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In reply to the discussion: MSNBC: Mayor of Hollywood FL tells people to,,,, [View all]dixiegrrrrl
(60,158 posts)22. News said Mayor of Palm Beach said that yesterday.
http://bocanewsnow.com/2017/09/06/hurricane-irma-palm-beach-county-says-stay-not-enough-gas-to-evacuate/
Think about that for a sec.
What is the first thing anyone in So. fla is gonna do? and No. Fla? and Georgia, all in line for the storm to hit hard.
Luckily for them, Fla. has lax gun laws.
he said it yesterday, people can still drive out, from So. fla, but they will hit a need for gas in coastal Al. or Ga, or the Fla. panhandle. It's 6 h 16 min (438.6 mi) via Florida's Turnpike and I-75 N from Miami to Valdosta Ga, and equivalent areas north, and people are leaving the Fla. Keys in any event. which is even further South.
They have TIME, maybe not gas. But NOW everyone is gonna hit the roads, even tho there are 2 days before landfall in South Fla. and Miami area alone has 5 million people, not all will rush to leave, but enough will panic.
I've seen this happen more than once down here, even without gas shortages to spur on the fear.
Think about that for a sec.
What is the first thing anyone in So. fla is gonna do? and No. Fla? and Georgia, all in line for the storm to hit hard.
Luckily for them, Fla. has lax gun laws.
he said it yesterday, people can still drive out, from So. fla, but they will hit a need for gas in coastal Al. or Ga, or the Fla. panhandle. It's 6 h 16 min (438.6 mi) via Florida's Turnpike and I-75 N from Miami to Valdosta Ga, and equivalent areas north, and people are leaving the Fla. Keys in any event. which is even further South.
They have TIME, maybe not gas. But NOW everyone is gonna hit the roads, even tho there are 2 days before landfall in South Fla. and Miami area alone has 5 million people, not all will rush to leave, but enough will panic.
I've seen this happen more than once down here, even without gas shortages to spur on the fear.
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Besides that, how do you vacate an area the size and population of Connecticut or New Jersey?
TheBlackAdder
Sep 2017
#44
The roads out of Florida are jammed and there is not enough gas to get out safely
NightWatcher
Sep 2017
#8
We need an evacuation infrastructure in place since these storms will continue and worsen
NightWatcher
Sep 2017
#11
Ok. You seem to know everything. If they had gas 6 million people could leave. Good day to you.
titaniumsalute
Sep 2017
#18
Meanwhile, a mandatory evacuation has been ordered for parts of the City east of Route 1...
brooklynite
Sep 2017
#17
Oh, that is different than what I assumed meant you had to leave the area.
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2017
#39