Ok Dorian WTF

[jovibennett]

I am right in the path of the eye as of the 11am update!! I was going to hunker down but I am responsible for 4 fur babies so I am heading into work with them on Sunday. Thankfully I work a veterinary hospital that is new and rated for a CAT 5 hurricane and we have a generator. Me and the owners and couple of other employees will take care of the close to 100 boarders that going to be there for the storm. We will make sure they get their meds and food and are walked and cleaned up after. We will even lay with them and hold them if they are scared. I guess that is why I got into this career 15 years ago- to take care of those that can't take care of themselves. We are hoping for the best for our close knit community. Anyone in Florida preparing for this take care and be safe. This is a bitch of a storm and not knowing where it heading yet is just stressful -just be prepared. Homes and items in them can be replaced- you and your pets can not!!

I'll post pictures as it progresses and its safe enough!!

[virgogal]

1. Be safe..scary storm.

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[DownriverDem]

59. Yes, be safe

This pretty much happens every year, right? I don't think I could live where this is common.

[Peregrine Took]

2. Thanks.

You are a good person. Sounds like your employer and fellow staffers are, too.

We need many more like you guys.

[Baitball Blogger]

3. God bless you!

Keep us posted.

[Sanity Claws]

4. Good plan

Take good care of yourself, as well as all of those furbabies.

[CousinIT]

5. TAKE CARE of yourself and the fur-kids! n/t

[catbyte]

6. Be safe! You're an awesome guardian for thinking of your furry ones. Let us know how

all of you are.

[jovibennett]

34. Thank you!!

[AnotherMother4Peace]

7. Scary but nice post - thank you for being kind and caring. Hugs to you

[MoonRiver]

8. Take care of yourself and all the furbabies! You are an angel to help these precious beings!

Will be praying for you and everyone, human and animal, at the hospital.

[Fla Dem]

9. I agree, the waiting and uncertainty is almost worse than the actual storm.

For over a week we'll have had Dorian on our radar before we even begin to feel the effects of the storm. Yes it's good to have lead time to prepare, but each day your anxiety builds. I would put floods in this category as well. For days you hear the rivers are going to rise. You do the best you can to prepare and evacuate if necessary.

Earthquakes and tornados are no less devastating, but rarely are you aware of the impending disaster. They just happen with little or no warning. You're left with the event and the clean up after. You buckle down and tackle the cleanup. But hurricanes extract every bit of anxiety out of you before they hit. And if you end up directly in the path, you too are left with the aftermath but completely worn out mentally.

Not saying I would rather an earthquake or tornado, just saying the toll it takes on your sanity is altogether different.

[NightWatcher]

10. Plus we'll be dealing with this storm for another week, possibly longer.

Be safe.

[jovibennett]

35. They say its going to slow to 4mph!! Thats alot of wind and rain

The grounds are already saturated from the all summer storms- a basic thunderstorm causes flooding in certain ares. There is no place for the rain to go and now this!!

[Rural_Progressive]

28. Wildfires can be a lot like hurricanes

Back in 2015 when we had our very own Megafire in north central WA it was a lot like what you're describing. Monitoring the weather every 15 minutes wondering what path the fire was going to take. Were several fires going to come together to form a complex and then what was that going to do. How were these huge fires going to generate their own local weather and how was that going to affect regional patterns, oh yeah unfortunately I can feel your pain.

We have a number of people who are still dealing with mental health issues that developed during that summer of fire. All I can say to all of you in the path of this thing is "Let's be careful out there"

[Fla Dem]

48. Thanks for that. I didn't even think of the wild fires. I think thy can be even more traumatizing

and anxiety ridden. I would be scared to death if I was in the potential path of a wildfire.

[FakeNoose]

11. Is your building above ground?

Or do you have a 2nd floor in case the ground floor gets flooded? I'm not an expert on riding out hurricanes, but it seems to me that seepage/flooding might be a bigger problem than high winds.

Also pets get a little crazy over lightning, thunder and noises from the storm. Good luck and stay safe!

[jovibennett]

36. No second floor

but we are built on slightly higher ground so we won't have flooding there. The winds are the most destructive part especially when it slows down and sits over us

Thank you

[yardwork]

12. Your post lifted my heart! Good luck and blessings to you.

[gademocrat7]

13. Thank you for doing this.

Please take care.

[rusty fender]

14. Good luck!

Thank you for what you do

[Baclava]

15. Nobody on the East coast of FL should trust the track predictions right now

Forecasts change, sometimes a lot, this one is especially uncertain

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[HardLineDem]

25. Keep an eye on https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

Later National Hurricane Center updates show it likely that almost all the Florida peninsula is likely to get smacked. Baclava is right, though.

And best of luck to our veterinary friend and all in danger there.

(Bad joke: If the facility is rated CAT 5, is bringing four cats there bringing one too few?

[Sorry. Couldn't restrain my ugly impulses.])

[Baclava]

27. Speaking of Cats...

[jovibennett]

37. Good joke

We have close to 30 cats here now!!

[wendyb-NC]

16. Be safe all of you 2 legged and 4 legged.

You and your co-workers are doing a heroic and loving service for the pets and their humans.

[Soph0571]

17. Be safe!

Good luck

[KT2000]

18. Hoping all are safe

Thanks for posting this.

[calimary]

19. Take care and take cover!

And please keep us posted, if possible. ‘Cuz we’re gonna worry.

[matt819]

20. All things considered, sounds like you are in a pretty good position

Hope you, your pets, and your belongings come through safely. My elderly mother is in FL, but it looks like the storm will turn north just in time and leave her out of the inland path.

