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Friday, September 03, 2004

Jacksonville, Meet Frances

My friend in Jacksonville, Florida helps to clarify how the evacuations work. Mainly it is mobile home parks that are told to evacuate and good ol' brick-n-mortar home dwellers don't get told to evacuate, so they either stay or go as they please. Then there is the inaccuracy of the predicted storm path. Of course, there is also the question of "do I want to leave my home that my not get hit by the storm just to fight with other folks for lodging, food, water, and fuel? Do I cause more harm than good by evacuating?" All good questions and issues to consider.

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