would u leave inland Mobile

PTPatrick · #1 Postby **PTPatrick** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:01 pm

I live on high ground in West Mobile...if you were in my shoes would you leave?

#2 Postby **Canelaw99** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:02 pm

Please don't ask for advice from us. You need to listen to your local officials and heed their advice. Ultimately, only you can make that decision for yourself. :wink:

djtil · #3 Postby **djtil** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:02 pm

no...reasons:

weak side of storm
dont expect a cat 4
im adventerous
youre on high ground

of course im not you nor am i in mobile.

PTPatrick · #4 Postby **PTPatrick** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:03 pm

I am not going on yalls advice. I know what I am doing. I am a hurricane vet. This more of a poll. My mom is screaming leave and I guess I am just wondering if I am crazy for thinking I am safe in my old solidly built home on high ground away from the water.

#5 Postby **Canelaw99** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:04 pm

PTPatrick wrote:I am not going on yalls advice. I know what I am doing. I am a hurricane vet. This more of a poll. My mom is screaming leave and I guess I am just wondering if I am crazy for thinking I am safe in my old solidly built home on high ground away from the water.

Ah, well if it's just a poll then....

Nope, I probably wouldn't leave. If you know your house has survived before, I'd stay, but that's just me. I hate having to leave - it's such a hassle. :wink:

Lindaloo · #6 Postby **Lindaloo** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:05 pm

If you do not have to evacuate, don't. You are a prime example of someone who does not need to leave. Protect your home from flying debris (well, I am sure you know the drill). :lol:

mtm4319 · #7 Postby **mtm4319** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:08 pm

I live in central Mobile County, 35 miles north of Dauphin Island, and I was the only one in the family that even wanted to consider leaving.

wayoutfront · #8 Postby **wayoutfront** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:15 pm

PTPatrick wrote:I am not going on yalls advice. I know what I am doing. I am a hurricane vet. This more of a poll. My mom is screaming leave and I guess I am just wondering if I am crazy for thinking I am safe in my old solidly built home on high ground away from the water.

yeah but are your neighbors house solidly built...... :eek:

ever see what someone elses roof or storage building does to a solidly built house as it crashes into it..

how about the trees and utilities nearby...

I would heed all eveacuation orders

#9 Postby **baygirl_1** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:24 pm

well, our governor is urging us (in mobile and baldwin counties) to leave. i live in west mobile and we are leaving. i am a hurricane vet also: camille (but too young to remember it), frederic, elena, georges. i just do not want to hear those winds and wonder if a: my home will withstand that level wind and/or b: my neighbors' homes will withstand that level wind. not to mention did my neighbors take in or tie down loose outdoor objects. this whole situation is terribly nerve-wracking but staying here would be worse.
that is my humdle opinion.

gkrangers · #10 Postby **gkrangers** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:25 pm

As long as there is no significant flooding threat, I'd stay.

Lindaloo · #11 Postby **Lindaloo** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:27 pm

If I could stay in my home, I would. I am too close to the beach to even consider staying.

#12 Postby **patsmsg** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:32 pm

I'd likely stay, but it's a personal decision. Just board up, and make sure you have supplies. If you don't have water, ice, food, a generator, etc...you ar not going to WANT to be there afterward if you get a direct hit. Supplies just are not to be found immediately after the fact, and it's gonna be HOT once all the clouds and rain move out.

All that being said, if the national guard or police officers show up and say "Leave now", please do so.

rolltide · #13 Postby **rolltide** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:37 pm

If everyone in mobile and baldwin counties tries to leave it would be a disaster. You'll end up with thounds of people riding out the hurricane in their cars while stuck if traffic. If you "need" to leave then do so. If not stay off the roads so people that do need to leave can. If you are going to leave however, I would suggest you do it tonight. JMO

Keith

#14 Postby **TSmith274** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 6:08 pm

If you're just a thrill seaker, fine, then stay. But I sure hope you have a generator. That's the main reason I'd leave... just to avoid not having power. Went two days without power for Cindy. What a pain in the you know what.

rolltide · #15 Postby **rolltide** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 6:38 pm

TSmith274 wrote:If you're just a thrill seaker, fine, then stay. But I sure hope you have a generator. That's the main reason I'd leave... just to avoid not having power. Went two days without power for Cindy. What a pain in the you know what.

