#(sorry your local gvt is trying its best while spread thinner than butter on toast)

[uniiiquehecrt]

I don't like talking irl or politics here but wow, people are really complaining about the g*vt "not doing enough to evacuate" as if Floridians are going to listen in the first place. For the record, at least from a library worker's perspective, everyone is doing the best they can do.

Everyone's been on standby since Helene and have been keeping eagle-eyes on the storm. Hurricane Hunters have been sent out. Even here on east side, there are constant calls and emails for prep and potential shelter duty. Workers have been notified to sandbag and prepare and help others prepare. Just because you don't see it doesn't mean it isn't happening. There are plenty more things I could say, but probably are things people complaining from other states don't want to bother to hear.

I can't speak for every county, but I can assure you that it is most definitely not the local government's fault if not everybody evacuates the path of the storm. 🙄 The fact of the matter is that mandatory evacuations have already been issued in effected counties. Tampa's county included.

Your real issue is that Floridians are buck-wild. We don't often get storms that cause us problems unless you life in the Gulf or in Miami and even then 9/10 times we simply do not care. I've seen people go canoeing down the street in a hurricane just because it's fun. If someone decides not to evacuate, that is entirely on them and their own free will. Not only is your local government doing the best it can, but it's also not your government's job to force you out if you don't want to leave. If you decide to stay due to your own stupidity and hubris that's entirely on you, I'm sorry to say it.

Anyways listen to your evacuation orders and take the storm seriously, Tampa folks, it's gonna be rough out there. And for the love of god if you are not from Florida or just want to blame everything on higher powers instead of a person's real and free will, maybe do some research into your evacuation orders, zoning, and your county's available evacuation shelters first before you start saying that your local government doesn't care and isn't trying to do its best. Something tells me you've never bothered to go to your local library to ask.