Friend Won't Evacuate - Page 3

drizzellla · ‎03-14-2010

Sorry to hear that your friend is staying in her mobile home. Wish your friend had listened to you.

There is a reson it is called a mobile home - because it moves. I hope hers stays put.

Bri36 · ‎02-20-2017

A mobile home would be the last place people should be during a hurricaine.

I hope they moved to a shelter.

VaBelle35 · ‎03-10-2010

They do have shelters for seniors, families and pets. My father and his wife went to a shelter once, but I believe it was just for a day long event, they didn't spend the night. They were not fans of the experience so I understood their hesitancy to do it again and overnight.

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sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

i have a friend who lives in the florida keys. she is back here in maryland now with her mom due to the hurricane. of coure she is very worried about her friends and her home. she did post that there is a facebook page for key west called

Fl Keys ROLL CALL - Safe From Irma

where you can check for messages from your friends and family. there has been lots of video sharing also.

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RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

@MarieIG,

I have a feeling that once your friend rides out this big of a hurricane in a mobile home, with 2 others lined up behind it, she'll never want to do it again. I cannot imagine any mobile home, in a direct hit area, withstanding a major hurricane without severe damage. I have no family in FL, but will be thinking of your friend.

Moonchilde · ‎05-23-2010

@Bri36 wrote:
A mobile home would be the last place people should be during a hurricaine.

I hope they moved to a shelter.

This^^^

Mobile homes are the least safe, first to be destroyed in any disaster - hurricane, tornado or even earthquake. However much effort is made to anchor them, it never really works. They just go buh-bye.

If I lived in a mobile home I'd be one of the first on the road out of town in any huge storm.

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mistriTsquirrel · ‎07-17-2010

@Vivian Florimond wrote:
There are people who go into denial mode, as if staying put will somehow prevent the storm from hitting them. My 22 year old grandson refused to go to my daughter's house in Orlando. He was going to stay in Tampa with his girlfriend, but at least we were able to convince him to go to her father's home, a bit further inland in Zephyr Hills. He's been acting the he-man, pseudo-protector to his girlfriend. I hope they'll be OK. My daughter is furious that they didn't go to Orlando. She actually called him a name that begins with a synonym for mule plus a synonym for orifice.

@Vivian LoL Funny how we speak in code here sometimes.

I do think a lot of people are in denial. Some people who believe the storm won't be that bad probably think that if they stay, they will be able to get a prompt start on repairing their roof and prevent any further damage. Some people probably think it will be bad, but not bad enough to kill them, and they'll wind up looking heroic or tough (and have bragging rights afterwards). Some people probably think that since God has gotten them through other bad experiences in the past, he will get them through this one as well. The problem with that line of thinking is that everyone dies, so sooner or later your time will come, regardless of your faith. Perhaps those people would say "well, if I die, then I guess it was my time to die."

I think that how people react in these situations is interesting. Whenever someone is acting a certain way, there is a reason behind it. It may not seem like a very good reason, but there is something driving that person to act the way they do.

To me, it sounds like the OP's friend is someone who has to experience something like this first-hand to believe it. She's new to the area. She's seen the reports and heard the advice to get out, but believes it is mass hysteria, and it won't really be that bad. Hopefully whatever happens will give her a new perspective, but she will get through it okay.

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MarieIG · ‎03-10-2010

@RedTop wrote:
@MarieIG,
I have a feeling that once your friend rides out this big of a hurricane in a mobile home, with 2 others lined up behind it, she'll never want to do it again. I cannot imagine any mobile home, in a direct hit area, withstanding a major hurricane without severe damage. I have no family in FL, but will be thinking of your friend.

Thank you RedTop.

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Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@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

Do you have any idea as to WHY she didn't want to evacuate? Does she have mobility problems .... like walking with a cane or walker?

Is it possible she is suffering with anxiety problems (other than the anxiety of a hurricane prediction) that would hamper her ability to function as a normal person?

What was her reason for not leaving?