Posted by Shadowplayers721 on September 19, 2004, at 13:46:05
In reply to Re: Ivan the gentleman hurricane » Jai Narayan, posted by Dinah on September 18, 2004, at 21:02:32
Oh, I hate living in an area where I have to evacuate. My parents moved here and I am stuck here for the time being, but personally I feel it is a joke to live in an area that floods with just regular rain storms.
Since, I was a child there was this "RED ALERT" of storms. I would pack my toys up high in the closets for fear of the big one. I do not plan to live my life like this. It feels like running from the perpetrator all over again. All of this sends my PTSD way up. When the perpetrator strikes, no one is able to help. Trees snaps like a perpetrator in a rage. Hauntings sounds whip through trees like screams in the night. Trees lash at your home. Your home may even shake. Windows are put through the test. Your animals are at risk even if you think they are properly secure in the Hellish night storm. You pray all through it that it will stop, go away, or just disappear.
Of course, people have jobs that will not let them off until the last moment. This is the moment that the mayor says, "Manditory evacuation". That's too late. Over a million people can't get out on the interstate to get out of dodge to be saved in less than 24 hours till the hit. Therefore, evacuation is a joke. The business man (the employer) wants his money, so he will want you to stay until the rain starts before you leave. If you do decide to get out at that time, you may sit in traffic for at least 6-8 hours. Good luck finding a hotel.
I hope to have my plans of moving out of this high risk area. I don't want to be packing my life in a car for the rest of my life running from the perpetrator. No place is worth that especially this area where I live.
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