I was among the cheering throngs watching H. Irma bearing down on Florida. When I say “cheering,” I’m referring to how many of us were duly impressed with the exceptional evacuation obedience of Floridians. Now, that’s how a massive number of folks move out of harm’s way in a calm and orderly coastal manner. Nicely done.

As I noted in my ongoing fishlbi.com blogs about Irma, we can now use the Sunshine State’s stately storm response as a high-water mark in sidestepping a closing-in-fast…