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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So often, it seems Floridians plan to ride out hurricanes/blow them off.[/quote]

Riding it out is not at all the same thing as blowing it off.  There's so much uncertainty.  Any residents who say they are evacuating at this point are doing so prematurely.  If I were there vacationing, I would be getting out, but if I lived there, I would just be making prudent preparations like getting my property prepared for wind and water, stocking up on supplies, fueling the car - that sort of thing.[/quote]

Where exactly are we all supposed to evacuate, to? Not everyone can just pile themselves and all their animals into a plane just in case. And getting on the road in the car can make things even more dangerous - you can run out of gas, not have a safe place to get to. There's a lot of uncertainty right now, as there often is, and sometimes the prudent choice is to stay home. That's what we are doing. Last time we evacuated at the last minute and almost ran out of gas on the highway trying to leave, with our four pets in the car with us.[/quote]

+2.  My relatives in Orlando have been through a number of these and hurricane strength typically has decreased somewhat by the time it gets to them, so they are getting prepared and staying put. My relatives in West Palm are a bit more unsure- they evacuated for one of the big ones (Maria or Irma?) but then of course their area didn’t get hit too bad and it took forever to get back with all of the traffic.  Lot of uncertainty where the worst of it is going to hit. My understanding is that it’s not a particularly large hurricane (relatively speaking) so effects could vary widely depending where you are.[/quote]

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