The recent hurricane Irma was an education for me in terms of preparedness; I was planning on leaving Florida at 4:30AM and 'beat the traffic' on Tuesday morning.
Auto travel during a mass evacuation ...Wrong !
The three major roads running North/South were already congested, and automobile travel was 4 - 9 mph, and after three congested exits, I returned home to try again earlier next day.
Wednesday, 2:30 AM, road conditions were the same, with authorities encouraging travel on the road shoulders, gas lines were a long wait,
and overwhelmed rest stop facilities were inadequate to handle such a massive flow of 6.1 Million of Florida humanity.
Rather than join in 'running the gauntlet' with other motorists, I chose to return home and 'shelter in place'.
I made ice for refrigeration power loss - blew out the bottom of mom's old aluminum stock pot- but now had three 4 quart ice cubes for the coolers,
gas for the outdoor grill, and converted a 30 gallon trash can (with a new plastic liner) as a water reservoir along with the bathtub.
'Sheltering in place' required some improvisation, establishing strategy tactics, and defining reasonable priorities.
Even as I was getting myself prepared, I found myself helping out my neighbors and lessening their concerns about the hurricane.
I also learned that with a mass migration and forced evacuation in the State of Florida recently, travel from points further South than Ocala is useless.
Check out the Water Bob plastic bag for your bathtub. Useful thing to know about and have around for water storage.