Comments on: Islanders who insisted on staying died in Ike. Your thoughts? http://www.longislandcoastalhomes.com/long-island-coastal-homes/islanders-who-insisted-on-staying-died-in-ike-your-thoughts Your guide to homes in Long Island! Sat, 01 May 2010 02:55:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Rainbow http://www.longislandcoastalhomes.com/long-island-coastal-homes/islanders-who-insisted-on-staying-died-in-ike-your-thoughts/comment-page-1#comment-601 Rainbow Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:20:59 +0000 http://www.longislandcoastalhomes.com/long-island-coastal-homes/islanders-who-insisted-on-staying-died-in-ike-your-thoughts#comment-601 I live in Houston, 60 miles from Galveston. A few hurricanes and tropical storms had already come through this year, and people were going through "hurricane fatigue", in that the people who stayed thought that this would be just another gully washer. Although it was a Category 2, it was large, and it was the storm surge that killed and destroyed. I agree that anyone with a small child should not have stayed, and were IDIOTS for having done so.<br><b>References : </b><br> I live in Houston, 60 miles from Galveston. A few hurricanes and tropical storms had already come through this year, and people were going through "hurricane fatigue", in that the people who stayed thought that this would be just another gully washer. Although it was a Category 2, it was large, and it was the storm surge that killed and destroyed.

I agree that anyone with a small child should not have stayed, and were IDIOTS for having done so.
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]]> By: Angela Q http://www.longislandcoastalhomes.com/long-island-coastal-homes/islanders-who-insisted-on-staying-died-in-ike-your-thoughts/comment-page-1#comment-600 Angela Q Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:46:59 +0000 http://www.longislandcoastalhomes.com/long-island-coastal-homes/islanders-who-insisted-on-staying-died-in-ike-your-thoughts#comment-600 It's been proven over and over again that people do not make rational decisions about evacuating for a storm. They base their judgment on the last storm that passed through, not on the current storm that is bearing down on them and the historical likelihood of a complete wipeout, which happens in Galveston every 25 years or so. They should not even let people build there. I think flood insurance should not be extended to places like that. People would not build if they knew that the government would not foot the cost of rebuilding. <br><b>References : </b><br> It’s been proven over and over again that people do not make rational decisions about evacuating for a storm. They base their judgment on the last storm that passed through, not on the current storm that is bearing down on them and the historical likelihood of a complete wipeout, which happens in Galveston every 25 years or so.

They should not even let people build there. I think flood insurance should not be extended to places like that. People would not build if they knew that the government would not foot the cost of rebuilding.
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]]> By: Blondy http://www.longislandcoastalhomes.com/long-island-coastal-homes/islanders-who-insisted-on-staying-died-in-ike-your-thoughts/comment-page-1#comment-599 Blondy Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:14:59 +0000 http://www.longislandcoastalhomes.com/long-island-coastal-homes/islanders-who-insisted-on-staying-died-in-ike-your-thoughts#comment-599 omg thats makes me so angry at that 4 year olds parents! <br><b>References : </b><br> omg
thats makes me so angry at that 4 year olds parents!

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