Is it better to be safe than sorry in regards to Hurricane Ike?
By tmunden
@tmunden (34)
United States
September 12, 2008 11:43am CST
I live in TX and I just watched a clip of a home completely under water (except the rooftop) in Houston. Traffic is jammed, oil supply is low and people are angry while trying to evacuate. BUT, I am also hearing that officials have advised most to "weather the storm" ...so they are not on the road stuck in these conditions. My question to those that I are staying behind is WHY? I fully understand that the storm could be downgraded (although so far that is not the case) and we could get lucky (i.e. Gustav), but what if we don't? I also fully understand that during Hurricane Rita 110 people died during the evacuation and 9 actually died from the storm, but what they heeded the warings and left in time? We can buy a new home, car, clothes, shoes, ect, but what about our life?
3 responses
@the_dreamer2005 (1175)
• United States
12 Sep 08
I've never lived in a hurricane hit area but I would think it's better to be safe than sorry. I agree with you, you can always work towards buying new things but you can't buy a new life.
@dogsnme (1264)
• United States
12 Sep 08
I watch Fox News Channel almost religiously and they are saying that because Ike is so huge(way bigger than Katrina) it's not gonna matter if it hits as a strong Cat. 2 or weak Cat. 3; the storm surge could be devastating; in excess of 20 feet. I think if you can still get out, you should.
@trisha_nava82 (1379)
• United States
12 Sep 08
Hey, I ran across your discussion. My mother before she used to be one of those people that would just stick around till the last minute. My mom lives in Port Arthur, TX around the Beaumont and Galveston area and an hour and a half from Houston. After what she had gone through during hurricane Rita and evacuating, she promised herself that she would never go through that again. It was horrible for her. She has evacuated during Ike now and hurricane Gustav. I too can never understand why people stick around. I'm sure some say because they don't have a way of leaving. I was watching the news yesterday and there was this 80 yr old lady who was supposed to leave yesterday and she is I think in Galveston and she waited all day and they sent her back to the nursing home, because they were sending the buses back. Claiming that they would send the buses today. But they stated on the news that they don't think there will be any more buses sent that way. Some people, I guess as you say would rather ride it out because they believe it will weaken. After watching the news, it sounds pretty dangerous and I am glad that my family has all left and our safe. My Dad used to be one of those people that stuck around and he even stuck around during Gustav, but this time he made it out. Some people stick around like my uncle because of their jobs they have to close down certain plants and make sure their employees are out safely before evacuating themselves.
