I think the difference between evacuating and hunkering down is usually divided between HAVING to evacuate. That's all that would get me out of here. If the water is too high, if the fire is too big, if the chemical spill is toxic.

For the rest of it, I have more useful stuff here than I could pack into the car.

It's a last-chice scenario that I believe Dweste had in mind, not IF but WHEN.

Sue