I admit. The hurricane coverage is freaking me out just a bit.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

I'm not supposed to follow weather stories. But finding it a little hard not to. It's everywhere.

Thinking of those people in the line of it. Just waiting for the nightmare. And then knowing what many will be facing after....

I feel so much for them. And thinking that this is not the first rodeo....

But it's their home. It's what they know. Just thinking of the pain they are going to go through again hurts. And with me in the SW there's nothing I can do to help.

[monmouth4]

1. Thank you Lady Freedom, we do appreciate your thoughts and concern. I am in a direct line in West

Palm Beach, have taken those precautions necessary and can only hope for the best. Of course, It's a long time between now and landfall and things/direction could change. Thank you again, you're such a good person.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

2. I don't know how you do it.

The tornado I was in was like BAM. But waiting for the monster,...

Please be safe.

[monmouth4]

3. Many thanks. Read somewhere it's much like being stalked by a turtle. C'mon, let's get this over

with..LOL.

[FM123]

8. Stay safe my friend!

[Clash City Rocker]

4. It's supposed to scare you. That helps their ratings.

This is why earthquakes are far less scary than hurricanes or tornadoes. An earthquake happens and it’s over. Plus the areas that get earthquakes tend to have strong building codes, so they don’t do too much damage. Tornadoes are the scariest to me, because they’re so random and move so quickly.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

5. For me, it is doctor's advice.

I'm to avoid Weather related stuff to not trigger memories.

[Hortensis]

6. We get our weather from the weather channels. Gotta admit,

weather's become pretty consistently interesting, including the technical explanations of how and why. My husband and I watch far less fictional drama now that the real thing's playing every day. Daily political events of course, but also stories competing for top billing on the weather channels, and who'd have believed in 1980 that either could replace thrillers?

Lady Freedom, people vary greatly in emotional resilience, and even those who do take an economic hit, and even lose their homes, just won't suffer enough to tear ourselves up over them. Plus, people who live in disaster-prone areas know that by far most properties won't be badly damaged so have a far better perspective on things than people watching from afar. And thanks to advance notice and civic planning, it is almost entirely a property thing.

Try to chill?

[FM123]

7. Thank you for thinking of us!

I am pretty much prepped and ready here in Broward, but still a little nervous. Trying to keep my chin up...

[mcar]

9. Thanks Lady Freedom

Your DU brethren in FL appreciate your concern.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

10. Speaking for myself, I've done this before.

The worst was Wilma in 2005, followed by Frances in 2004 (I was out of town for Frances' twin sister Jeanne that year), and then Irma in 2017.

Thankfully, none were catastrophic--no loss of life or housing, just some relatively minor property damage.

Our house is newer cement block construction and not on any major body of water. We have shutters (accordion ones at that, which means it should only take about a half hour for the entire house). We're properly stocked with water and supplies.

The worst part for me was not the storm but rather being out of power after the storm. We were lucky last time with Irma that we didn't lose power, but we only got 60 mph winds for her.

It's no fun and it's ruined all of next week, but I feel like I can handle hurricanes. Actually prefer them over blizzards and ice storms, to be honest, back when I lived in a place that got those.

The one thing that would freak me out would be earthquakes. Not having any advance notice of them and knowing they could strike any minute--that would play with my head. Thankfully that's one thing that isn't a problem for us Floridians.

I'm ready.

[Baclava]

11. The waiting is sometimes the hardest part, it ramps up the fears and emotions

For anyone in the direct path of a Cat 4 - I say GET THE FUCK OUT!

It's 3 days away , you can drive to California by then, you have insurance, stay safe.

This is not one to mess around with