Friend Won't Evacuate

MarieIG · ‎03-10-2010

My friend move to Florida a year ago, and bought a mobile home on the West coast in Largo. She is not on the beach, but is in a mandatory evacuation location, but refuses to evacuate, even for her granddaughter who begged her to go. My pleading did not help. There is a shelter a mile from her home. I am very scared. It is going to be a long 48 hours. She will call me after the storm if she can.

Do the math.

YorkieonmyPillow · ‎01-13-2013

Gosh, I wonder why - is she afraid of looters?

mistriTsquirrel · ‎07-17-2010

I'm so sorry, @MarieIG. Is she at least going to the shelter? Did she say why she wouldn't evacuate?

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momtochloe · ‎11-03-2013

@MarieIG I am so sorry to hear this as just seeing the wind at this point is frightening and it doesn't sound like she is in a very secure place. I wish she had gone to the shelter. Good thoughts and prayers and bless you for being such a good friend.

Nonametoday · ‎03-09-2010

@MarieIG wrote:
My friend move to Florida a year ago, and bought a mobile home on the West coast in Largo. She is not on the beach, but is in a mandatory evacuation location, but refuses to evacuate, even for her granddaughter who begged her to go. My pleading did not help. There is a shelter a mile from her home. I am very scared. It is going to be a long 48 hours. She will call me after the storm if she can.

NAT: We have friends and relatives who are the same. A friend whose mother is in Naples will not leave because she feels her mother is too old and ill to be "dragged about" (as she put it) and she will not leave her mother. So my friend stands to lose both her mother and grandmother and is very concerned for them.

Another friend's son, who is a pastor in Orlando, feels the need to stay and help and the wife will not leave the husband. Therefore, the teenage children are caught up in staying with their parents. My friend has been on the phone with them for more than an hour over the past day or so trying to talk them into it.

My brother is not leaving Tampa. He is an attorney there. He probably will sue somebody for something if he survives. We do not have a mutual love of his practice. I just love him because he is my brother.

Another brother is not leaving Jacksonville. I don't know why. Just too much like my mother, I suppose (butt-headed).

MarkeieMark · ‎06-24-2012

Well everybody is scared, and honestly don't know what I would do, but do know I would be scared too.

Years ago my parents had a second house in Miami that my grandmother bought, and I was little but remember going through one hurrican. My parents probably should have left.

Prayers for your friend, and the other posters family, and everyone for that fact.

INDIANA BONES · ‎01-01-2014

After having a place for years before selling in Fl and many friends and relatives still living there, residents know to expect hurricanes during this season. My heart breaks for those that try to leave and for the elderly and disabled that need assistance to go to safety (hopefully). To those that choose to stay, that is a decision they have made and I certainly feel that those people that have listened should have first assistance.

As I pray all are well up the entire eastern seaboard, my heart only feels pity for those that are in good health that refuse to listen to reason and evacuate to advised areas.. Sounds cruel but they only put others life at risk which I find entirely unfair and selfish.

This may sound cruel and harsh but I can't see a family person dying trying to save someone that felt they had super powers to live thru a hurricane. JMHO and I am certain many think I am cruel.

God Bless all in the path of the storm(s) and to the rescuers and all that volunteer to assist . .

Susan Louise · ‎03-14-2010

@MarieIG wrote:
My friend move to Florida a year ago, and bought a mobile home on the West coast in Largo. She is not on the beach, but is in a mandatory evacuation location, but refuses to evacuate, even for her granddaughter who begged her to go. My pleading did not help. There is a shelter a mile from her home. I am very scared. It is going to be a long 48 hours. She will call me after the storm if she can.

@MarieIG I am speechless because she is in a mobile home. I pray she decided at the last minute to go to a shelter.

INDIANA BONES · ‎01-01-2014

@MarieIG wrote:
My friend move to Florida a year ago, and bought a mobile home on the West coast in Largo. She is not on the beach, but is in a mandatory evacuation location, but refuses to evacuate, even for her granddaughter who begged her to go. My pleading did not help. There is a shelter a mile from her home. I am very scared. It is going to be a long 48 hours. She will call me after the storm if she can.

HOPEULLY your friend decidded before the deadline to evacuate. She is certainly not in a good position living in a mobile home. This being her 1st hear in FL, she must not realize what the wind gusts get up to and also the chance to tornados. I do hope her granddaugher does not live with her. Sad and she will be in my prayers that she finally called to be evacuated before the cut off. We pulled out our metal barriers at Myrtle and headed up to eastern Va until we see what path the storms will be taking. Best wishes to all