Evacuation Is Not The Option

I saw this happen time and time again when I lived in Miami.  The authorities would give the warnings and scream to evacuate.  The highways would clog with traffic, people run out of gas on the road, accidents everywhere and then the storm would go south or north, missing Miami completely.  The next warning, they did nothing.

People in Galveston fell into the same trap.  Many times in recent history, they were told to get out, rush to safety or face death.  When the storm never hits, the next time they do not heed the warnings.

When hurricane Andrew did destroy most of south Florida, we packed our bags and moved.  My wife went to Colorado and I went back to Georgia.  Nobody had to tell us that we didn’t want to go through that again.

More responsibility needs to be placed on people who live in these areas.  Any gulf coast city is in danger of flooding, storms, hurricanes and disaster.  If you have a problem with storms, flooding and such, don’t move there.

Take the responsibility of making that choice to live in a dangerous place.  You should not depend on the government to come get you.  You should not count on the police to save you.  You should not look for a welcome wagon to come by and feed you.  If you leave before the storm, great.  If you stay, you are on your own.  If you don’t want to be bothered by evacuations, storms and death, do not move into these places to begin with.

My dad told me, "The deer with the biggest set of antlers is the hardest to find because he doesn’t just walk out in front of you."  In other words, the deer doesn’t go where the hunter goes.  He seeks those places that are safe.

Let’s all move to New Mexico and have big antlers.