There will always be people (like me) who don't evacuate. Looking back on my life spent dealing with cat. 3-5 hurricanes, I was simply stupid and didn't realize the danger I placed myself and my wife in. Thank God I had moved away from the Gulf coast before Katrina. Hopefully I would have learned my lesson by then and would have evacuated. The vast majority of Americans have no idea what it is like to go through a severe hurricane, with hours and hours of howling wind, torrential rain, and tornadoes constantly roaring overhead. They see it on TV but condensing the sound and fury onto a 25-50" TV screen bears no resemblance to what occurs. Then there is the aftermath of dealing with cleanup and not having power or water for days or even weeks.
