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Post - Ian after action plan review

First - I feel sadness and a little bit of survivor guilt as Ian took the hit instead of us in the panhandle of the state. When we took the hit from Ivan almost 20 years ago we learned a lot for the next disaster.

Hopefully the evacuation zones will be reviewed down south - and the folks that chose to remain will rebuild well and rethink their evacutation plans.

No finger pointing here. I wish them godspeed as they find the "new normal".

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Budwick · 70-79, M

I don't know Pretzel - I have family in Florida.
They tried to get me to move there decades ago.
It's not like hurricanes are a surprise event.
They happen every year!

And New Orleans - come on man, the city is literally BELOW sea level on the coast!

I certainly have empathy for those that lost family, friends, and belongings - I'm not dead inside, but it is kind of tempered with a little bit of - 'what were you expecting'?

Roundandroundwego · 61-69

America won't stop causing climate change.
America won't plan for peace
Nothing about safe transportation can be said.
Europe follows Americans because Americans are the most punishing.
There's no future in a happy Eurasia. America will end life on earth and what do I even mea. Duhhhh. Forever duhhhh.

exexec · 61-69, C

I really feel for them and will be sending help. I live on the Texas coast and have been through several hurricanes, including Harvey which was the most damaging around here.

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exexec · 61-69, C

@swirlie Galveston beaches are not very good, but the tourists don't seem to mind.

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SW-User

Considering all of Florida is mostly a fairly narrow peninsula with somewhat limited northbound escape routes, everyone at the coasts and on the barrier islands should get away from there ASAP anytime a hurricane is in the vicinity, even if specific county X is not in the cone of uncertainty today. Florida's geography and topography make it more a special case, just hoping a hurricane goes one direction instead of another is a particularly stupid thing to do in Florida.

And this would gradually become less of a problem if as more areas are destroyed, those areas are not built back, but rather, people are relocated to areas that will not be destroyed over and over. The presumption that the taxpayers will always be there to build things back where things should've never been built in the first place needs to die.

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Diotrephes · 70-79, M

Well, not everybody who lives in Florida is stupid, nor did I infer that anyone who lives in Fort Myers and didn't leave is stupid.

You made some excellent points.

I didn't intend to imply that you, swirlie, were saying that the people are stupid. I have said before that they are stupid. After all, any fool who has lived there and who watches the news knows the damage that hurricanes cause.

I myself have never been in such a situation, so while I think I know what I would do, I have no idea if I would really do it. I do make it a practice to keep my car fully fueled at all times and do have access to a few bucks in case I have to hit the road in a few minutes. I have learned from other people's mistakes so hopefully I won't make the obvious ones that some made and paid the price with their lives.

I think over 400,000 people lost their home owner's insurance coverage in Florida around the first of the year. A number of the companies have gone bankrupt. How that will affect the rebuilding is unclear but it won't be an easy process to rebuild, even if the person is wealthy. The poor people are screwed and will lucky if they can live in tents.

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