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I really don't see why those people couldn't have left before the water got deep. Did it come tidal-wave style? Or were they sleeping, and woke up to that?
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Originally Posted by NorthStarDelight
Uh uh, if I see water coming up the street / driveway, etc - I'm getting my butt out of there. I know what's high and what's not, I'd be able to find my way out, trust me. It's not always a good idea to accept the "authorities" word as gospel - sometimes it's best to do the opposite of what they say. Just like in Florida, with all those evacuation zones - sometimes it's better to stay put, especially if you have pets that shelters won't accept (a big "pet" peeve of mine.) Back when I lived there and had pets, I'd stayed put even in a Cat 5 - why take the chance of being stranded on the highway with no protection at all?
I do what's best for me, myself and I - not what others think I should be doing...lol.
You just contradicted yourself.
"Uh uh, if I see water coming up the street / driveway, etc - I'm getting my butt out of there. ".
"with all those evacuation zones - sometimes it's better to stay put, especially if you have pets that shelters won't accept (a big "pet" peeve of mine.) Back when I lived there and had pets, I'd stayed put even in a Cat 5 - why take the chance of being stranded on the highway with no protection at all"
Apparently they did what they thought was best for them at the time, with the info they had. Tough call either way! I'm in a low-lying area so I know as long as I head away I'm likely to be ok. Maybe their terrain didn't allow for that.
Apparently they did what they thought was best for them at the time, with the info they had. Tough call either way! I'm in a low-lying area so I know as long as I head away I'm likely to be ok. Maybe their terrain didn't allow for that.
Exactly. Maybe the entire area was low lying. Also I don't think anyone would want to, or need to, or try to leave if their thought was only 2-4" of water was happening on their property... Sometimes it just keeps getting higher and higher then your trapped. Easy to "not understand" a decision but harder when you're actually involved in it.
I seriously dought we have the ability to say... "hey, you're property is forecasted to have 2 feet of raging waters around it"...
That's what historic means... NEVER HAPPENED. We don't really know end result possiblities.
And Just think if you did leave with just a backpack last week. and your home is gone when you get back or they (authorities) do not allow you back because of the situation and risk. Money also another thing to consider to stay elsewhere.
All I know is waterproof companies will be busy pumping the water out when it does recede.
^^ Let's just say I'm awful glad to live on a hill.
I vividly remember ruling out whole streets of houses in my neighborhood because they were "too low" when I was house-shopping - these are the ones that got flooded out in '09.
There was some talk of FEMA buying out those flood-prone houses, but it never happened - I think they have to be virtually destroyed before they'd come in and declare the land unsuitable for houses.
I just read an article about how a developer wants to build a bunch of $450k houses along the Yellow River. Are they serious? Who in their right mind would want to buy a house along a river? For the sake of future (and uninformed) homeowners, I sure hope this proposal gets defeated by the county.
When buying real estate - two words to remember: high ground!
Luckily Joaquin never came to shore, had it met up with the other storm together we're looking at double digit fatalities and massive outages and wider destruction up the East coast. The storm is not done yet, it maybe heading straight for UK.
Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. That's a photoshop.. It's not THAT bad.
Lots of washed out roads, bridges, etc.. Not necessarily a horrible thing, as Michelin has been complaining about the roads in SC for a while.. So.. This ought to shut them up.. They'll all be new.
Interstates were closed around columbia.. Myrtle Beach actually handled it well, but.. Hey.. They should be prepared for hurricanes, so.. this was comparable with a hurricane. There was localized flooding there, but nothing like what the midlands got.
I deal with a restaurant group down in Columbia, Lizard's Thicket.. Out of 15 restaurants, he had 7 open today, and they were only staying open until 2pm.. Couldn't serve ice.. Only Coffee and Tea as they were under a boil water advisory. 8 of the stores had no water whatsoever, so they were just closed.. I looked in on them last night remotely and 3 of them were down.. So, either internet or power was down at them.. All were back online as of 10am.
IT guy was the only one in the office today. I checked in with him and his response was that they had water everywhere except in the pipes.
^^ Let's just say I'm awful glad to live on a hill.
100% Agree. I do too and would never flood. Or would I from a way the water finds flat ground somewhere and just keeps accumulating. My backyard is a river in a heavy downpour but it flows away from the house because I'm on a little hill. Insurance companies are hating this but Im sure they'll have to raise premiums on all those properties now.
Common scene around Myrtle Beach right now. It's not like those who didn't flood have access to all roads. Its a mess. Schools are closed, businesses. People trapped in their homes.
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Who in their right mind would want to buy a house along a river? For the sake of future (and uninformed) homeowners, I sure hope this proposal gets defeated by the county.
Or would I from a way the water finds flat ground somewhere and just keeps accumulating. My backyard is a river in a heavy downpour but it flows away from the house because I'm on a little hill. Insurance companies are hating this but Im sure they'll have to raise premiums on all those properties now. 
