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You are gonna form a little gang and wade (or worse swim) through flood waters filled with dead bodies, dangerous animals, wreckage, and god know's what diseases HOPING to steal food and water along your hundreds of miles trek. Oh and don't forget the heat, I assure you it's hard to walk a mile when the road is clear. Instead of just sitting in a place where the gov't is promising you'll be safe and cared for.
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Umm, it's only 80 miles from NO to Baton Rouge. Only 29 up to Laplace.
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I do like the idea that you are going to horde a backpack of food and water while you leave thousands of children to dehydrate, starve, and die.
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Damn right I would... when the streets start looking like something out of Mad Max, it's time to leave.
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The people left are the people too poor to leave. It's a lot easier when are rich and have options. But what if you don't? What if you can't leave? What if you have no where to go and no money?
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Going anywhere is a better option than staying put if you're unprepared for a Cat-4 hurricane. Even people working min-wage can afford a bus ticket to a town 80 miles away, it's not like it costs the same as hopping on a jet.