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Friday, September 02, 2011

Rumors, Doubts Persist About Resort Evacuation, Authorities

The evacuation of Ocean City during Hurricane Irene prepared for the extreme weather in original forecasts, but some resort residents and business owners are wondering whether the actions of local authorities were on the extreme side themselves.

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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    Be damned if you do , be damned if you don't.
    Us old timers will tell you that it was the thing to do.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    Emergency Management did the right thing. You cannot wait until the very last minute to do something like this...All this amounts to is the money hungry people..Get over yourselves and thank the good Lord that we were spared.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    Guess they would have been happier with loss of life and property along with loss of business, instead of just the last one.

    I don't have sympathy. You can't evacuate 200,000 people with 2 hours notice. Then it would have been too late.

    In case the whiners hadn't noticed, OC IS an ISLAND!

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  4. Joseph AlberoSeptember 2, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    anonymous 5:11, it was a category TWO storm before it hit land. Let me repeat, TWO, not a five!

    They made a STUPID move, period.

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    Joe, sorry to disagree with you but the authorities can not wait until the last minute and react. Look at all the damage Irene has done to other parts of the East Coast. Thank God it didn't happen in OC. They made the right call at the right time---it's not their fault it changed to a category 2. But be happy it did.

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    I can see getting OC to evac but towns such as Mardela? A curfew in Salisbury?

    Granted they erred on the side of safety, (except for OC, that was needed) but running around like a chicken with your collective heads cut off?

    Making people panic? The best thing out of all that was injuries were minimal.

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2011 at 10:28 PM

    In case the whiners hadn't noticed, OC IS an ISLAND!

    September 2, 2011 5:11 PM

    Since when? lol

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