Went to grocery store this a.m. in Islamorada (88 miles north and east of Key West). Saw Orlanda Salinas from Fox News. I told him if Jim Cantore was with him then we were all outta there, which he thought was very funny. He said Gulfport was a nightmare and asked me if Katrina changed my thinking about these storms. I told him that it was a real wake-up call.
We are preparing to go just in case, but not leaving yet. A cat 1 will be a huge nuisance but not catastrophic here. Loss of power for a day or two probably. Katrina did a good job clearing the dead brush a few weeks ago. If the 11 a.m advisory stays on the same track or worse, my 16 month old and I are probably going to visit relatives on the mainland. I trust my house to hold up, but sitting in the dark with no a/c is not at all appealing.
Y'all pray for us, please!
LBelle
Prayers for all sent.
Was in Key Largo for a few hours yesterday, securing a boat. An NBC reporter(ette) came into an Ace Hardware where I was getting a fastener, wanting to know if last minute folks were buying out the store. The store was actually nearly empty, but the staff mocked her unmercifully. I understand the attitude, but felt a little sorry for the young lady.
LOL! My wife and I saw Jim Cantore in Burlington, Vermont, back in 1998. He was there to cover what was expected to be a "significant ice storm". That turned out to be the "Great Ice Storm of '98", which left many people around New England and Quebec without power for a month or so. (We lived about 30 miles east of Burlington at a somewhat higher elevation, and never saw any ice at all.) Bottom line: no matter where you live, or regardless of the season; a Cantore sighting means "head for the hills"!