home sweet home

Many people are shocked that Californians are reluctant to leave their homes, but I’m not. It’s just the same every year when there is a hurricane and many Floridians are reluctant to evacuate. I’m not surprised. We’re kind of the same here in the Midwest. We hear the siren go off, indicating a tornado warning, but then we look outside and judge for ourselves before deciding if we REALLY need to seek shelter in the basement. After all, I was born here and I grew up here, and I’ve lived through dozens, maybe hundreds of sirens without suffering significant damage to my home. I would run from a hurricane or fire – but that’s just because I’m not accustomed to it. A Floridian may be scared of a tornado, but not of a hurricane. A Californian may have lived through dozens of brush fires before – why start running now? I get it.