Likewise, I wonder how many have grown so distrustful of the “authorities” after they’ve cried wolf so many times, that they just didn’t believe that it would be very bad.
I mean, a combination of experience and listening to the “carbon is a pollutant” BS, the “plandemic” BS, and how many other examples where the government simply oversold the danger of something or other.
Not to mention that the minute you leave, you open your property to looters and such, so you don’t want that to happen.
Stuff can be replaced.
Life cannot.
But if people value their possessions more than their lives, that’s on them.
Speaking of possessions...
I wonder how many EV owners with buyer’s remorse left their cars to flood during Ian in order to collect the insurance money...
The blame for that is on the MSM that hypes everything.
The NWS issues warnings based on computer model predictions and must give the worst case scenario.
They are in a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation.
If they warn people of the worst and it doesn't happen, they are castigated.
If they were to not warn people of the worst and the worst happened, they would be excoriated and have blood on their hands.
And either way, nobody would trust them any more.
The thing it, people need to think for themselves. This storm was HUGE and strong, was over very warm water, which lends itself to strengthening, and moved in fast. It just doesn't weaken easily at that point. People should have taken appropriate action upon seeing that.
If you blow off everything as a nothing burger as so many people do, one of these days, it won't be, and then you are screwed.
It's awful to see that kind of devastation. I've been to Sanibel too, and it is .... was beautiful.
This storm is now on track to pass over my sister north of FL at a still decent strength.
Prayers up for all still in its path.