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lighter:
I have a friend with 2 sons on Virgin Gorda.  She's terrified, and her terror is solid, and appropriate. 

My oldest dd has a friend on Puerto Rico.

My niece is on a plane fleeing Florida, and another friend's parents are driving from Coral Gables to stay with him.

I'm worried about all the people, and how they'll cope.  Texas is still under water, and struggling. 

I'm praying for the Hurricane to turn or dissipate.  That's all I can think about today.

Lighter

Twoapenny:
Oh, Lighter, thoughts are with you and your loved ones, Mother Nature is so beautiful and so destructive at the same time.  Hope people can stay safe xx

lighter:
The boys are safe!  We just got word😀

Twoapenny:
That's great news, Lighter, I'm really glad to hear that :) xx

sKePTiKal:
Mike & I took our 2 week vacation in OBX, 2 days after Isabel blew through - it levelled trees from the spun-off tornados all through the mainland counties up into Tidewater Va. We ended having the rest of his family show up - his uncle had died and he & his brother were pall bearers - the next couple counties inland.

We stayed for Irene and watched our creek completely empty itself (normally a 5-6 ft channel at the end of the dock); out of power (had whole house generator) and cell service for 48 hrs after).

I was moving up here, when Matthew tore a track from Florida to the OBX - first it was supposed to turn out to sea in SC; then Wilmington; and all we'd see would be tropical storm effects... and it was still a full-blown Cat 1 when it came past my place. The storm set me back 2 weeks in my schedule.

Each storm is different: it's predictability, it's effects: damaging winds vs storm surge vs draining the sound - and a tsunami effect when the water rushes back - vs heavy rain. There are some common sense steps to take to be able to weather the storm and not even be all that uncomfortable afterwards - as long as it's a low-end storm. Starting with your exact location. People can HAVE that waterfront property, as far as I'm concerned - I've seen what the ocean can do in a short amount of time. Having easy access, but being protected from the worst, makes more sense to me.

So, Cat 1 or 2, I'd figure on hunkering down in my storm-proofed house. Cat 3 - would be evac decision time. Above that, and I'd be "gone" long before people were done emptying the stores and boarding up.

So imagine my surprise to wake up here in the mountains one morning, after a storm... to find 3 large pines across the driveway. LOL. Turns out it's windier here - more often, stronger winds - than in Kitty Hawk. None of us get out of this life, alive... and there is no where completely "safe". People simply choose what they're willing to deal with from location, weather, etc.

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