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Florida is doing a pretty bad job at informing people. They are saying people should evacuate, and at the same breath they are saying roads are congested and running out of gas. Some other channels say its best to stay put. No one has said which routes are fastest way out of town, or where there are still room at hotels. The governor keeps repeating old lines "we can rebuild your homes, but we can't rebuild lives", but offers no advice about where people can go. Shutters are mainly for those who are evacuating from mandatory evacuation zones.
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Florida is doing a pretty bad job at informing people. They are saying people should evacuate, and at the same breath they are saying roads are congested and running out of gas. Some other channels say its best to stay put. No one has said which routes are fastest way out of town, or where there are still room at hotels. The governor keeps repeating old lines "we can rebuild your homes, but we can't rebuild lives", but offers no advice about where people can go. Shutters are mainly for those who are evacuating from mandatory evacuation zones.
I would have driven up to Huntsville on Tuesday if I lived on land, if I had my boat in Florida I would have taken it South of Cuba.
Oh well. I was reading some wouldn't leave early because of school. What? Do people think this is a weekend trip inland and they will be back to school on Monday.
If there is a direct hit on Miami and Ft Lauderdale there may be no power for weeks.
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My cousin in Florida was thinking of leaving to stay with relatives in Ontario.......Here is part of her face book post.... "checked flights earlier. Found three seats direct to Toronto. One ticket was $3000 and one almost $4000...ONE-way!"
I thought gouging was illegal???
The computer program charges based on how full flight is and how soon it will take off. You would have seen same price before Irma on an almost full flight.
Your cousin should have been on Greyhound bus to Atlanta on Tuesday and then caught a flight up to Ontario.
Florida is doing a pretty bad job at informing people. They are saying people should evacuate, and at the same breath they are saying roads are congested and running out of gas. Some other channels say its best to stay put. No one has said which routes are fastest way out of town, or where there are still room at hotels. The governor keeps repeating old lines "we can rebuild your homes, but we can't rebuild lives", but offers no advice about where people can go. Shutters are mainly for those who are evacuating from mandatory evacuation zones.
"Florida is doing a pretty bad job at informing people."
B.S.
"No one has said which routes are fastest way out of town,"
What are these people babies?
If you live in Fl you KNOW the best ways out.
It only has so many Interstates going north so your choices are limited.
Let's see, Harvey with record rains and now Irma a monster storm about to set more records...could it be climate change is real?
I sincerely hope people get out before it's too late. I remember a woman in TX being asked why she didn't evacate and she replied, " we didnt have the money".
How many people will die in Irma's path because they didn't have the money to leave?
The computer program charges based on how full flight is and how soon it will take off. You would have seen same price before Irma on an almost full flight.
Your cousin should have been on Greyhound bus to Atlanta on Tuesday and then caught a flight up to Ontario.
As I watched the news last night, about people lined up to get gas in order to flee, I was reminded of a policy that some areas had back during the OPEC embargo: limit each car to 10 gallons. That would help insure that more people have enough gas to head north (I shall assume that 10 gallons would get a car at least 200 miles, at 20 mph).
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