I’m in SE Connecticut, and Jose is lingering off the coast. The slight jog to the east means we are not getting the tropical-storm 50+ kt winds I prepared for, but a ho-hum maybe 30-35 and lots of rain. It feels kinda weird to hope for a direct hit, if only to justify all the preparation! “Pray for sunshine, but prepare for rain,” yeah, yeah.
There was a hurricane years ago that hit Texas. They said many of the deaths were the direct cause of bumper to bumper traffic during the evacuation. Things like heat-stroke and health problems that were made worse by the conditions of sitting in traffic so long. I think the only people who should evacuate are those in mandatory evacuation zones and/or mobile homes. I was in a zone that was not evacuated during Irma so we stayed and were fine. Only lost power for a few hours. I had neighbors leave anyways and it took them days to finally get back home due to the roads being blocked and the traffic. Waste of time.
Phred Premium Member over 6 years ago
Not scary enough. How about ‘Apocalypse’, ‘Bad-thing’, and ‘Holy Cow’?
steverinoCT over 6 years ago
I’m in SE Connecticut, and Jose is lingering off the coast. The slight jog to the east means we are not getting the tropical-storm 50+ kt winds I prepared for, but a ho-hum maybe 30-35 and lots of rain. It feels kinda weird to hope for a direct hit, if only to justify all the preparation! “Pray for sunshine, but prepare for rain,” yeah, yeah.
Nicole ♫ ⊱✿ ◕‿◕✿⊰♫ Premium Member over 6 years ago
There was a hurricane years ago that hit Texas. They said many of the deaths were the direct cause of bumper to bumper traffic during the evacuation. Things like heat-stroke and health problems that were made worse by the conditions of sitting in traffic so long. I think the only people who should evacuate are those in mandatory evacuation zones and/or mobile homes. I was in a zone that was not evacuated during Irma so we stayed and were fine. Only lost power for a few hours. I had neighbors leave anyways and it took them days to finally get back home due to the roads being blocked and the traffic. Waste of time.