Hurricane Preps

Not a lot of time, will be blogging as a release.

Tammi is having server problems, but she is blogging too as we prepare. She is temporarily at (Correction!) http://www.roadwarriorsurvival@blogspot.com As she put it, "I will not be silenced!" *Big Grin*

It's bad here. People are beginning to panic. My bank has it's shutters up. I parked next to someone who was getting cash to evacuate. I could tell by looking in their car that they were moving out. No rooms left on the West coast... people keep talking about going to Naples but I have no clue where they think they're going to stay. The only way to evacuate is NorthWest towards Pensacola.

Gas is intermittently hard to get. No generators of course. Anyone want to ship me one from the great white north, I won't argue! I'm sure it'll be about 10K in postage. *grin*

I'm taking pictures today of my posessions. Storing stuff in plastic bags, all paper products etc. Went to Publix and did last minute stuff. 2 more gallons of water and wipes to clean our hands and wipe down surfaces.

Making lists. Backing up my computer files. Looking to see what I need to store from water damage like wedding albums and family heirlooms. Calling a neighbor without shutters and telling them to bring water and stay with us.

I function very well under stress. My body is showing signs though... the tremor I have developed... don't know if it's from too much caffeine which I normally don't drink or if it's my bod telling me it's approaching a break point. I'm banking on caffiene.

Schools closed on Friday I hear, already, but not official. I'm a weather wonk. Weather channel on 24/7.

This bad boy is big. Really big. Amost 200 miles in diameter and hauling ass. 80 miles in diameter of hurricane force winds. Even if it hits Stuart, north of me, we'll still get hurricane winds.

Palm Beach County areas you will hear about in the news if we take a hit: North Palm, West Palm, PB Gardens, The Farms, The Acreage, Boynton Beach, Lantana, Delray, Palm Beach, Jupiter, Tequesta, Belle Glade (The Glades), and Pahokee.

Martin County: Stuart, Port St. Lucie, Hobe Sound, Port Salerno.

We have Vero and Sebastian just North of Martin County. Fort Pierece too.

Pray for the folks in the Bahamas. People are going to die. Pray this doesn't hit Lake O spot on. Pray if it does that it doesn't hang there. Don't know how much stress that dike can take.

UPDATE: Strike zone probability in WPB as of Sat morning is 20%. Highest of any other strike zone other than the damn Bahamas that are at 50% and are being nailed pretty soon.