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This reminds me of Hurricane Katrina. During the screw-up evacuations from New Orleans, one group of evacuees, which was supposed to go to Charleston, SC, ended up in Charleston, WV. Although a major screw-up, it was lucky for the evacuees, because Charleston, SC was having its own hurricane at the time. At least they were safe in the bosom of West Virginia.
As far a quality of life goes, it's all relative. Most people have never heard of or been to many of those Charlestons in order to make a comparison. Charleston, WV while still a good size and not necessarily a "bad" place to live, has a rather slow economy unless you go there with a specific job lined up, etc. But it does have a good location on the river with lots of outdoor recreational activities in the area. Charleston, SC has a super thriving tourist industry and beautiful historic district, but many of the jobs are service-oriented jobs and not necessarily high paying. So again, it's all relative as to what you consider "quality of life".
This reminds me of Hurricane Katrina. During the screw-up evacuations from New Orleans, one group of evacuees, which was supposed to go to Charleston, SC, ended up in Charleston, WV. Although a major screw-up, it was lucky for the evacuees, because Charleston, SC was having its own hurricane at the time. At least they were safe in the bosom of West Virginia.
I don't remember a hurricane threatening the coast of SC around that time.
I don't remember a hurricane threatening the coast of SC around that time.
"Tragedy, at times, has descended into farce. As looters arrived to haunt the French Quarter, up to 200 New Orleans emergency personnel turned in their badges to help their families. As the city ran dry of drinking water, lorry- loads of it were turned back by police. On Tuesday, when 180 evacuees boarded a plane to Charleston, South Carolina, they were mistakenly flown to Charleston, West Virginia." Sept. 8, 2005
It was Hurricane Ophelia, which formed Sept. 6 and ran up the Atlantic coast, though it skipped SC and hit NC, but no one knew where it would hit.
When I went to check out Charleston (SC) in 2000 or so, they were still repairing damage from Hurricane Hugo in 1989.
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