Monday, September 4, 2017

Now we are getting serious!

 Governor Scott has declared a state of emergency for our state of Florida due to Hurricane Irma!
Hurricane Irma is now a category 4 storm as of five o'clock today, same strength as Harvey and Charley and shows no signs of getting smaller, it could even increase to a 5, just like Andrew!
Her estimated time of arrival is this coming weekend!
Apparently, heading towards the similar path of Hurricane Andrew, a cat 5, circa 1992, southeast Florida, but with enough size and wind that us on the west coast have been told to prepare too! And then there is always the wiggle factor could be on us?

Although, we have to prepare every year from June 1st through November 30th, since this is our hurricane season, yearly! After thirty-one years you would think this would be old hat, but we only had one direct hit.

So mostly we just tweak our already semi-ready preparations, shuttering up lastly, food and battery inventories as well as cell phone cords and weather radios, medications verified, enough, food and water enough for at least thee days. Good that I get my medication and Hubby does too... we both get our three months' supply of prescription medications delivered by mail, and I just had my month's supply of Copaxone delivered, gas is full in the car, as well as additional for generators. Laundry is kept up with in case we do lose power and also to pack if we have to evacuate. Pet food and Gus's medicine is ready too, and cleaning supplies for after.

Many stores on the news show that water is being sent from other areas of the state since many stores have low supplies. People are going berserk already in stores clearing out most of the shelves!
I WANT TO YELL STOP! But in truth that would be hypocritical, since this is very scary and too "déjà vu" for too many of us due to going to help for us after Andrew and of course those who survived it, and being hit directly by Charley, but we did survive it too!
  
And the European and American models where this storm is going they are oddly rarely, are both in agreement!

Wednesday, will be the day for an absolute direction confirmation,so we all  must stay tuned to all coverage from all access weather methods, TV print computers phones whatever and keep them well charged. The internet will go down, so keep that old landline to call the insurance people, and yes gather all those important papers and put into waterproof folders, same with all other important papers, etc. Those vacuum plastic bags that float is where I will be putting all family pictures, and our wedding album etc., Hubby suggested placing those under the beds to stabilize them.

Weather Underground current map:
https://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/atlantic/2017/tropical-storm-irma

Irma

Good night to all and to all be safe!

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