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In reply to the discussion: I am in Houston [View all]angel823
(409 posts)Getting kinda tired of folks who don't know the area making judgments about our "preparedness".
I have lived in the Houston area for 40 years. I was here during Alicia, Allison, Rita and Ike, when many folks attempted evacuation.
If your area normally floods, you should have had enough sense to leave if at all possible, regardless of what Mayor Turner did or did not order. Logistically and economically this isn't possible for everyone.
People panic, and if you order an evacuation for those in flood-prone areas, many folks who probably don't need to evacuate WILL evacuate in panic, further clogging the roads.
I have an 11 year-old daughter, 3 dogs and 5 cats. No way I would evacuate and get stuck with them in a car on a freeway overpass somewhere for 12-24 hours or more. Not that being stuck in a house with rising water would be better, but there are no "good" options here, just educated guesses for everyone at a public and private level, based on history and experience.
I support Mayor Turner and his handling of this event.