Comments by "B Bodziak" (@B_Bodziak) on "Surviving Ian: Couple tries to shield children from dead bodies after storm | NewsNation Prime" video.

@twileenlee4843 By looks of things, including the yard and the land, I'm guessing means wasn't an issue. But, I completely understand your message. Whether they did for Ian or not, I don't know, but they used to post local numbers on the news if you needed transportation to a shelter. The very late evacuation orders and the storm gaining wind speed so quickly is exactly what caused most of the issues with Katrina. After Katrina, I thought 99% of people would evacuate for ANY Cat 4 storm headed towards any US coast, let alone one that was 2 mph shy of a cat 5. People were stranded for days. My company sent chartered 757s to bring people to Atlanta that had been in the Superdome for a week. No running water, hot and humid, no feminine hygiene items -- very soiled clothing. There were all ages from infants on up plus house pets. People looked like they were still in shock, as if they'd just been rescued from a war zone. .
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@alfrede.newman6626 Perhaps, this video will stay in someone's head when he or she has to make a future decision about evacuating.
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@CadaverQT If you live on a barrier island and there's an evacuation order you NEED to heed it. There may be hurricanes every year, but it's not as though people in a specific area go under an evacuation order for every hurricane which is what you implied. Once every 6-9 yrs, maybe. Not annually. Buildings are opened and set up specifically to accommodate and provide a sleeping area, meals and usually electricity for those who don't want to go hundreds of miles away (including pets). If you're an adult, fine. Do whatever you like, but be prepared to be stranded if you need a first responder. However, if you have children or are caring for elderly family members, it's a different story. I sense a lot of people on this thread are those that have laughed at others in the past for evacuating and returning to an intact home. I don't understand this macho attitude of not evacuating for a hurricane. They don't pass out ribbons for it. People who are defending parents not evacuating their children must have chosen to be idiots in the past by not evacuating their own children and instead of admitting that you left your children in possible harm's way, you're finding every excuse to justify your actions, err, the actions of the mother's in the video.
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@annieoops6243 Every Florida city/county has govt buildings that are designated as Hurricane shelters. The logistics are planned out years in advance. The cost is included in the budgets of the state on down. When a storm forms off the coast of Africa, the later preparations are started (Getting food items, toiletries, etc. Assigning work details, often separating employees into teams assigned with specific tasks). As the storm gets closer and the danger zones are determined, including a large buffer to account for directional shifts, people start going through the actual motions of delivery cots from a warehouse or bringing them up from a storage facility, food is moved, generators checked, etc. These buildings are open for all residents and there are some that accomodate pets, as well. They are there because the state knows many people don't have means to evacuate 100-200 milrs away. These are not regular shelters. They are govt buildings that are used for hurrican evacuations. Places like schools, indoor sporting arenas, etc.tgat have structures meeting hurricane resistant requirements (usually a cat 4) out of flood zones. The label "shelter" may be a bit misleading. If a family does not have transportation, the city will arrange transportation to get you there. There's no charge and you'll be safe, dry, fed and have electricity and bathroom facilities. Hell, you may even save a few dollars being there. There's no worry about finding a gas station with gas, waiting hours in traffic, car issues on the road, where to go and obviously no financial burdens. Our tax dollars pay for this. If you have children, they'll likely have other children to play with AND if the destruction is severe as with Ian, your family will already have a secure place to stay for the time being -- unlike those who are returning from evacuating or those who stayed but no longer have a home. I don't know why this is not everyone's first option. You're not a great distance from your home and can east return without driving for hours in backed up traffic. If your home is damaged, your can likely be there immediately after the storm to secured your property. The financial strain of evacuating is an unneeded stress that is easily sorted out.
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I think we all did.
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@fabianatrindade56 Great Grammar and Punctuation!
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@lukedonald5611 I cannot imagine staying with young children, a 2 yr old, 2 dogs and a cat. I can't believe they waited until the water was armpit level to go next door, either.
