You really dont know what you are talking about. These people who " evacuated" were forced outa their homes by a very slick and organized media blitz that focused on their fears and ignorance. The mantra here in Houston for 4 days prior to landfall was " get outa town or you'll die." Well, 1.8 million did just that and many more died on the road than did here in Houston. As a matter of fact, I haven't heard yet that any ones' death has been blamed on the storm. Most of them are very angry because they now know that they were duped and used in a political shell game called " cover your ass."
You bet they are coming home and mad as hell. They are outa patience and outa money. Let's see if they get a FEMA card worth 2k.though I seriously doubt it, most of them are white.
I didn't write that. A Houston evacuee wrote it.
You saw the link, right?
If somebody living within reach of a Cat-5 storm doesn't have enough money to endure a three day road trip they're living in denial.
Near misses are a part of living on the coast, just like avalanches are a part of living in the mountains and tornadoes are a part of living on the plains.
That's simple reality.
A choice to live in a given reality, accompanied accompanied by a belief in any other reality than that which actually exists, leads directly to a rude awakening.
That's simple math.
If blowigngoff steam after a rough couple of days helps out somehow, fine, knock yourself out.
If you're looking for some kind of accountability tough, the mirror is the place to start.
Nobody used you. I told people to leave because the storm was pointed right down your throats. I spent three or four days sweating the fate of a huge American city because it really was that close. Don't take my word for it, go back and look up the posts. The phrase your are looking for is "balanced on a razor's edge". It's here, more than once.
It was the smart move. I have nothing to gain or lose, whether you stay or go, really whether you live or die. Getting out was the smart move.
it will be the next time too.
And when the next time comes, you and your fellow residents will either have learned from this time around, and have the money saved up to cover a...rainy day...or we'll see you standing by the flooded Astrodome, shooting at the rescue choppers because you haven't had any water in three days.
Your call.
Make it and live with it.
QUOTE " Problem number 1, people dont listen."
You really dont know what you are talking about. These people who " evacuated" were forced outa their homes by a very slick and organized media blitz that focused on their fears and ignorance. The mantra here in Houston for 4 days prior to landfall was " get outa town or you'll die." Well, 1.8 million did just that and many more died on the road than did here in Houston. As a matter of fact, I haven't heard yet that any ones' death has been blamed on the storm. Most of them are very angry because they now know that they were duped and used in a political shell game called " cover your ass."
You bet they are coming home and mad as hell. They are outa patience and outa money. Let's see if they get a FEMA card worth 2k.though I seriously doubt it, most of them are white."
Give me a break. They don't deserve a FEMA Card. If they don't have damage. They left because a POWERFUL hurricane WAS forecast to hit their location. That track path changed the day of or right before the day of the strike. It was a gamble - it was a forecast not a promise that a hurricane would hit them. That is the nature of the beast. HAD Rita hit Galvestion and Houston as a Cat 3 or 4 hurricane then many people would have died. Had the government not asked people to leave then you would be complaining about that.
They were ASKED To leave and they were NOT forced to leave. Your argument assumes that people can't think for themselves. That doesn't sound much like a freeper but more like well the others.
The government doesn't owe these people anything.
You obviously don't understand the nature of disasters. People die. Forecasts for wrong. You take shelter when you believe you need to take shelter. Things don't always work out the way they are predicted.
Geesh
Why are they mad? If you are from Texas, you know how fickle hurricanes can be. If this hurricane had gone west and stayed huge, it would have been devastating.
The only reason why it wasn't as bad as everyone feared is because it hit an area that is not as populated as Houston.
Also, people that evacuated on Wednesday didn't have the traffic troubles.