Taking Irma seriously
I saw on the news this morning an on site report showing a steady stream of boats, motorhomes and trailers heading north from south Florida. I think Harvey created a good teaching moment. Hope all f...
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hone eagle wrote:CavemanCharlie wrote:
I agree with the OP.
After the hurricane in Houston someone posted "Why didn't people move there RV's ?" . Well now you have no excuse. This time you saw it on RV.Net. Move your RV out and get it over with.
It's not just the wind it's the rain. And lets one forget Florida is not far above sea level.
I recall reading on why Huston was not ordered evac ed, the line of cars with 3 people per would be 1400 miles long .
The speed would quickly go from feet per hour to inches per hour as gas tanks run dry at a ever increasing rate.
The katrina evacuation had over 60 people die just on the roads out , someone calculated staying put was generally safer-I know small comfort if you are the one drowning- but they deal in large numbers and averages.
Everbody has to make there own choice with as much information as possible.
Texas has 3 direction to flee, Florida only has one direction. Big difference.
