"cried" wolf not "dried"

Not a matter of being clever, fool. Evacuating costs money, time and emotional distress. For me, sharing a cot with a few thousand others (not to mention, bathroom) in a no privacy gym or evacuation center would be a nightmare. I need my space, my quiet and my privacy. There is always the threat of looters. How may times would you evacuate, leave behind pets and then return to find it was a false alarm? It is human nature.