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"Why wouldn't you evacuate!?" A post from someone in the path of a catastrophic hurricane... (hexbear.net)

submitted 11 months ago by LaughingLion@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

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Poverty. The answer is always poverty. Evacuation is not free and never has been.

Currently sitting in the Tampa Bay area while a category 5+ hurricane comes barreling at me. I'm in flood zone D next to E so I shouldn't have any issues there. In a building that is solid brick/cinderblock construction, built like a bunker. Don't worry about me. I got water, food, and enough fat to get me through the winter as they say.

The one thing I don't have is the hundreds or thousands of dollars it would take to drive 2+ states away and get a hotel for a week. I simply don't have it. Then you have all these people in places like Missouri or Montana posting this question about why people would not evacuate. We don't have the goddamn money. It's not hubris. We SHOULD evacuate. I don't see any of the people saying this offering up a spot on their couch. We should always evacuate... somewhere other than the house of the person who thinks we should, apparently.

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[–] Frank@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago

Word. And there isn't really anywhere to go. I have so much water treatment gear. Nothing fancy, just passive filters, but i could probably manage a few hundred gallons before the camp filter gave up. All bc, Idk if my neighbors have any. It's just camping filters, but it's big camping filters and hopefully if things ever get really bad it can get some folks through. : (