I've already filled the car and there was no one at the pump at 6:00AM. I'm preparing to pull out all the plywood and board up the patio. This is the first time I've done that before, but we're expecting gusts of up to 120 here in West Boca from what I'm reading. That will most likely take out the screen patio. I'm feeling pretty bad for my neighbor. He's a hard worker and just put in a new pool and patio that was finished in March. Perhaps the fence will be enough protection.
So I figure I've got about 3 hours of hard labor and then I'll decide if I'm going to evacuate anyways. I'm hoping we'll see this blow North, rip itself apart and weaken but that's not too likely I suppose.
So anyways, we'll make our call around 3-4PM.
What's everyone else in this neck of the wood doing?
I'll check in when I take a break.
Thanks for the update. Please check in when you can, and take care.
I have some friends in Boca. They probably have their shutters up by now, they grew up in Miami, are fairly used to hurricanes.
Best of luck to you.