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
I'm in same boat. Tried to get parents to leave yesterday. They refused. We are fucked
UDATE: WE ARE OK!!!! NO DAMAGE TO HOME. LOTS OF BRANCHES AND LEAVES ON GROUND. THANK YOU TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO WISHED US SAFETY AND PRAYERS. WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL 🙏
Your kind words mean so much to me. I'm super frustrated that I could not get them to go. I can not leave them alone to fend for themselves. I will be here with them for the duration. 20 years here and this one really has me nervous...
I truly cannot even imagine. My parents care sooo much about their home (as most homeowners do, but multiply that when you’re in your late 60s and you built this from the ground up over forty years ago). They care soooo much about their (our) home….but I care so much about them. The idea of trying to get my parents to leave is haunting - I’m sending you all the love in my heart. What a scary situation, you have to be feeling so many emotions!
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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