Forum Discussion
- TomG2ExplorerMy job used to be to get things done and relocating two or three million people is a lot more complicated than simply saying "Get in your fancy cars and leave". The logistics are enormous and beyond comprehension. At least beyond the comprehension of some of our forum members. What are you going to tell hospital patients for instance? "Get out of here, there is a storm coming!" That sounds like a prudent plan. NOT!
I guess that you could make all the doctors and nurses leave. How would that work? - Mortimer_BrewstExplorer IIThe complete and utter ignorance of a couple of the above posts is amazing.
- mgirardoExplorer
rockhillmanor wrote:
""Houston area officials who urged people to stay home before the storm may have been remembering that the city government was strongly criticized after the disastrous evacuation before Hurricane Rita in 2005.
In the hours before Rita struck the Houston area in September 2005, government officials issued an evacuation order, and some 2.5 million people hit the road at the same time, according to the Houston Chronicle.
In my opinion, 12 years is a long time to figure out how to safely evacuate that many people. Harvey isn't the first storm to hit Houston and it won't be the last. The city of Houston and the state of Texas need to figure out how to safely evacuate people. With as much notice as they had with Hurricane Harvey, they should have been able to make it happen.
-Michael - TomG2ExplorerWhat some are forgetting, or never did know, is that not everyone in Houston had a nice shiny pickup and trailer sitting at the curb, fully stocked, and ready to roll. I tow my home behind my pickup and I would have been gone last Wednesday. Maybe one percent of the three million had my option. Aren't you people aware of what is going on? There are disabled people with nobody to look after them that are stuck in their drab little apartments. Oh, I get it, "Leave them behind because they are not as smart as me". That is the message some are sending. Glad they are not in charge of anything but a few words on the forum.
- TomG2Explorer
mgirardo wrote:
In my opinion, 12 years is a long time to figure out how to safely evacuate that many people. Harvey isn't the first storm to hit Houston and it won't be the last. The city of Houston and the state of Texas need to figure out how to safely evacuate people. With as much notice as they had with Hurricane Harvey, they should have been able to make it happen.
-Michael
In those 12 years did the weather forecasters ever "Cry wolf" over a blizzard, tornado, or hurricane? "Evacuate" is the easy part of the equation. Where do you put all these millions? Ongoing medical care? Even at 20,000 people per hour leaving, it would take 5 days to evacuate and are you going to take care of them on the other end? - drsteveExplorer
TomG2 wrote:
What some are forgetting, or never did know, is that not everyone in Houston had a nice shiny pickup and trailer sitting at the curb, fully stocked, and ready to roll. I tow my home behind my pickup and I would have been gone last Wednesday. Maybe one percent of the three million had my option. Aren't you people aware of what is going on? There are disabled people with nobody to look after them that are stuck in their drab little apartments. Oh, I get it, "Leave them behind because they are not as smart as me". That is the message some are sending. Glad they are not in charge of anything but a few words on the forum.
X2. It's easy to sit behind a keyboard and say, "Oh, they should have just left! I would have, so they are completely at fault and deserve no sympathy." Critical thinking is dead... - Matt_ColieExplorer II
rjxj wrote:
Blah blah blah. Haul it away when a storm is coming or shut up.
RJXJ,
I guess that you don't know that a lot of people that live in 5ers do not have any means to move same. That is not just Texas. There is a local company that will deliver and hook up a unit on your site for a fee. And they do a dozen or so a year and move at least as many to new locations. They will even rent tires and repack bearings to make the move work.
Matt - RCMAN46ExplorerOne thing I noticed many of the trailers had their slides out.
I was caught in a bad wind at Meteor Crater RV park several years ago.
My trailer was rocking some but after I pulled in the slide most of the rocking quit. - TomG2ExplorerThe best thing to do in that case is to close the slide and reopen it in New Mexico.
- Mortimer_BrewstExplorer IIThe National Hurricane Center (NHC) was surprised at how fast Harvey developed. Here's a rough timeline:
Wednesday, Aug. 23rd: 10:00 am tropical Depression Harvey had winds of 35 mph. Later Harvey was upgraded to a tropical storm. A statement was issued that Harvey was likely to bring multiple hazards, including heavy rain, storm surge and possible hurricane conditions.
Thursday, Aug 24th: The NHC first issued a storm surge watch/warning for the Texas coast. This was followed by a warning of tropical storm winds for the coast on Friday morning. A hurricane warning was issued. At 1:00 pm Hurricane Harvey had winds of 85 mph. The warnings got more severe as the day progressed, including a prediction of up to 30" of rain. By the end of the day the NHC was predicting Harvey would become a Cat 3 hurricane.
Friday Aug. 25th: Harvey hits the Texas coast. At midnight Harvey was upgraded to a Cat 2 hurricane. By 2 pm it was a Cat 3 storm. By 6 pm with the eye 45 miles off the coast Harvey became a Cat 4 storm with winds of 130 mph. At 10 pm the eye made landfall.
My point here is that Thursday was a day of huge change. If someone was either working or not paying attention to the news that day they could have very easily been caught unprepared. I'm appalled at the callous attitude and ignorance of some posts. Not surprised, just appalled.
About RV Tips & Tricks
Looking for advice before your next adventure? Look no further.25,101 PostsLatest Activity: Jan 14, 2025