Thanks for your thoughts, IE, they are appreciated........Looks like i am going to escape the worst of it as i am a bit south of the big stuff. Folks there need alot of thoughts, they are really getting pelted. So far only about 70 mph winds and rain right here.........some trees down, about a million without power and alot of flooding by the beach areas.
It sure was a scare, seeing a 145 mph monster slowly creep your way. I probably only got 10-20 hours of sleep the whole week as preparations go alot farther than just evacuating.......you need a week's supply of non perishable food, water , batteries, candles, first aid stuff. maybe your safe deposit box will be underwater, so that isnt the answer for most of your valuables. pets to think about and any and everything you value must be wrapped and/or secured. (and I have alot). And what you consider to be secure, may not be if your roof is up the avenue somewhere. Or, if a tree falls on the house, opening it to the rain & fury. House must be shuttered up, etc., etc...You must be prepared to be without power for an unknown length of time, up to a week is not uncommon.
And that's only for me..........there are neighbors to think of & help and some of my family needed help also.
And, another storm, Ivan, is brewing in the Atlantic, starting to take the same track as Frances and Charley did.
Geez, I am just getting over Charley as I have friends in that area and vacation there. Beautiful area & people, along with nature & wildlife preserves. The place where I stay when I am there had 4 feet of water inside. The restaurant where I ate my last meal when I was there last is gone.
A hell of a week, what a ball ! I somehow wound up sleeping through a lot of today's storm action as i was exhausted..........a small price to pay, however, as my family, pets & I am going to be safe this time. Others in the middle of the storm will not be so lucky.
GL to everyone in the path...........THE HITMAN
