At first, even the threat of "certain death" was not enough to persuade Bobby Taylor to flee this small town directly in the path of Hurricane Ike.

His wife, Elizabeth, had already decided to leave before police drove a dump truck through flooded streets, urging people to get out. Those who refused were told to write their names on their arms in black marker, so their bodies could be identified later.

Also...a quote...

'I believe in the man up there, God ... I believe he will take care of me'

so a hurricane is a comin,well down here we live with them like La lives with wildfires,we prepare,and get out the way. My family has never evacuated,we just hunkerdown,with Rita it was 5 day's without power,and a house full of peaple. we take care of our own,Thank God we can,some can't.