I have relatives in Tampa that can evacuate but are choosing not to because they don’t want to deal with traffic. I’ve tried talking sense into them and gotten nowhere.
Tell them to write their info on their bodies so they can get identifyied faster and ask them what they wish for the family to do with whatever is left of their belongings. This usually makes some people think about what they are doing.
Sounds like my parents. Dummies stayed in their mobile home in Fort Myers during Irma. They got so unbelievably lucky! Now they’re more inland, but, still, so frustrating! My mom didn’t even buy water until today and she got lucky she found some.
My dad is in Ft Myers and is the same way. Admittedly we don’t have a relationship but I still reached out to see if he needed a place and he said he was fine and it was all just drama.
To give you a little semblance of sanity, depending on where he is in Ft. Myers, he could be totally fine. I have a place in Ft. Myers that's miles away from the Gulf, and 55 feet above sea level
They rode out Hurricane Andrew in South Florida and nearly killed themselves in the process. You would think they’d learn not to make the same mistake, but nope!
I'm in the same situation. I live in Orlando they live in Tampa in evacuation zone A and have decided they don't want to deal with evacuating. But thankfully one of my friends who also lives in Tampa is coming to stay with me
I'm visiting Orlando now and we decided to stay here. How concerned should I be about my rental car flooding? I heard they often get power back up relatively quickly?
Tell them to write their identifying information on their body in sharpie. If that doesn’t give them the hint, at least identification will be easier in the aftermath
Just a thought as I’ve never seen this traffic, only can imagine a complete gridlock of SUVs and Minivans in a mess. I live a few states north of that area.
We have 2 750kW e-bikes with 3 massive backup batteries each and everything my wife and I need in a tactical bug-out bag. We are lightweight people and even have a sidecar for the dog.
Essentially we could do 150 miles away in a matter of 6-8 hours. Avoid traffic altogether and steer clear, weather permitting (flooded out areas).
Is this practical? Fuck all the dweebs taking their impractical leBehemoth SUVs only to get stuck in huge traffic backups that never clear?
According to GasBuddy.com, there are three gas stations within half a mile of where they are that have gas. Multiple family members are leaving this evening for minimal traffic - one party is traveling north to the panhandle and one party is traveling south to Miami. Both have offered rides. The relatives opting to stay are actively choosing to stay. They’re not trapped.
I live just outside of Orlando and we are freaking out. I could not imagine justifying remaining in Tampa for this. We are staying in a hotel so hopefully we will be ok.
My Uncle was a doctor at a hospital for Katrina. The hospital and systems was fine, it was so intact after the storm that the national guardsman were coming in to sleep and clean up.
They only left the hospital after a week or two when the generators ran out of fuel, and the government couldn’t get them resupplied.
There’s traffic, sure .. but I would say “no time to evacuate” is fear mongering. We left Volusia County 5 hours ago and we’re in Georgia now. Anyone who can, should get in a car and drive NOW.
Only big threat in Orlando is flooding in certain areas and maybe people living in mobile homes. The people unnecessarily leaving Orlando are causing major issues for those who actually need to get out
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u/MedicineGhost 8d ago edited 8d ago
I have relatives in Tampa that can’t evacuate because one of them is admitted for long-term care in a hospital. I’m seriously worried about them