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Lee-Lee

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37. NC has had ambulances and wheelchair vans from all over there to evacuate people

Fri Sep 14, 2018, 04:58 PM

Sep 2018

All the counties west have sent ambulances and wheelchair transport vans to evacuate those in medically fragile conditions.

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CNN reporter in New Bern NC showing responders setting up for water rescues. [View all] PearliePoo2 Sep 2018 OP

Check out these people jberryhill Sep 2018 #1

There are LOTs of shelters open inland for people who can't afford a hotel Lee-Lee Sep 2018 #13

These people appear not to have known that jberryhill Sep 2018 #15

Well, the information was out there all over Lee-Lee Sep 2018 #17

Just out of curiosity, on a totally unrelated tangent jberryhill Sep 2018 #26

I am only aware of a very few limited cases where they check that, but there is a solution Lee-Lee Sep 2018 #31

"We never checked for warrants or sex offender status" jberryhill Sep 2018 #32

Well, if you want to be paranoid your choice Lee-Lee Sep 2018 #36

Garrett Haake just said on MSNBC that the number one reason people gave for not octoberlib Sep 2018 #29

There is widespread belief that weather news is sensationalized. NutmegYankee Sep 2018 #35

Gee, who could have stoked THAT belief? NickB79 Sep 2018 #38

I was thinking the very same thing as I watched. These men and women justhanginon Sep 2018 #2

Too many don't have the resources or physical ability to evacuate. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2018 #5

I'd urge some thoughtful consideration here. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2018 #3

This -- New Bern isn't a bunch of rich people obamanut2012 Sep 2018 #6

The flooded homes appeared to be in a sub-division on a cul d sac. PearliePoo2 Sep 2018 #9

That is the only area that allowed the reporter unc70 Sep 2018 #18

There are free shelters inland and they I've been running school buses to move people Lee-Lee Sep 2018 #14

Have you ever stayed in a shelter? Tribalceltic Sep 2018 #19

Yes, and I'm even worse conditions in the Army. Lee-Lee Sep 2018 #21

Those are human beings you are running down. Saboburns Sep 2018 #28

Actually, news was blasted everywhere in this state (I live here) not to pay attention to the octoberlib Sep 2018 #33

You are assuming a lot of people have no health problems Tribalceltic Sep 2018 #34

Completely agree. Thank you! backtoblue Sep 2018 #20

For crying out loud... nycbos Sep 2018 #4

In my experience, people who stay aren't staying put to guard their possessions. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2018 #7

Me too. I couldn't put the words any better than you have. backtoblue Sep 2018 #22

Hang in there. I know how you feel. nolabear Sep 2018 #24

I agree -- I have lived through 10+ hurricanes obamanut2012 Sep 2018 #30

Each one should be mailed a $5,000 bill afterwards. They won't be doing that shit again. TheBlackAdder Sep 2018 #8

Please see my above posts. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2018 #10

I feel sorry for the ones who can't evacuate maryellen99 Sep 2018 #12

There was nobody who couldn't evacuate Lee-Lee Sep 2018 #23

Yes, let me clarify. The ones who stayed because they wanted to ride it out for the fun. TheBlackAdder Sep 2018 #16

There are a lot of reasons people ignore mandatory evacuation orders mnhtnbb Sep 2018 #11

People with significant disabilities thucythucy Sep 2018 #25

NC has had ambulances and wheelchair vans from all over there to evacuate people Lee-Lee Sep 2018 #37

Well that's very good to hear. thucythucy Sep 2018 #39

She's not going away anytime soon either Baclava Sep 2018 #27

Some people don't evacuate to a shelter because the shelters do not accept pets Jersey Devil Sep 2018 #40