"Also, where can those people go that isn't a 2 day drive to get to? Florida's southwest coast was decimated by Charley; Florida's southeast coast was damaged by Frances, and Central Florida, North Florida and the panhandle were all hit hard. Georgia and the Carolinas all the way to New York are underwater. Where is there to go?"

Not to mention the fact that people learned after Charley that you can't just evacuate inland, the storm seems to follow you. And....last but not least, there aren't hotel rooms to be found around here. They are completely full with aid workers, utility workers, and everyone else that came to help with Charley/Frances recovery.