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Originally Posted by billethkid
I am late catching up with this thread. It certainly is a to each his own comfort type subject.
Make sure you always have a cash stash available. Money always talks!
Think twice about the evacuation event. Even with a full tank of gas you have no idea how far you will or not get. And then there is the crushing demand for gasoline that will run the supply line dry in not too long a period.
We had to evacuate once while in Beaufort, SC. Because I had friends in the "system" I found out about an evacuation order that was to come in 24 hours. We chose to head north to our lake home. Once the evacuation order was given the roads were clogged....completely bumper to bumper for at least 100 miles heading north. We had many friends who waited out the oncoming hurricane in their cars!!!! There was no way to go or do anything else.
So give some real thought to roads that could be used. How far would one likely get if there was in fact grid lock?
If the disaster is regional there is not much choice? If it was national there would be no choice at all. If it were local (south FL or central FL, etc) there may be some choices.
Also remember that self preservation breeds a much different behavior pattern in us humans and does not take long for civility to decay!
The best plan is to try to out guess the inevitable and respond ahead of the masses if at all possible. You may wind up making an uneccessary trip (known after the fact) from time to time.....but isn't that a much better outcome.
Time to go get a beer and watch something uplifting....let's just  we never are tested! |
You certainly bring up some very good points! I would hate to get stuck on some interstate for days on end. I my opinion the point of being "prepared" and ready to leave on a moments notice is what it is all about. You can choose to leave or not but at least you are ready and you have a plan. Hopefully if you hit the highway before the masses you not be one suck in a jamb. Should something big happen we would much rather be in our home in TN than in the Villages! In TN we can survive for quite a long time as there is abundant water, food, and other supplies.
Like you say hopefully you will never have to take such actions! Now where did you say you were having that beer?
