I’m just to the west of you, River, and we also didn’t leave during Sally. My mom, who lives a few hours inland, begged me to come to her house, but my husband was over the electric department of our utility - it would have been me driving north with two kids and three dogs. No, thank you. My back-door neighbors (who moved here after going through Katrina) helped us out while my husband worked for 11 days straight. I get the not leaving.
While I hope Mr. Page’s family and friends (as well as anyone else in this storm’s path) are able to weather this storm without huge cost, I think he’s ignored a fourth category among those who refuse to move out of her path….
Many, likely many more than most realize, are truly hardy folk who have endured legitimate and devastating hardship. They are used to, and prepared for, handling adversity without running away or waiting on others for rescue. Among them are those who weathered Helene or Katrina and then climbed into their boats or onto their quads and started rescuing others while the bureaucracy was still doing the math.
Hurricane parties are not something novel, nor something unique to the Gulf region. In the northeast, people often throw barbecues after ice storms; bars across the world came alive when the temperance made every patron a criminal; real men have always laughed in the face of adversity.
Milton will likely kill some people. Most will not be the ones willing to embrace her.
:The worst part about being lucky is never understanding how lucky you are.” I hope all River's family and all the others in the hurricanes path truly are lucky.
I’m just to the west of you, River, and we also didn’t leave during Sally. My mom, who lives a few hours inland, begged me to come to her house, but my husband was over the electric department of our utility - it would have been me driving north with two kids and three dogs. No, thank you. My back-door neighbors (who moved here after going through Katrina) helped us out while my husband worked for 11 days straight. I get the not leaving.
While I hope Mr. Page’s family and friends (as well as anyone else in this storm’s path) are able to weather this storm without huge cost, I think he’s ignored a fourth category among those who refuse to move out of her path….
Many, likely many more than most realize, are truly hardy folk who have endured legitimate and devastating hardship. They are used to, and prepared for, handling adversity without running away or waiting on others for rescue. Among them are those who weathered Helene or Katrina and then climbed into their boats or onto their quads and started rescuing others while the bureaucracy was still doing the math.
Hurricane parties are not something novel, nor something unique to the Gulf region. In the northeast, people often throw barbecues after ice storms; bars across the world came alive when the temperance made every patron a criminal; real men have always laughed in the face of adversity.
Milton will likely kill some people. Most will not be the ones willing to embrace her.
:The worst part about being lucky is never understanding how lucky you are.” I hope all River's family and all the others in the hurricanes path truly are lucky.