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Weather Discussion => General Weather Chat => Topic started by: Eric on August 25, 2011, 05:26:54 PM
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Under what circumstances would you refuse to obey a mandatory evacuation order?
What if you were specifically told you would have no access to emergency services during the event and in the immediate aftermath?
What if you were threatened with arrest if you refused to leave?
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I have to evacuate tomorrow morning but could we refuse to anyways? I might be staying at the casino
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I have to evacuate tomorrow morning but could we refuse to anyways? I might be staying at the casino
There are always people interviewed on TV who say they'll refuse to evacuate under any circumstances, even if it means death. People say they'll stay to protect their property from looters, because they don't want to leave home, and so, and so forth.
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I have to evacuate tomorrow morning but could we refuse to anyways? I might be staying at the casino
There are always people interviewed on TV who say they'll refuse to evacuate under any circumstances, even if it means death. People say they'll stay to protect their property from looters, because they don't want to leave home, and so, and so forth.
I guess they never bother to think about the fact of not having a home to protect once the hurricane arrives...
For me if I lived on the coast and was under a mandatory evacuation, I would leave especially if I had a lot of tress surrounding my house like I do here.
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MA Gov Deval Patrick will have a news Conference Friday Afternoon, so hopefully i will know if anyone in my area would evacuate.
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A mandatory evacuation simply means that emergency personal will not come out to save your ass if you don't leave. They probably wont force you from your home but may make note of who decided not leave.
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A mandatory evacuation simply means that emergency personal will not come out to save your ass if you don't leave. They probably wont force you from your home but may make note of who decided not leave.
Correct, you're pretty much on your own if you have no food, water, or electricity for days.
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I would definitely leave. Sure, there's a chance I'd be okay, but I couldn't live with myself if my stupidity lead to tax dollars being used to save and care for me.
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We're going to evacuate somewhere towards Philly. Apparently, the casinos can't take their own residents without $. :rolleyes:
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We're going to evacuate somewhere towards Philly. Apparently, the casinos can't take their own residents without $. :rolleyes:
You're evacuating? :blink:
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Yea, even though Irene will be considerably weak by then. 3 days with no power for south jersey residents expected
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Yea, even though Irene will be considerably weak by then. 3 days with no power for south jersey residents expected
Is it just for the power? I can't recall exactly where you live compared to the track. 3 days isn't that bad.
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Yea, even though Irene will be considerably weak by then. 3 days with no power for south jersey residents expected
Is it just for the power? I can't recall exactly where you live compared to the track. 3 days isn't that bad.
But we're not prepared for one haha. With no food, no batteries, no candles, little water, no backup generator - you get the point. All roads into Atlantic City are being closed, and people will also be unable to leave the city and points South tomorrow afternoon if they decide to leave. Right now, I don't WANT to evacuate because like I said - it'll mainly be a rain event rather than a wind event but since we're pretty much screwed without power, we gotta move. Another thing that's making this evacuation difficult is that i cant decide if I'm supposed to be moving into my dorm on Saturday or Monday. They made the move-in date on Saturday instead of Sunday and those who can't make it on Saturday should go on Monday. I can't decide whether to pack for shelter, for my dorm or just toss in whatever I can find. I would've enjoyed Irene had she struck earlier, but she just couldn't decide to come at any better time during the start of the school season. :rolleyes:
Also, if anyone (guests, members) are lurking here, DO NOT take the Garden State Parkway. Both southbound and northbound lanes are jammed with traffic. With people evacuating from New York City (Mandatory evacuations in all 5 boroughs), I can't even imagine how bad traffic will get.