Good luck.

[mountain grammy]

21. Be safe.. I'll be watching for those pictures..

[Scarsdale]

22. You and your co-workers have

good hearts. The boarders are in excellent, loving hands. Good luck to you all. Those of us in safer places will think about you, and hope all goes well.

[smirkymonkey]

23. Take care of yourself and of those in your charge.

You are very brave. I am hoping that you are spared the worst of it.

[CDerekGo]

24. No idea what part

of Florida you're in, but hoping your building is at least a few feet above sea level, and more than a few miles away from Atlantic Ocean. It's great that you, your fellow co-workers and your employer are doing what you're doing for the boarded pets. Hopefully, windows are boarded up, there is plenty of food, safe drinking water for all of you, and pets, and all of you inside the building are able to make it through Dorian.

Be safe, when you're able, keep us all posted on your progress. Wishing you luck from West Central Florida (Tampa Bay)

[jovibennett]

38. Hey Tampa!!

We will be good- we have impact resistance windows which was tested with a limb flying through the air a few months ago during a severe thunderstorm. It cracked but held!!
We are watching it hoping the high pressure holding it down will lift and turn this bitch north!!

[Karadeniz]

26. Thank God you're there for them! I hope you all make it thru safely...visualize a protective

Bubble of light covering the building...can't hurt!❤

[CaptainTruth]

29. I feel for you.

We were in the bulls eye several days ago & then the track started shifting south.

Hunker down & stay safe. It sounds like your vet hospital will be ok.

I wish you the best!!!

[PatrickforO]

30. Awesome you're doing that.

Animals get scared in storms.

God speed and good luck!

[CaptainTruth]

31. And we just adopted 3 kitties yesterday. They'll ride it out with us on Merritt Island.

Stay safe everyone!

[mitch96]

32. "and we have a generator."

As the saying goes.. Run from the water and hide from the wind... If your not near the water and it's a well built building you should not have much problem. It's the loss of power during and after that's the bitch.. A generator helps ALOT!! Like all the talking heads say, have enough food and water for a few days for you and the furry ones..
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[Chantel]

33. Good for all of you! Be safe!

[jovibennett]

39. Hey the good thing is Jim Cantore hasn't been seen in the area!!

[Blue_playwright]

43. Randi Rhodes said he's been spotted near West Palm Beach

Nt

[jovibennett]

50. He just arrived in Stuart Florida

That's where I am - I guess we are screwed!!

[Blue_playwright]

53. Yikes! Good luck. We worry when we see him during tornado season.

We worry when we see him during tornado season.

It’s always bad when they show up in Kansas.

[USALiberal]

54. He stands in the rain a tells us it is raining! Genius!!! Nt

[StarryNite]

40. Best place to be...

If I lived there I can't think of a better place to be than tucked safely away caring for the physical and emotional needs of animals. Thank you! You ROCK!

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

41. You are sent from the dog above...

You and all there deserve the highest praise...thank you.

[Niagara]

42. Be safe and take care

Check in here if you can to let us know that you're alright.

Please give your boarders extra loving from me.

[Delphinus]

44. Bless you.

Be safe - sending hugs to all.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

45. Thank you for being a guardian angel and best of luck.

KY............

[cp]

46. We're holding you and everyone, human and four-legged, in our hearts

Take care.

[cwydro]

47. I've ridden out many storms.

Stay safe. And it’s so good to know you’re taking care of the fur babies.

Mine were always scared, but seemed to take their cues from me. So I had to pretend to not be scared lol.

[coeur_de_lion]

49. North of Tampa

Still hoping the bastard will turn and not head for Florida. I'm on the west coast at least and it may weaken before it gets here. Irma left us without power for 4 days . . .

Bless you for caring for all the fur babies.

[Mersky]

51. Had to scoot into my day when you posted

Wanted to be sure to get in a thank you for your caring dedication to the fur babies. I don't know what I would have done without the help of veterinarian offices at times.

While sitting in traffic, I saw a young man working road assistance confidently changing the tire of motorists watching from behind the car. As I viewed this in hundred degree weather, I thought of your post.

So, with that in mind, thank you to everyone working to keep things going thru hard realities.

[jovibennett]

57. Thank you

[steve2470]

52. Wonderful that you do this, stay safe :) nt

[JudyM]

55. May the big-hearted and the innocents be spared.

Hang tough and good luck!

[SergeStorms]

56. Looks like you might catch a break.

Historically a majority of hurricanes with these same conditions take a turn northward into the Carolinas. It looks like this one may follow those historical patterns. The forecast is favorable for Dorian to skirt Florida and make landfall in the Carolinas as a weaker storm now. Good news for you, bad for the Carolinas.

At any rate, stay safe and don't worry about putting yourself in harm's way just for pictures to post. Your safety is worth far more than a few pictures, and those furry dependents of yours need you greatly. Whatever Dorian's path, stay safe and healthy.

[jovibennett]

58. Yes!!

We are all breathing a little better!! I have been through Francis, Jean, Wilma, Irma and this one looks like it might just bring rain and TS winds for us. We are cautiously optimistic and this thing will keep turning!

[Maraya1969]

60. I actually cannot think of a better place to ride o out

A storm like this. That being said I hope Dorian makes a right turn and heads out into the ocean.

Be safe and thank you for caring for the fur babies

[Freedomofspeech]

61. Bless you for your work.

Take care.💕✌

[barbtries]

62. Be safe!

one of my dogs is scared of even one clap of thunder. She'd be petrified in a hurricane.

this is a scary one.

[Granny M]

63. Stay safe, jovibennett

Thank you for caring for the fur babies