Staying or leaving is always an "interesting" choice. In my case, I have only good things to say about our emergency alert system, which also functions as an Amber Alert when necessary. Both mandatory and voluntary areas were rather precisely defined on clearly rational (albeit scorched!) grounds. This flood event, post fire, was extremely predictable.
Even so, I was just watching the bad news from Montecito,
about thirty miles west of us. Swift water rescues, homes swept off their foundations, possible fatalities...I am sitting here with my half liter of coffee, checking in on ETS - just another rainy day.
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Geezer in Chief