I heard some of them interviewed yesterday from the Ritz, and they were unable to get flights or rental cars out of there...because there were none left. So they stayed, but not by choice.
As the story said, they'd hired buses to get out, but the buses were commandeered. Kind of a Robin Hood story there, huh?
And they continued to act like tourists..
As stated, there were a number of options:
Greyhound
Amtrack
Carpooling
Actually, instead of walking, those with "jobs" would be in a good situation to contact Car Dealerships and offer to move their merchandise for them.
I'm surprised a dealership didn't think of this and start calling hotels inquiring whether people were stranded but needed to get out.
But if tourists continue to think and act as tourists, you get your end result. People who expect to be given head of line privileges..
heard some of them interviewed yesterday from the Ritz, and they were unable to get flights or rental cars out of there...because there were none left. So they stayed, but not by choice.
And why did they not get out when the President issued the Evac order on Aug 17th? They weren't SUPPOSE to be there and now they are caught up in the disaster and the AP thinks we should feel sorry for them? How about a little personal accountablity?