Here comes Irma

[MorningGlory]

23 minutes ago, shiloh357 said:

If your job is under water, you have no job to stay for.   I understand that medical and emergency personnel will stay behind.  But every person who evacuates is one more person that first-responders don't have to put their own lives at risk for.  There is nothing you own that is worth your life.

This is true; it's just stuff.  But I'm praying that Irma doesn't hit the U.S........or anywhere there are people.

[ayin jade]

1 hour ago, shiloh357 said:

If your job is under water, you have no job to stay for.   I understand that medical and emergency personnel will stay behind.  But every person who evacuates is one more person that first-responders don't have to put their own lives at risk for.  There is nothing you own that is worth your life.

The post I was responding to said to leave days before the storm. People cant always do that. Should medical people just abandon hospitals and leave patients without anyone to care for them before they are told to evacuate? Pretty hard to just up and go, abandoning your job, days before the storm hits, before one is even told to leave.

[missmuffet]

27 minutes ago, ayin jade said:

The post I was responding to said to leave days before the storm. People cant always do that. Should medical people just abandon hospitals and leave patients without anyone to care for them before they are told to evacuate? Pretty hard to just up and go, abandoning your job, days before the storm hits, before one is even told to leave.

When a person goes into the medical profession that is one of the considerations you need to look at. Is it more important that you show up to work on time or die in a disaster? Especially if it is a mandatory evacuation.

Of course if a person can't go outside such as agoraphobia then that is difficult.

[Guest shiloh357]

4 hours ago, ayin jade said:

The post I was responding to said to leave days before the storm. People cant always do that. Should medical people just abandon hospitals and leave patients without anyone to care for them before they are told to evacuate? Pretty hard to just up and go, abandoning your job, days before the storm hits, before one is even told to leave.

I think I already said that I understood medical and emergency personnel would stay behind.   I was referring to everyone else leaving so that it would not put emergency and medical personnel's lives at risk.

[Running Gator]

10 hours ago, ayin jade said:

Folks with jobs cant always just go when they feel like it. Especially in crucial fields like medical field. A nurse cant just abandon work to flee before being told to evacuate.

Even outside of the medical field, not everyone can afford to go a week without work or pay for a hotel room and food for a week while not getting paid.  

[Running Gator]

8 hours ago, Cletus said:

Irma, from what i hear is going to be worse than Harvey.   Even if its not as bad, its still bad. 

I know a nurse that was told to pack a bag and be prepared to stay for at least three days.  during Harvey.

Very doubtful Irma would be worse than Harvey as Florida does not have the geographical disadvantages of places like Houston or New Orleans. Harvey was so bad because it basically stopped moving, or slowed to a crawl over the Houston area so all the rain stayed in one location.  This took place because of the location of Houston.   In Florida the much bigger threat is wind damage like we saw with Andrew.

[other one]

9 hours ago, ayin jade said:

The post I was responding to said to leave days before the storm. People cant always do that. Should medical people just abandon hospitals and leave patients without anyone to care for them before they are told to evacuate? Pretty hard to just up and go, abandoning your job, days before the storm hits, before one is even told to leave.

no but those of us who could leave could be out of your way wen it's time for you to do.    I did not really mean that everyone should just abandon the coast days ahead of time.   That could be just as chaotic as waiting for everyone to leave at the last moment.

 

 

[other one]

1 hour ago, Running Gator said:

Even outside of the medical field, not everyone can afford to go a week without work or pay for a hotel room and food for a week while not getting paid.  

but those who can can certainly be out of the way of those who can't when the time comes for everyone to leave.

[missmuffet]

6 hours ago, Running Gator said:

Even outside of the medical field, not everyone can afford to go a week without work or pay for a hotel room and food for a week while not getting paid.  

That is true but if your town is 6 ft under in water and all the buildings are down how many people are going to be able to work? Just one of the problems people face with a disaster.

[missmuffet]

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