Evacuate Means, Please Stay, We’ll Save You
Posted on September 15, 2008, by Kim, under Family, News & Current Events, TV Shows.
Okay, I don’t want to seem insensitive, but really! I am watching the Today Show this morning and they are talking about the hurricane in Galveston, TX. There are people all over the news begging for people to help them, standing in line for food and water and upset because they aren’t getting anything. A lady was holding her little boy and said they didn’t have a car because it was floating in the water. My question is, did you have a working car prior to Ike hitting?
I am tired of people staying when they were told to leave and if they stayed that they needed to write their social security number on their arms with a Sharpie. Seriously! A friend of ours had a good point. They were told to leave and didn’t, so when the funding starts coming, should they really get aid?
People don’t always make good, sound decisions, but when my life and safety of my family is on the line, it really should be a no-brainer.
5 Replies to "Evacuate Means, Please Stay, We’ll Save You"
Laura Ho on September 15, 2008
I am flabbergasted myself about these people’s utter foolishness!
Britt on September 15, 2008
It is just an act of selfishness. I am sure it is hard to leave everything behind, but do you really think you can save everything in a flood….I mean seriously was Hurricane Katrina not enough to show you it can happen to you. It is common sense and it is sad to see that there are so many without it. You can’t help to feel sorry for those who are losing everything because of Mother Nature, but listen to the warnings when they say it is a BIG storm. Get out!!
TwisGreen on September 15, 2008
You know who I feel bad for? Do you know who will be getting MY support through the clean-up of these storms? It will be people in Haiti. First of all, they have no TV or Radio to warn them. They were hit in the middle of the night–with no time to react. They live in thatch roof houses with dirt floors. These people truly had no warning–and if they had it– no way to escape. Take a look at http://missiontohaiti.org.
We are one of the richest nations of the world. I know we need to help our own. BUT–We have the information. They were told to evacuate. They chose (notice– CHOSE) not to.
My heart goes out to these brand new Christians in Haiti and to the Pastors who teach Christ to them. I have served there on a mission trip– and it is amazing how thankful these people are for the nothing that they have.
I will pray for my fellow Americans, but I will do everything I can to help our fellow Christians in Haiti–who had no choice.
Love,
Tammy
Queen of Free on September 16, 2008
Thanks for the Blogroll add! 
y0mbo on September 15, 2008
man·da·to·ry (măn’də-tôr’ē, -tōr’ē) pronunciation
adj.
1. Left to choice; not compulsory or automatic.
Oh, wait, that’s the definition for “optional”.
It’s sad to see that people feel so entitled they think that mandatory evacuations don’t apply to them.