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In reply to the discussion: Could Cat 5 Hurricane Matthew be the October surprise [View all]malaise
(268,682 posts)2. We're as ready as we can be
Now we have to wait it out until Sunday/Monday.
At lunch time I went in the yard to speak with a plumber and the birds were making an unbelievable noise. I told my neighbor and the plumber to get ready - they are way ahead of us.
Thanks kestrel91316 - we may suffer some inconvenience - compared with the poor and homeless, we're the lucky ones.
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To be fair there more tracks showing it going out to sea than hitting the East Coast
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Sep 2016
#20
No deaths...but they got some landslides...main road from airport is blocked..
HipChick
Sep 2016
#30
Friend of mine worked in a call center for an internet provider in the 90's
OnlinePoker
Sep 2016
#57
Intensity predictions are notoriously poor, but this one seems to be gaining strength fast
Baclava
Sep 2016
#45
yeah - the waiting is the hardest part - they come and they go in a day - hope power stays on!
Baclava
Sep 2016
#47
Don't forget to fill your freezer with water bottles! I have a bottle of mango rum in mine now
Baclava
Sep 2016
#70
I was very alert upon noticing they had said it would be a hurricane right after it was ...born
dixiegrrrrl
Sep 2016
#68
No need tol panic, but everyone from the Keys to Nova Scotia should have a plan
Ex Lurker
Sep 2016
#69