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I called my BEST friend from high school and college days tonight, who is in West Palm. Told him to LEAVE. He was around during Andrew in 1992 but it was actually too far to the south to bother him at the time too very much. Says since he is now a homeowner, he will stay to ride it out, but if he were a renter "he would have left".

I endured a category 1 at one time, and told him how terrifying that was. This is a cat 4 or 5. Not swayed. Then I told him what it would be like if he tried to leave too late, getting into flooded roads and stalled traffic. Not swayed. Then I told him what he should know already from the West Coast of Fla last month, that it is not much fun to have one's power out for days on end. Still insistent he will be staying to 'protect' his property. (As if he can do anything....) I asked him to watch the weather station again when he gets up tomorrow and to make his decision about leaving no later than noon. He hung up the phone with the words, as he always does when we end our conversations, with the words, 'I love you; thanks for calling' (Totally haunting...)