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From: Michael A. Terrell on 15 Jul 2010 05:02

z wrote:
>
> "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote in
> news:7r2dnSP9ZPLjy6TRnZ2dnUVZ_rudnZ2d(a)earthlink.com:
>
> >
> > "krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" wrote:
> >>
> >> I generally keep enough gas in my vehicles to make 10 miles. ;-)
> >
> >
> > When the last hurricanes hit N Central Florida, gasoline trucks were
> > stopped at the state lines. Most stations don't have backup
> generators,
> > and people evacuating the area wiped out 99% of the available fuel, so
> > it would be a couple hundred miles to the nearest source of fuel. Now
> > that a new law took effect about upgrading underground fuel tanks,
> about
> > half the stations around here are either closed, or have just had the
> > tanks removed. Most can't afford the $500,000 to replace everything
> and
> > come up to the new code. that means that there will be that much less
> > fuel available, next time.
> >
> > Not only that, but it took several gallons of gasoline and the
> better
> > part of three days, just to cut through the downed trees to reach a
> > highway.
> >
> >
>
> You guys have it rough. The most I have to worry about is wildfire and
> earthquakes I guess. But if an earthquake knocked my house down I'd be
> staying here anyway.
>
> As for wild fire I'd just have to get across the river.
>
> It's aready 20mile round trip to the gas station so i've always got
> enough gas for that (+ more usually for the quad and generators)
>
> My mom has to worry about tsunami but she could just come up to my house
> -- i'm about 10 miles into the mountains from the coast so noproblemo.
> Flooding does hit a lot but all that does is take out bridges. My house
> is far enough up the hill not to worry about direct flooding.
>
> You guys are kind of nuts to be living down there in Hurricane land with
> all those millions of people needing to move at the same time. It must
> be pure hell (but otherwise really nice I guess)
>
> best of luck
>
> -z


Why? I've been here 20+ years, and was told to leave once.


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