cherokeeprogressive
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Fri Aug-25-06 11:54 PM
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Poll question: Gulf Coast Poll: If I knew Ernesto was coming I'd... |
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What would you do if you had a ONE WEEK NOTICE that a hurricane was coming and you lived in a low-lying area of the Gulf Coast?
I know it's coming. I have ample warning. I have the benefit of hindsight. I don't want to experience the same thing the good folks of New Orleans did.
I'd:
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Sat Aug-26-06 12:10 AM
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...because a legitimate answer depends on the strength of the storm. We're at 15 feet above sea level and we've stayed for Cat 1 and Cat 2 storms, but we'll definitely scram when a Cat 3 is coming this way.
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Sat Aug-26-06 12:20 AM
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How much in savings? Got a credit card? That sort of matters in deciding what one can do.
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Sat Aug-26-06 12:24 AM
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3. Considering what I saw |
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when I was doing relief work all along the Gulf Coast, yea, by any means possible I'd be gone from the point of impact.
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Sat Aug-26-06 12:36 AM
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4. Now the price of oil rises when a storm is reported on -even if it remains |
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out at sea and never touches land...
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Sat Aug-26-06 12:55 AM
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wait a couple more days to see what happens to Ernesto. Then pack up and hightail it out if I had a car. Bus if I had money for that.
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