Craters wrote:
(4) Ask yourself this when you get a reasonably calm moment: Why am I staying? Good question. There will be absolutely nothing you can do during the storm other than be scared to death. After the storm, you'll basically be able to do nothing. If your family or critters are with you, you'll be able to do little for them, either. If one of them or you get hurt, somebody had better have VERY good first-aid skills; some injuries, however, would just be untreatable until professional medical help became available. And that, literally, could be days away. Why in the world would you ever put yourself and them in a position where somethng like that would even have a chance of happening?
I hope I'm getting my point across. The rest is up to you.
Godspeed, regardless...
Just to address this point, many people stay because they cannot afford or do not have simple means of conveyance to leave.
If you have a chance between potentially getting hit by a hurricane and a definite strain on your finances for an indefinite period of time, some people will unfortunately feel forced to opt for the former.
