Originally posted by BTW
Didn't a lot of the problems from Andrew come from non-existent building codes?. . .
True. Stuff like stapling down the roof decking rather than screwing it down, etc. But my change of heart came when I saw the utter destruction of the infrastructure that results from one of these things—and that was reinforced by Katrina.
So my house is left standing, but little else remains to support life. Imagine there’s no electricity for months while gasoline, food, potable water are in short supply for the duration. Employment is untenable for many while the recovery is in progress yet the mortgage and car payments are still due. Before Andrew the conventional wisdom was to have a week’s supply of food and water for each member of the household. After, it was revised upwards to a minimum of 3 weeks, more being better as state/federal agencies could not guarantee the ability to support the population’s needs in its entirety.
So does one stay, placing family and livelihood in jeopardy, or is it prudent to move to safety before the storm, improving the odds for survival on a physical and financial level? I say if it’s going to be bad, leave. Just my 2 cents, mind you.
Originally posted by DMF
Gee ASTEC dised Va for Fla, hope he's packed and ready to evacuate if necessary
Well if he does choose to leave, he needs to hit Whitey's Fish Camp on CR220 and get some wild river catfish, fried hard to go. Makes the road trip bearable.
