #28
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