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A lot of people who decide to ride it out have pets they don't want to leave behind. That would just kill me to leave my pets and have to evacuate. I'd probably only do it at the point of a gun. I don't have small children, and it would be well to get them out with you if you can, but how awful if you don't have a decent place to stay. I've watched pictures of people who have had to evacuate, and it would be so hard on me to have to sleep in a building with a lot of other people you don't know and try to keep your kids settled down while you are a nervous wreck. I don't think I could sleep unless I was just toooooo tired, then it would be fitful.

People with means can get their pets out with them and figure out a way to board them somewhere if they have to and can hole up in a hotel or with relatives.

Good reason not to own too many pets. I'm down to one. Anybody could be ordered to evacuate anywhere, any time, for a lot of different reasons even if they don't live in tornado alley or areas that are hurricane prone. Toxic spill on interstate, or rr, hostage situation in neighborhood, unforeseen massive power outages, and terrorism of some kind, of course. Must be other things that can happen, too.

I was visiting a farm a couple weeks ago, and life is so different there from the city, it's unbelievable. It's soooo quiet. My son said he could never live like that. He may one day regret having felt that way. The only real danger they would face there might be a bad storm or tornado. Contaminated wells can be dealt with short term, and unless it's in a flood plain, they are pretty safe from almost anything other than criminals and now some wild animals. Most of them are probably armed.