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Originally Posted by JJ_BPK
Larry[*]We have never had zombies, ..
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But you concede, it COULD happen.
My 2 cents is just personal experience in the Coastal South Carolina area, not advice, just bringing up a war story that might be relevant. Our Emergency Management/Hurricane Evacuation plan worked beautifully last time it was used (Thank you LtC Baxley). Most everyone that was going to leave was gone from Hilton Head within around 8 hours of the Governor's orders. HH has a natural choke point as US 278 is the only road on and off the island of some 25K people in the summer. The problem occurred once they left. Our county had a plan, others didn't. Then South Carolina Highway Patrol refused to reverse one lane on I-95 and tales of it taking 4 days to reach Columbia, SC, normally a 2 and a half hour drive, were prevalent. Even with several SC Highways leading out of the county. Hotels from here to Atlanta were booked tight. The only people that made it with their sanity intact were those who were fleeing to family/friends elsewhere. Relying on commercial services became a fools errand and the government had very limited resources. The Red Cross was stretched thin and has since been downsized if you can believe that. I lived out of the trunk of my patrol car for a few days but it was still better off than those trying to flee.
Take from this anything you think useful.