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Would you evacuate your home in an emergency or stay?

Andy From Sligo

with this terrible news over in the USA of the hurricane and quite a few people choosing to ignore advice and stay with their property and try and ride out the storm it just got me thinking what would others on here do if you were in the similar situation and the authorities said you must leave for your own safety ... would you?

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razorblunt

RobertKK wrote: »

Yep, all who failed to heed warnings to stay indoors. It's sad, but warnings were there for a reason.

In fairness if I had to sit and watch Teresa "don't make unnecessary journeys" Mannion out on Galway Pier again then I'd fancy my chances outside too.

If it's a warning like that then the media have a part to play too.

Graces7

Renegade Mechanic wrote: »

As Pkiernan said. The vast majority don't even consider calling for help because they know and the handful of morons who do are ignored until the emergency services. Which is only fair. People have every right to stay but let the risks be known..

I was thinking back to the floods here, was it last year? Not referring to the US. people having to be rescued here?

and to the emergency services who had to deal with the Ophelia casualties... . needlessly risking lives of those brave souls

endacl

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

Id seek the advice of the Cranium dude on the weather forum

Dafuq would he know about space nazis?

Graces7

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

At about 90° angle?

There's a lad from work who happens to live in the same estate as me. I don't do Snapchat, but a few weeks after Storm Ophelia, I found out that I appeared on his, when he snapped me going for a walk during the time we were advised not to. I just really like the wildness of that sort of weather and it wasn't really that bad (and I didn't go too far). Actually, it's nice and windy today too.

If the warning was for floods or a tsunami, I reckon I'd be alright. I'm about 35 miles from the coast, and even locally, my house is on a higher level that the main roads.

:rolleyes:

Badly Drunk Boy

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

I built a house on a boat so if it's a tidal wave, I'm golden. If it's windy, i get blown somewhere nicer.

At about 90° angle?

There's a lad from work who happens to live in the same estate as me. I don't do Snapchat, but a few weeks after Storm Ophelia, I found out that I appeared on his, when he snapped me going for a walk during the time we were advised not to. I just really like the wildness of that sort of weather and it wasn't really that bad (and I didn't go too far). Actually, it's nice and windy today too.

If the warning was for floods or a tsunami, I reckon I'd be alright. I'm about 35 miles from the coast, and even locally, my house is on a higher level that the main roads.

Alf Veedersane

I built a house on a boat so if it's a tidal wave, I'm golden. If it's windy, i get blown somewhere nicer.

Down there for dancin'.

Feisar

wexie wrote: »

From what I've read a lot of the people that aren't evacuating are staying because they have been told they can't bring their pets to the shelters.

So really the question you should be asking is : if you were told you'd have to evacuate (to uncertain circumstances) AND leave your pets behind.

In which case I'd definitely stay put.

Pets life on par with family members? Sounds daft however each to their own. I know in my case Fido gets funked!

ryanbarrett02

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

with this terrible news over in the USA of the hurricane and quite a few people choosing to ignore advice and stay with their property and try and ride out the storm it just got me thinking what would others on here do if you were in the similar situation and the authorities said you must leave for your own safety ... would you?

Is it was to the severity of hurricane Florence, 100% would evacuate. Seeing the video of a petrol station canopy being blown over in a few seconds would be enough to make me leave lmao

wexie

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Exactly.

Rich Hall had a bit where there's people claiming they weren't afraid of the wind "tie me to porch I'll be grand" and his comment was "It's not the wind, its what's in the wind. You'll look pretty f**king stupid when you get hit by a Buick"

Be curious which of them did it first

Capt'n Midnight

Pkiernan wrote: »

You don't understand what mandatory evacuation means in the US.
Emergency services do not rescue those who refuse to leave when a mandatory evacuation is declared.

Exactly.

Rich Hall had a bit where there's people claiming they weren't afraid of the wind "tie me to porch I'll be grand" and his comment was "It's not the wind, its what's in the wind. You'll look pretty f**king stupid when you get hit by a Buick"

Renegade Mechanic

Graces7 wrote: »

Never thinking of the danger they are potentially putting emergency services in?

As Pkiernan said. The vast majority don't even consider calling for help because they know and the handful of morons who do are ignored until the emergency services. Which is only fair. People have every right to stay but let the risks be known..

Pkiernan

Graces7 wrote: »

Never thinking of the danger they are potentially putting emergency services in?

You don't understand what mandatory evacuation means in the US.
Emergency services do not rescue those who refuse to leave when a mandatory evacuation is declared.

