Comments on: Hurricanes: Pack & Evac or Stay & Pray http://www.pistolette.net/2010/06/01/pack-evac-stay-pray/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:22:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amy http://www.pistolette.net/2010/06/01/pack-evac-stay-pray/#comment-1641 Amy Mon, 05 Jul 2010 04:44:46 +0000 http://pistolette.net/?p=1129#comment-1641 YOU staying in the city w/ power out, etc. is great...you staying with BABIES is a whole other experience...children and the lack of possible ammenities is what was usually the deciding factor for me...when Lily blew threw a few years ago she sent water WAY too close to my front door, and I had little ones...the prospect of dealing with kids, no power, muddy carpet, and god knows what other critters was reason enough to give the national guard a little buzz asking for a rescue...the water was deep enough that we had to trudge to the humvee, it couldn't come to us...anyway, that was the last time that ever happened again...as irritating (and usually expensive) as evac always was to me, the alternative was just a little less desirable! :) YOU staying in the city w/ power out, etc. is great…you staying with BABIES is a whole other experience…children and the lack of possible ammenities is what was usually the deciding factor for me…when Lily blew threw a few years ago she sent water WAY too close to my front door, and I had little ones…the prospect of dealing with kids, no power, muddy carpet, and god knows what other critters was reason enough to give the national guard a little buzz asking for a rescue…the water was deep enough that we had to trudge to the humvee, it couldn’t come to us…anyway, that was the last time that ever happened again…as irritating (and usually expensive) as evac always was to me, the alternative was just a little less desirable! :)

]]> By: Pistolette http://www.pistolette.net/2010/06/01/pack-evac-stay-pray/#comment-1591 Pistolette Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:19:00 +0000 http://pistolette.net/?p=1129#comment-1591 Haha. See, I don't think being without ac/tv/internet/power are *bad* things. Occasionally I like to experience my city in complete silence without traffic and energy lines buzzing. And then there's always books to read and neighbors to talk to. I don't think it has anything to do with the "smug satisfaction" (as that decision chart says) of staying behind and not getting hit. It's more like I get annoyed with excess safety rules and precautions. Godforbid we civilians might experience a bit of adversity. As for the taxpayer bill - hello six, meet half dozen. I don't think me staying behind costs the gov't much more/less than having resources all over the highways to get me out of here. But I'd be interested in seeing a study on that. I've only evacuated for one storm in my life, and that was Katrina. I think I make pretty good decisions :-) Haha. See, I don’t think being without ac/tv/internet/power are *bad* things. Occasionally I like to experience my city in complete silence without traffic and energy lines buzzing. And then there’s always books to read and neighbors to talk to.

I don’t think it has anything to do with the “smug satisfaction” (as that decision chart says) of staying behind and not getting hit. It’s more like I get annoyed with excess safety rules and precautions. Godforbid we civilians might experience a bit of adversity. As for the taxpayer bill – hello six, meet half dozen. I don’t think me staying behind costs the gov’t much more/less than having resources all over the highways to get me out of here. But I’d be interested in seeing a study on that.

I’ve only evacuated for one storm in my life, and that was Katrina. I think I make pretty good decisions :-)

]]> By: Tim http://www.pistolette.net/2010/06/01/pack-evac-stay-pray/#comment-1590 Tim Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:47:48 +0000 http://pistolette.net/?p=1129#comment-1590 Power goes out, no A/C, no TV, no cell phones, no Internet... why would anyone want to go through that? In contrast, contra flow really isn't that bad. See my handy Evacuation Decision Matrix I posted a while back: http://timsnamelessblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/evacuation-is-wise-choice.html What I tell people: hope for the best, prepare for the worst, have another beer. Peace, Tim Power goes out, no A/C, no TV, no cell phones, no Internet… why would anyone want to go through that? In contrast, contra flow really isn’t that bad. See my handy Evacuation Decision Matrix I posted a while back: http://timsnamelessblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/evacuation-is-wise-choice.html

What I tell people: hope for the best, prepare for the worst, have another beer.

Peace,

Tim

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