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(09-13-2018 11:13 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(09-13-2018 10:59 AM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  Shocking that a few folks don't understand how staggered evacs work and why they are the best plan of action. Had the storm shifted in the opposite direction and required Zone B and Zone C to evacuate, what would you be saying now?

Losing an entire week of school and days of commerce was unnecessary and will not likely to be tolerated too many more times moving forward. I understand caution, but this was over the top. Time to revisit the plans... this didn't work. My wife stays home with the kids now, but can't imagine what we would have done a year ago when we both worked. Most people are in that boat and most lower income jobs don't have remote working options or flexibility to just take time off when the sun is shining and they are business as usual. I doubt those that had to take off work unpaid or worry if their job is still there when they return feel any safer from this abundance of caution. This has caused a lot of problems.

It's easy to call it an overreaction when the storm doesn't hit with it's full power. But if it does and they don't stagger evacs, people would be asking why not. Damned if do, damned if you don't.