I was reading all of those posts and with all due respect to Mr. Rochford I think he was a bit harsh on people living in that area at the time of Andrew. That hurricane was a lot worse than anyone expected and a lot of the standards people have for building codes and for dealing with hurricanes in this state are the result of that storm. I know one guy who lived in that area during that time and he decided to tough it out in his house. According to him the storm turned his house around on it's foundation (while he and his family were in it). It freaked him out so bad that now he will only live near the center of the state and anytime there is even a hint of a storm coming through he evacuates the state entirely. I have been through several hurricanes myself including Alan in Texas in '81 (in a house trailer.) and the 3 (4?,5? we lost count here) that hit in 2004. I have not seen anything as bad as what people went through during Andrew.

Instead blaming those people for mistakes we should learn from them and move on.

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