Thanks for all the concern and well wishes. Greatly appreciated!
GOOD LUCK to my fellow Floridians and their families - hang in there and be safe!
At this point, it's still unclear exactly what path Irma will take.
Best guesses have it either moving north through the middle of the state or just off the east coast with some inland jabs as it moves northward.
This would happen late Sunday through Monday.
The biggest issue I see here locally is availability of gasoline. Some gas stations are completely out and other places have very long lines of those trying to get some.
I am hoping things might improve as we get closer to the weekend but regardless I filled up all my gas containers earlier this week and now have 22 gallons of non-ethanol as a reserve.
I would like to have a full tank in my truck as well.
I have no plans to evacuate. As powerful as Irma is, the worst that could happen is damage to my property. And I want to be here to mitigate what I can. Been there done. Residents who have families are in a different situation than I am so I understand how they may choose to evacuate. For me it just doesn't make sense.
I have a nice generator and can run a window AC unit (or two if needed) plus my fridge, washer, and microwave, phone charger, etc. etc.
My Mom lives here over on the mainland and I am going over there today to help get her place secured.
I have four 4-legged children and they will be better off here as well.
My gas reserves......
