They made it a decent ways inland a couple hours ago to a friends home. Now we just wait to see if he will be called back directly after or come on to Texas for a bit. I hope your family keep as safe as they can.

Well, that probably explains my attraction to him.

It is very fucked. As someone who has yet to reproduce I see that everywhere and it irks me.

I just got word that they made their way to a friend’s home a decent distance inland and will ride it out there until they get word whether or not he will need to report back right after the storm passes.

I imagine having attached dependents makes a difference. Waiting and worrying is awful and I hope your SO stays as safe as possible.

Possibly because being on the road as one adult and five children isn’t a great situation, possibly because finances preclude taking two seperate vehicles or only having one vehicle, possibly not having funds until the last minute. There are a multitude of reasons that people stay, many of them financial. Through…

Right! And there are people here who are insisting on saying that everyone has plenty of options to leave. I hope she, the other residents, and the staff (that is probably either being pushed to stay or some may be staying out of loyalty to the residents) make it through okay!

He is a permanent name on my hall pass.

Plain? Plain! Egads...

I envy your firsthand knowledge of Vincent. He may or not be listed on my hall pass (hint: he totally is.)

I love Vincent D’Onofrio something fierce. His voice and manner of speaking mesmerizes me. If he should get fierce with Penn I will love him even more.

I have literally spoken to several people (most of them bartenders) who are expected by their employers to be at work directly after the storm passes. If one evacuates that would be practically impossible. And I am not including emergency personnel, fire, ems, police, and government employees that are considered…

I understand the reasoning (to a point) but that doesn’t diminish the hardship. After the storm passes people will be up in arms that their physical donations to Red Cross shelters are declined or discarded. The same rational is the foundation of those policies. I wish there was better education about emergency…

You are just as awful as Shep. Or maybe you are Shep.

Yes there are numbers to call. You are totally discounting the hurdles that some people face in life and are giving a lot of credit to a system that has many flaws. The bussing system had very serious problems in Katrina. ( http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4860776) Were you aware that if you are…

I have more than two cats. I understand her pain. Dealing with your pets in an emergency situation is a special kind distress.

There are literally trolls here saying that they pretty much deserve it. Uggghhh.

The Navy tends to frown on going sailors going awol.

And employers never do anything that is illegal and everyone everywhere is totally aware of their labor rights.

As someone who has worked in both the service industry and local government through multiple hurricanes, I can assure you that there are plenty of people that are being told they must remain or be fired. Gas stations, bars, and local government are a few of the ones that usually demand employees stay. I have spoken to…