[SE Mom]

Actually- I'm quite content to live in Florida's "state of emergency" for a few days. Because we have an ADULT as governor here in Florida- he plans ahead- and has gotten to be very adept at handling these hurricanes.

Why so early? Because unlike NOLA- Florida knows it takes time to mobilize and prepare. If Jeb declared a SOE tomorrow as it was hitting the state- no one would be ready.

[the invisib1e hand]

Listen, I know that there are people who think Jeb Bush is above criticism, a minor deity. And if they wouldn't use those words exactly, they certainly indicate it.

If Jeb declared a SOE tomorrow as it was hitting the state- no one would be ready.

So, you're saying that, in order for people to "be ready," Jeb Bush has to declare a state of emergency and do it early enough?

There was a time - even before fancy radar, the internet, and continuously updated news reports, that people made themselves "ready" of their own responsibility as adults, without relying on the "adult" governor (you could say, "nanny") to tell them it was time.

***This is really a ridiculous discussion. Have a nice day.