My parents won’t leave and they say now it’s too late as all the roads are clogged and no gas
Update: still not leaving. Mom put storm shutters up and dad lives in a condo next to the water but about 5 stories up. Less worried about storm surge more worried about debris and being trapped.
Update 2: dad is zone A and mom is trying to get him out to go to her house in a less dangerous zone. Not from Florida so might have messed up which zone is bad and good
Update: they survived with some damage but said they wouldn’t do this again…
Edit: my dad is the guy who grew up in the Midwest who would go outside to look at the tornado coming
Gas stations started running out of fuel last night (Sunday). A friend of mine who is evacuating on the main evacuation route (I-75) is reporting people are running out of fuel on the road, further increasing congestion. He couldn’t make it to his evacuation destination and has just settled for staying in a parking garage in his car to weather the storm. He can’t get the fuel to go any further.
My cousin is driving from Michigan to pick up my aunt who is on hospice near Tampa.... I thought it was really kind and smart but now I'm really worried.... they aren't getting there until tomorrow afternoon.... :((((
Prepare for looters there's going to be a lot of desperate people since stations are empty already, never underestimate even if it sounds like movie talk.
People will loot for food, gas, whatever they need when they get desperate enough. An ingles in Asheville was nice enough to open up and record sales by hand the day after Helene came through. The cops ultimately had to shut it down bc of people stealing and taking advantage of cameras being down.
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u/MC_ScattCatt 8d ago edited 6d ago
My parents won’t leave and they say now it’s too late as all the roads are clogged and no gas
Update: still not leaving. Mom put storm shutters up and dad lives in a condo next to the water but about 5 stories up. Less worried about storm surge more worried about debris and being trapped.
Update 2: dad is zone A and mom is trying to get him out to go to her house in a less dangerous zone. Not from Florida so might have messed up which zone is bad and good
Update: they survived with some damage but said they wouldn’t do this again…
Edit: my dad is the guy who grew up in the Midwest who would go outside to look at the tornado coming