[texas booster]

I have a lot of friends in the Tampa area. There are only so many roads heading north that are good evacuation routes.

Lone Palm lives near St. Mary's GA and he is in an evacuation zone. Being ex-navy I suspect that he is already prepared for this storm.

Just be glad that we don't need to head out to sea in a sub from there. It is supposed to be fine once out to sea, but that 20+ mile trip at the surface can be a beating.

[LonePalm]

That's FORMER Navy there cowboy. ;-)

We're fine and not going anywhere. The track seems to be shifting west of us and keeping the eye over land. It is likely to be a minimal hurricane by the time it gets to our latitude.

For some strange reason I've had Jimmy Buffett's Surfing in a Hurricane running around in my head. Fancy that.

"Ceterum censeo Islam esse delendam."

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)