On 2005-10-24 12:05:00, Deborah wrote:
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It sure is a toss up about whether to evacuate or not, but the mandatory evacuation in Tx resulted in 2/3 of the deaths being attributable to the evacuation, rather than the hurricane.
http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?to ... =10#142810
Right, but also remember roughly 1/5 of that 125 died in that bus fire. I also heard something about a woman who's vehicle was found, but she's still missing... never got the followup.
Mandatory evac are very stimulating to the economy- a forced vacation of sorts."
Oh yes, I helped the economy of the one-horse town I landed in, and several oil companies. :smile:
But on the flip side - I've lost 3.5 days of work, which amounts to over double the money I paid out for this little vacation - and came home to a breezy but sunny day. This was also my fourth evacuation for nothing, if you count last year.
Yes, I know I sound like I'm contradicting myself by bitching about it, but that's cash that can't be recovered. If we had stayed during the voluntary evactuation, and Wilma changed her mind, - it wouldn't have been as bad as Katrina due to the lay of the land - but it still would have been a bad scene, and we would be deemed "stupid" for not leaving.
Ah - anyway... it's good to be home - I just
don't wanna do this anymore!!! :grin:
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[ This Message was edited by: Helena Handbasket on 2005-10-24 12:27 ]
