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The thing that gets to me is so many lost life because tehy would not leave.In Florida i know the same would happen also im sure but to hear now on TV about 2-3k maybe dead.All loss of life that could have been averted if people would take these things serious.We get on here and disagree about a path of a storm but NONE on here ever say stay in your home it will be ok.

We all know too well when the cone is on you get out.I hope this serves to tell people that nature is not to be messed with.This storm did not come out of the blue they should have got all those people out ahead of time but i know you cant force them all but it is so sad to see scores of death because people would not listen.

Reminds me of another story but not for this thread.

My sorrow goes out to those who lost family members.

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One thing that I have a problem with is this.
The media, even though they did some wonderful coverage, at times said things they should not have said.
At one point, they announced that certain areas like the Alabama Coast was not even in the cone anymore...
You have to wonder if people around Mobile, Gulf Shores, Dauphin Island, etc saw that and thought, well, I'm not in the cone so I don't have to leave.

Surely they realized they would get bad weather, even if the hurricane did not make that slight turn.
You just never know what people are thinking. Maybe the "It won't happen to me" attitude!