I’m pretty familiar with the area hurricane Idalia is directly impacting. Nobody should be anywhere near the impact zone. Tough guys who don’t evacuate are putting themselves at unnecessary risk. You’ve got to be smart.
Leaving town is often the smarting and toughest thing you can do. People don’t want to leave their homes. They tend to feel comfortable and safe there -even if they really aren’t.
Know your area. Know the likely hazards. They don’t have to be natural disasters either. Back in my firefighter days there was a mill in town that used massive amounts of chlorine gas. When the control room for those chemicals exploded our family had a plan in place. As I was leaving to go to the fire station my lovely wife had packed up the kids. They headed to a location upwind from town. It was touch and go but the plant was successfully shut down. I had a lot of lot of concerns that day, but at least worrying about my family wasn’t one of them.
In early 2020 we cut short our Florida travels headed home. We got back just before the major pandemic travel restrictions when in place. Three days later Interstate 95 was one long parking lot.
Most of them people are safer bugging in than bugging out. However, when it’s time to but out it’s time to bug out.
-Sixbears
All good over here on our side. So far we've only gotten half an inch of rain.
ReplyDeleteNo tornadoes trying to steal your chicken coop? Glad you are fine on your side of the sandbar.
DeleteStaying home often means riding in a moving house.
ReplyDeleteMost houses are crummy boats and poor airplanes.
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