I prefaced my post by saying I did not wish to be alarmist. I certainly hope my neighbor's relative is wrong. he has been spot on in the past.
To start a post with "not to be alarmist..." and then give alarming info is still, well...alarmist. I just know that we always see things get out of control in these circumstances with people giving information which is often incorrect. I hope your neighbor isn't like that, yet I also hope that he is dreadfully mistaken in his interpretation of the info he received. It is a sure bet that this storm is going to get really ugly once it passes the keys.
At any rate, hang in there. We will be hoping for the best for you and yours. I think I am going to skedaddle up to Miami for the duration, where I hope this thing doesn't pull and Andrew and engulf all of the keys evacuees in the eye of the storm.