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@debbieolin8153 What's happening in Europe? There's quite a bit. Care to narrow it?
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@ryanfraser167 Yes, it was expected to come ashore closer to Tampa, BUT wasn't Sanibel always on the evacuation list?
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@alisha8586 They are on an island. If people are the same as when I lived on the coast, many of those who don't evacuate seem to take great pleasure in literally teasing those who do evacuate. As if evacuating and being lucky the storm didn't destroy your home is wrong. Many act like they know more than the weather men and women about what a hurricane is going to do. 95% of the time, people could have stayed home, but you simply don't know. No one has a crystal ball. I don't know why the teasing. It seems like a "My truck is bigger than yours" type of thing.
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@cocokai9661 When was the storm predicted to weaken to a Cat 1 before coming ashore? Are you certain about that? Sanibel was in the evacuation even when models showed the center coming ashore closer to Tampa.
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@cocokai9661 BTW, Find a single article about a rape of a killing in amy Florida city or county HURRICANE shelter. That's total BS. But, whatever makes you sleep at night.
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@thdoggo1 Oh, C'mon. You can't compare a tornado that gives no heads-up and someone staying on Sanibel that was in the evac zone before and after the storm's predicted path was a bit more southernly. That's not a fair comparison at all.
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@alisha8586 She spoke only about the handful of hours following the storm when the first responders arrived. She actually spoke more about being in the hurricane wall mostly.
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@THEROOTMATTERS Her mother's home had new windows and doors. It wasn't heightened. They went next door because that home had a second story. I'm trying to figure out why the husband was out there in water as high as his armpit. They should have gone to their mother's neighbor's long before it got that high.
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@jenniferruth812 I do agree with the facts you've stated. You should've added that Sanibel was in the evac order when the eye was thought to come ashore closer to Tampa. It's one thing if you're an adult and decide to stay but when you have toddlers, their safety comes first and means to leave didn't appear to be an issue. If you've ever lived on the coast in Florida, Georgia, SC, LA and been under the threat of an approaching hurricane, then you know that even when an evacuation order is given, the people who stay will literally make fun of the people who decide to evacuate. Why? I don't know. It's quite ignorant. Instead of being happy that they evacuated and returned to an intact home, some people get annoyed as though the evacuation order was some gov't conspiracy. So, they never do it again. Those that don't evacuate act like it's some type of bragging rights. Unfortunately, hundreds of DB tell the actual story.
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@alexalynncrow7571 It was a ridiculous comparison to put an area that has tornadoes that pop up in seconds up against a hurricane known days about in advance. Disregard that idiotic post. It's simple ignorance.
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@CadaverQT You are correct. Most people don't have $400 for an emergency. However, if you live on a barrier island evacuations are necessary. If you're near the coast in a mandatory evacuation, you know as well as I do that you can go to one of the buildings they've opened and designated as a hurricane safe shelter. There's no charge and you'll even be fed while there. You're likely to have electricity and if a medical crisis arises, you'll have first responders. If you $2 in your bank account and no transportation, you know you can call the local numbers on the local stations doing 24hr hurricane coverage and the city or county will arrange transportation for you, your family and pets. These are in place SPECIFICALLY because 70% of Americans don't have the finances or means to hop in their car and drive to Georgia. These are not buildings that operate as daily shelters the rest of the year. They convert govt building ga like schools, libraries, sporting arenas, etc.in a matter of hours. I am the first to stand up for people without means, but this is not the case when an impending hurricane is approaching. States, counties and cities all have this planned out a year or more in advance. The funding is already there. So, you cannot put it down to the cost. Every state took notes after Katrina and Florida does it more often than any other state. If you don't want to evacuate yourself, that's fine. Say you don't. But, don't blame it a non-existent cause blocking you or anyone else from evacuating.
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@Cyberianlynx Well, the children didn't make the choice themselves.
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