I beg your pardon but I am no "thrill seeker". I went without power for 13 days after Ivan and you are right that it is a pain. But I stayed for Ivan and will stay for Dennis. Am I looking forward to the "thrill"? Hell no!!! Am I going to stay in my well built home that is high and dry? Yes, I am. I'm going to stay and do all I can to protect my property and make any needed repairs that I can to keep my home from further damage. I am also going to make sure some looter does not steal my belongings. I dread the thought of going though another Ivan like storm but I will deal with it. No, I do not have a generator, but I am well prepared to take care of myself for at least 7 days and will do so.

Keith in P-cola

#16 Postby **TSmith274** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 6:44 pm

rolltide wrote:
TSmith274 wrote:If you're just a thrill seaker, fine, then stay. But I sure hope you have a generator. That's the main reason I'd leave... just to avoid not having power. Went two days without power for Cindy. What a pain in the you know what.

I beg your pardon but I am no "thrill seeker". I went without power for 13 days after Ivan and you are right that it is a pain. But I stayed for Ivan and will stay for Dennis. Am I looking forward to the "thrill"? Hell no!!! Am I going to stay in my well built home that is high and dry? Yes, I am. I'm going to stay and do all I can to protect my property and make any needed repairs that I can to keep my home from further damage. I am also going to make sure some looter does not steal my belongings. I dread the thought of going though another Ivan like storm but I will deal with it. No, I do not have a generator, but I am well prepared to take care of myself for at least 7 days and will do so.

Keith in P-cola

I didn't mean to call anyone a thrill seaker. Yall went through Ivan, so you know much more about these things than I do. Been in N.O. for 26 yrs without one hurricane, so I can't really give good advice as far as riding out the storm. Protecting your property is an admirable cause. But man, I just can't live without power. Good luck to yall and stay safe.

Janie34 · #17 Postby **Janie34** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 7:06 pm

Ultimately Dennis will be what it shall be. The best anyone can do is to make timely decisions as well as preparations. The decision to stay or go rests with each individual. I would advise anyone in a mobile home, a poorly-constructed home, or areas prone to flood waters or storm surge to evacuate.

Coincidentally, the governor has ordered the evacuation of Mobile and Baldwin counties.....not just the islands and beach areas. Personally I think the state is covering its rear end, because trying to evacuate 540,000 people is a logistical nightmare, not to mention a near impossibility. Food for thought indeed.

That being said, as a met student I will be stayi9ng and making observations. Heh, its what we do. Well, only those of us being driven mad by synoptic meteorology. :eek:

mtm4319 · #18 Postby **mtm4319** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 7:18 pm

Janie34 wrote:Coincidentally, the governor has ordered the evacuation of Mobile and Baldwin counties.....not just the islands and beach areas. Personally I think the state is covering its rear end, because trying to evacuate 540,000 people is a logistical nightmare, not to mention a near impossibility. Food for thought indeed.

This is an excerpt of an article from al.com:

Gov. Bob Riley, with recommendations from emergency management officials, ordered the mandatory evacuation of all of Mobile County, with more than 400,000 residents, and the part of Baldwin County that is south of Interstate 10, a coastal area with about 100,000 people.

I think this has to be a misunderstanding of what Riley might have said. Evacuating the area of Mobile County that is south of I-10 and the area of Baldwin County that is south of I-10 would make much more sense.

Janie34 · #19 Postby **Janie34** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 7:31 pm

It is certainly possible that I have misunderstood the information, in fact such an outcome is likely. However, this is what some of the local media outlets (such as WKRG) are posting on their websites:

MONTGOMERY - After consulting with state and local emergency management officials on Friday afternoon, Governor Bob Riley ordered the evacuation of residents in all parts of Mobile County and everything south of I-10 in Baldwin County due to the imminent threat posed by Hurricane Dennis. The mandatory evacuation goes into effect at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 9.

I've no idea why Bob Riley would issue such an order for Baldwin and something rather different for Mobile county, but there ya go. Probably a typo I suppose.

cold~front · #20 Postby **cold~front** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 7:53 pm

Janie34 wrote:That being said, as a met student I will be stayi9ng and making observations. Heh, its what we do. Well, only those of us being driven mad by synoptic meteorology.

Tough huh

Come on down to Gulf Shores tonite and guard our house for us. When the water gets up eight feet on the pillings and your mini van is floating away, then you will have learned a valuble lesson from mother nature.

And your wrong about the complete counties being evacuated. That has never been done and never will be. :roll:

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