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« Reply #30 on: September 18, 2003, 04:03:38 AM »
they should stay if they want..

but they shouldn't expect someone else to risk their life to rescue them if the worst happens as they have been warned.
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« Reply #31 on: September 18, 2003, 10:39:13 AM »
My call on it is that it is stupid to think staying will make a difference in damage to the structure. The hurricane will not care if they are there. The house won't withstand the forces of nature any better if it is occupied. Leave the damn thing and come back later to pick up the pieces or see if it took any damage. Staying should disqualify folks for some insurance claims IMO, particularly if they die due to their own damn decision.
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« Reply #32 on: September 18, 2003, 10:47:15 AM »
Mav, I agree with what you are saying, but think of it this way:

All of your possessions, EVERYTHING you own, is in that house.  You leave.  The house gets significant damage.  You are not able to get back to it before someone pilfers anything left of value.

It isn't as easy as you think to simply "up and leave"...especially when the hurricane is a Cat 2 and there is a great likihood that the damage isn't going to be that bad.

If it was 4 or 5 then I'd think about leaving.  A 2?  No way.
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« Reply #33 on: September 18, 2003, 11:23:04 AM »
Curval,

Think of it this way.

If the house collapses on you and you are dead your valuable possessions won't matter. If you have insurance, make a claim after you return. If you don't have insurance get it, before the huirricane. Grab your photos and other light stuff and get outa dodge. "Stuff" ain't worth a damn to a corpse. You can also get dead from those who are doing the pilfering as well.

If all you are doing is staying to guard your "stuff" you have just placed a monetary value on your existence. Is it the right valuation??? YMMV.

FWIW, I know that hurricanes are seldom an instant emergency so I am strongly in favor of allowing mom nature to have her way in peace and I'l' get outa her way.
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