As someone that has evacuated from a couple of hurricanes (and ridden out a
couple), I can tell you it is no fun at all being stuck in traffic, not
knowing if you'll get away in time.
My greatest fear is to be stuck on I-95 with my family when even a catagory
1 storm hits.
When we get an evac order, we don't get any advice on where to go. For each
storm last year our decades old highway system was a parking lot, and the
hotels filled to capacity as far away as South Carolina.
I don't know for a fact, but would bet that all the evacuees didn't make it
to the mainland from the FL Keys before Denis passed by.
If you haven't been through it, please lighten up. Guy was probably doing
the best he could.
As the man said "You buys your ticket and takes your chances".

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I do not defend his actions. I'd never stay on my boat in that
situation. He's a good technician so I am glad he's ok.

"Geoff Schultz" wrote in message
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So what are we supposed to learn from this? That some stupid idiot almost
lost his life because he refused to obey the evacuation orders? I'm glad
that he survived and the boats were fine, but there were emergency
personel
who could have lost their lives trying to protect someone who didn't obey
orders. Sorry if I'm not impressed that he made it to work.

-- Geoff