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I'll look for that post that described the $hitstorm that descended on local govt for NO evacs for Georges and Ivan when they didn't strike. Shep was one of the major talking head idiots making fun of them on air. I remember posting something at the time about that (gotta find that too). Instead of breathing a sign of relief that the storm didn't hit and that we've just had a impromptu drill from which lessons could be learned for the next time, ridicule and scorn rain down on officials making them gun-shy the next time as well as making the population think that evacs weren't necessary. The media has a share of the blame here. They added just enough uncertainty to the minds of local and state officials that they dithered until it was too late for a storm that demanded a prompt decision. I'm not excusing the actions of the mayor and governor, just adding perspective.