Graces7

Renegade Mechanic wrote: »

Now now, it's not quite that simple. They're well aware of the dangers of staying.
It's just that the "advice" comes from people who don't have to worry about the one thing that'll guarantee your belongings are gone if the storm doesn't take them.

Other people, basically.

It's never said, but it's the main reason people stay. Not everything fits in a U-Haul and some things are sentimental enough to some people that they'll stay in armed defence of them - quite literally - "come Hell or high water".

'Merica.

Never thinking of the danger they are potentially putting emergency services in?

Renegade Mechanic

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

with this terrible news over in the USA of the hurricane and quite a few people choosing to ignore advice and stay with their property and try and ride out the storm it just got me thinking what would others on here do if you were in the similar situation and the authorities said you must leave for your own safety ... would you?

Now now, it's not quite that simple. They're well aware of the dangers of staying.
It's just that the "advice" comes from people who don't have to worry about the one thing that'll guarantee your belongings are gone if the storm doesn't take them.

Other people, basically.

It's never said, but it's the main reason people stay. Not everything fits in a U-Haul and some things are sentimental enough to some people that they'll stay in armed defence of them - quite literally - "come Hell or high water".

'Merica.

Andy From Sligo

its a wonder they leave it up to the public to decide as well though - i mean i would think if the authorities duty were to protect the public and they went to evacuate and someone wanted to stay and ignore warnings its a little bit surprising they let them just get on with it - maybe they should slap on some handcuffs and drag them away citing "its for your own protection buddy" - and save lives instead of just leaving it up to individuals to ignore warnings

SEPT 23 1989

those shops won't loot themselves

So I stay

Capt'n Midnight

If you decide to stay in the face of a tropical storm use a permanent marker to write your social security number on your arm.

Saves time IDing your corpse.

Atlantic Dawn

Graces7 wrote: »

Three died in Ophelia for thinking like that.

Everyone who stayed in their house during that storm were fine.

Yer Da sells Avon

Unless it was fire (or a tsunami or something), I'd probably stock up on essentials, batten down the hatches and stay at home.

Graces7

RobertKK wrote: »

Yep, all who failed to heed warnings to stay indoors. It's sad, but warnings were there for a reason.

A decade on a North Sea island taught me to respect the elements especially in winter. Some terrible and avoidable tragedies.

RobertKK

Graces7 wrote: »

Three died in Ophelia for thinking like that.

Yep, all who failed to heed warnings to stay indoors. It's sad, but warnings were there for a reason.

Star Bingo

I suppose if there was a fire I might be edged out the door

Graces7

MarkY91 wrote: »

In America yes. In ireland no. Because our authorities made such a huge deal and causes such a panic over a bit of wind in the winter. In America, it wouldn't be have been such a over the top dramatic deal.

Three died in Ophelia for thinking like that.

Dj Stiggie

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Drinking before or during a known emergency situation is just plain dumb: it vastly reduces your ability to make good decisions about how to react to what's going on, and means you cannot drive if you need to.

But then the Hurricane cocktail would never have been invented.

I live in a city centre, so in the case that they were somehow trying to evacuate the whole city due to some catastrophy, I'd leave. If it was more of a 'if you have somewhere else you can go to, you probably should' warning, then I'd stay put.

MarkY91

In America yes. In ireland no. Because our authorities made such a huge deal and causes such a panic over a bit of wind in the winter. In America, it wouldn't be have been such a over the top dramatic deal.

wexie

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Drinking before or during a known emergency situation is just plain dumb: it vastly reduces your ability to make good decisions about how to react to what's going on, and means you cannot drive if you need to.

that must be why all the booze was sold out during Ophelia :pac:

or was that the bread?

NasserShammaz

stay put and watch it on the telly just like the paddies day parade

Mrs OBumble

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

... with a few extra cans brought in to tide me over.

Drinking before or during a known emergency situation is just plain dumb: it vastly reduces your ability to make good decisions about how to react to what's going on, and means you cannot drive if you need to.

ednwireland

I'd stay my house has been here for at least 170 years and far away enough from the sea so doubt there would be anywhere better to go.

rossie1977

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

House is made of concrete, windows double glazed I'd stay put with a few extra cans brought in to tide me over.

Do you live in a low lying area that would be prone to flooding?

Every major urban centre on this island would be in serious danger if a major hurricane hit and followed by a 6-12 foot storm surge. No amount of concrete and double glazing would stop a wall of water entering a house and covering the first storey of the building.