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Originally Posted by Frazod
I'd say it's a combination of things. People tend to think nothing horrible like this will happen to them until something horrible like this happens to them. And the media treating every storm like it's going to be the end of the world certainly has a hand in desensitizing folks that one time when the danger is real. And sometimes folks are either too old or infirmed to evacuate, or just decide to roll the dice, or are just plain foolish.
Between the oppressive heat and humidity and the ever-present threat of storms like this blasting your life away, Florida isn't a place I'd ever consider living in the first place.
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Sister has had a house in Long Beach Island, NJ for a many moons now. Was there in 1992 when the nor'easter rolled though. We stayed because the internet and high tech communications were in their infancy and weren't aware how bad it was going to become. Didn't listen to radio and pretty sure there's still no cable at house.
Was in high school at the time and it was the first time my parents let me get drunk with them because it was so freaking scary. Sounded like there was a jet engine was running in the back yard.
We stayed in the garage and smoked meat over charcoal and sipped tequila. Luckily there was minimal damage to her house but there were some that literally destroyed. Walking around the next day it looked like some places got carpet bombed in spots.