And I just heard on the radio that the prices of plywood have risen as much as 100% in some markets.



I'm the red dot.

How would you like to be me right now. Pucker factor in full effect.



I am 2 miles from the ocean. Mazdadrifter lives here too he is further from the ocean though he is 3 miles.

that's weak.

damn jim, that sucks. On the radio, they said forecasters said it might downgrade to a 3, since they rarely hold a 5 for a long period of time. But, they said, they never know for sure.

Thats sustained winds. Gusts could easily exceed 200 MPH.



I am more worried about all the tornados these storms spawn off.

Just looked up information on hurrican Andrew of '95 (I think)...



Maximum wind speed (Florida) 145 mph sustained, 175 mph gusts

Sucks.. and blows.. all in one..

I will be spending the weekend getting ready before the masses do. I plan on stocking up on fuel, provisions etc..



I am also going to start boarding up my house.



I have not decided where I am running to yet. Possibly Atlanta maybe a little trip to the mountains. HMMMM maybe I'll oad the 7 up on the car trailer and take it to western South Carolina.



I have a 7 day old baby at home I need to get out of this storms way.

The fleeing part will be a last minute decision based on the projected path. I will wait till the last minute to leave.

sounds good.



question for you: Do most people have boards cut for their windows, that they reuse all the time? I mean, that sounds like it would be the smartest thing to do.



I think Tallahassee is pretty protected when it comes to hurricanes, so we've never boarded up our windows.