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Originally Posted by nicchick
Most of the people who stayed simply had no way to leave. In a lot of big cities people just don't have cars. The whole evacuation plan was contingent on people having cars, money for a tankful of gas and a place to go to. A lot of these people had none of these things.
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I gotta say thats about right in a lot of cases.. when i was in the city, even on a pretty sweet salary I didn't have a car just because there wasn't any need. It would have taken longer to get to work in one. Even though I could have organised something or caught a train, it would be hard to leave without a car as you'd have to leave all your belongings at home meaning you'd be a lot more inclined to ride it out if you couldn't just pack all your shit in a car and leave. And without a car.. thats a lot more money to spend on shit to leave behind.