"They could have evacuated."
"Why didn't they evacuate?"
"That's what you get for not evacuating."
As a lifelong Florida resident who grew up low-income on Sanibel Island which has been destroyed by #Ian hear me when I say this:
Evacuating is HARD.
"Why didn't they evacuate?"
"That's what you get for not evacuating."
As a lifelong Florida resident who grew up low-income on Sanibel Island which has been destroyed by #Ian hear me when I say this:
Evacuating is HARD.
You need to figure out where to go, which is problematic because hurricanes MOVE QUICKLY and are HARD TO PREDICT.
So maybe you just need to go inland?
But maybe you need to leave the state?
But maybe the rest of the seaboard will get hit too?
So maybe you just need to go inland?
But maybe you need to leave the state?
But maybe the rest of the seaboard will get hit too?
Let's say you decide to yeet off the East Coast until the storm passes.
How are you getting to that place?
Are you driving? Is that fast enough? Can you get everyone in the car? Will you be able to afford the gas? Where will you stay overnight?
How are you getting to that place?
Are you driving? Is that fast enough? Can you get everyone in the car? Will you be able to afford the gas? Where will you stay overnight?
Let's fly instead.
How much is a last minute plane ticket? Can you afford to buy enough of them for your whole family? Where will you stay when you arrive? How will you get to that place?
How much is a last minute plane ticket? Can you afford to buy enough of them for your whole family? Where will you stay when you arrive? How will you get to that place?
Ok, you have somehow dealt with all of that and you are in Wisconsin or whatever.
How long will you have to stay in that place? How much will that cost? How are you feeding yourself and your family? Are you able to generate any income during this time?
How long will you have to stay in that place? How much will that cost? How are you feeding yourself and your family? Are you able to generate any income during this time?
This is the calculation people have to make when a hurricane is coming.
That is a HARD calculation. It's even harder when you're poor.
Growing up, my family has had to make it dozens of times.
If you've never had to evacuate a hurricane, don't make assumptions. Listen.
That is a HARD calculation. It's even harder when you're poor.
Growing up, my family has had to make it dozens of times.
If you've never had to evacuate a hurricane, don't make assumptions. Listen.
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