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RebelOne

(30,947 posts)
7. I lived in South Florida and lived through many hurricanes.
Fri Nov 2, 2012, 06:41 PM
Nov 2012

Just buy emergency supplies and hunker down.

I would hunker down even if I thought I was in its path ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #1
Hunker down. No money to get out of the way. gateley Nov 2012 #2
I'm in a non-evacuation zone, so I'd probably hunker down. HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #3
Well with my current situation in life, I would leave. jorno67 Nov 2012 #4
Good point. MoonRiver Nov 2012 #5
Wonder why the fuck a hurricane was coming so far inland taterguy Nov 2012 #6
I lived in South Florida and lived through many hurricanes. RebelOne Nov 2012 #7
Would depend on the hurricane. Fla_Democrat Nov 2012 #8
+1. n/t gkhouston Nov 2012 #11
Yes. And if it was called "Frankenstorm" and another "Perfect Storm," I'd leave. Indpndnt Nov 2012 #35
Who knows .. etherealtruth Nov 2012 #9
Depends on how strong the hurricane is gravity Nov 2012 #10
yep. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #38
You left out an important option: Govt says to evacuate. Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #12
I live near the water in a flood zone, so I would leave. LuvNewcastle Nov 2012 #13
No hurricane could possibly reach me at home, but... Speck Tater Nov 2012 #14
I truly cannot answer that question because that has never happened to me LynneSin Nov 2012 #15
never been in that situation FirstLight Nov 2012 #16
Did you mean TORNADO alley and not hurricane alley? Tx4obama Nov 2012 #17
Thanks. I changed. MoonRiver Nov 2012 #19
I just had to check to see which one voted to stay put. lol nt progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #18
There is no one answer. Depends on the storm KaryninMiami Nov 2012 #20
I rode one hurricane out ohheckyeah Nov 2012 #21
It all depends on where I was living at the time. ... spin Nov 2012 #22
What we did - upstate NY mrsadm Nov 2012 #23
The best thing about a hurricane... RichGirl Nov 2012 #24
As a large livestock farmer, this will never apply. However, for me it would depend on circumstances riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #25
Another option is needed. jbgood1977 Nov 2012 #26
You are not told to evacuate everytime a hurricane is coming malaise Nov 2012 #27
Stock up and hunker down, pretty much Posteritatis Nov 2012 #28
have a little one and won't take chances mrs_p Nov 2012 #29
What I would do is not be in the situation 99.99% of people I see former-republican Nov 2012 #30
I'd shit my pants. I live in WI, and if a hurricane hits here, we're all in big fucking trouble. Viking12 Nov 2012 #31
Use my best judgment. nt woo me with science Nov 2012 #32
NH saveallthekids Nov 2012 #33
Depends on the strength... DearHeart Nov 2012 #34
I live 100 miles inland, and the water off shore comes down from the arctic. LeftyMom Nov 2012 #36
50 pounds of soy curls... XemaSab Nov 2012 #44
Lucky to have runaway money. n/t upi402 Nov 2012 #37
Follow instructions, if in evacuation zone evacuate LeftInTX Nov 2012 #39
We've been through several hurricanes and we always stayed. sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #40
San Francisco has the most boring weather.. AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #41
. XemaSab Nov 2012 #42
1906! Very good! AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #43
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