Quote Originally Posted by pomtzu View Post
I may be old fashioned, but no one is going to force me out of my home, even with a mandatory evacuation.
So many people refuse to leave because of possible looting, or having to leave their pets behind, and I would fall into the same class as these people. Fortunately in New Orleans, they now welcome pets to shelters to entice people to leave, whereas when Katrina hit, this wasn't an option available to them.

I really don't know if people who have to be rescued should have to be responsible for some sort of payment. Most people probably wouldn't have the means to pay anyway, so it might be easier to get blood out of a turnip!
So if, for example, flood waters began to rise and your home and belongings were in danger, you wouldn't expect to be rescued?