I've often wondered about that scenario. I suppose in the case you experienced, the danger was being closely monitored & in all liklihood the chance of damage to life & property was fairly minimal, with the evacuation being a sensible precaution. Perhaps in some part at the back of your mind you'd thought this too & maybe even there was some small sense of annoyance, for the disruption & wanting just to get back to normal. I guess when folks are bombed out there's the enormous shock of it & then the relief of having escaped. Still, I don't know how you deal with that if it does happen. I think, going back to the war, people coped didn't they, as there was no choice. That & I really do believe people were somewhat different to how we are now. And grabbing the bookcase, wireless set & several bottles of wine would have slowed them down rather
Still, they'd hopefully have got the cat out!