I feel like the dumbest human being who ever walked the face of the earth,' said Tom Ballance, who owns a restaurant in New Bern, on his decision not to evacuate.
“I’m a Florence Survivor!”
A lot more than that are going to feel that way when Christ returns. You can beg and beg and beg them to turn back to God and they simply refuse. Going to be worse than Florence. It’s all so sad. Facebook, Google and such like leaders first.
No sympathy for able bodied people who refused to leave
Considering the storm was downgraded from when he decided not to evacuate, that’s saying something. He’s admitting he would have died if the the 140mph wind and 30ft storm surge had happened.
All deaths could have been avoided.
These people piss me off.
> five people have been killed
I can’t believe they allowed this to be published. It’ll still be on the internet when they claim Trump killed 5000 people with this hurricane in addition to the 3000 he killed in Puerto Rico. Snopes can’t correct every “mistake”, no matter how hard they try. They’ll figure out the internet some day. /sarc
They were probably following some crazy FReeper’s screeching about defending your property at all costs.
Ignore the cottonmouths while you are swimming.
I would at least have a good-size boat moored in my back yard, just in case I am wrong.
If you can step from the second-floor window on the boat, then it’s time to get aboard, start up the motor, and make your escape.
It wouldn't bother me at all if they didn't put anyone in danger to rescue those who stayed because they didn't think it would be that bad.
You are! No wonder you feel thst way.
I built a house in Wilmington, NC last year and evacuated last Monday with the clothes on my back, my cat and some wine.
My home is about a mile from the Cape Fear River and I worry after my home surviving the winds and rain that we will be flooded. The area has poisonous snakes and alligators so will also need to BOLO for them as well.
Life is going to be quite difficult and I don’t know when I will be able to go back and get my home to a livable state if it does flood. We are not going to have power for the next week or so and I-40 is impassable and closed right now so I have no way to get there if utilities were restored. Our infrastructure and historical town have been destroyed and will have to be rebuilt from the ground up.
The floods from the rivers has me shaking. Now is not the time to point fingers and sneer at those who want to hold on to the only things they have in this world. What is done is done.
Lets just work together and get to a better place.
Been through a few hurricanes on the MS Gulf Coast and, after Katrina, always plan for a "worse than the worst case" eventuality these days.
The worst thing is that these people district critical emergency resources from those who are truly experiencing an emergency, one that could not have been easily avoided.
Hunkering down and riding out a hurricane can work - if you are prepared. Part of that prep is knowing if you live in a flood plain or storm surge area.
It doesn’t matter because it’s Trump’s fault.
You would think there would be some video of 10 foot floods...
George Washington University can turn 5 deaths into 3000 overnight with their modelling.
I hope the good people of that town who jad to wait longer for rescue are aware of this. Add a rail, tar, and feathers to their relief supply list.
They admit they were wrong, and now others have to place their own lives on the line to rescue the dumb asses.