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Hurricane Matthew
Oct. 6th, 2016 11:26 pmI am safe. I am in a house that's not in a flood zone so I didn't have to evacuate like others in my area.
I don't know if I'm considered "in the area" enough that Facebook will ask me if I'm safe again.
It's feeling a bit surreal at this moment because Cat 4 is bad but not like Andrew and Katrina bad.
However, everyone is being like "The death toll will be catastrophic!" Then, I end up giggling because they're accidentally quoting The Phantom Menace. Even this Fox News guy said, "And your kids die, too!"
And I know they want to make people take this seriously and evacuate but...to a hardcore Floridian?
That's sounds more like a challenge when everyone is saying how no one could possibly survive.
I don't want you guys freaking out though about people staying. This is an issue for local governments. Most are very good at knocking on doors, asking around and having people call who can't leave on their own. I was evacuated for Charley and Tampa was extremely efficient so I'm hoping/assuming the east coast is also that good.
The main thing that concerns me at this point is that when my friend's husband said Matthew was going to loop around and hit us again next week, I assumed he was messing with us...now it doesn't seem that way.
P.S. I enjoy Garth Brooks' music but the idea that his Florida concerts are cursed is hilarious. Last year, he had to cancel his Tampa shows because the Lightning got to the playoffs. This year, he had to reschedule Thursday and Friday concerts in Orlando to Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
I don't know if I'm considered "in the area" enough that Facebook will ask me if I'm safe again.
It's feeling a bit surreal at this moment because Cat 4 is bad but not like Andrew and Katrina bad.
However, everyone is being like "The death toll will be catastrophic!" Then, I end up giggling because they're accidentally quoting The Phantom Menace. Even this Fox News guy said, "And your kids die, too!"
And I know they want to make people take this seriously and evacuate but...to a hardcore Floridian?
That's sounds more like a challenge when everyone is saying how no one could possibly survive.
I don't want you guys freaking out though about people staying. This is an issue for local governments. Most are very good at knocking on doors, asking around and having people call who can't leave on their own. I was evacuated for Charley and Tampa was extremely efficient so I'm hoping/assuming the east coast is also that good.
The main thing that concerns me at this point is that when my friend's husband said Matthew was going to loop around and hit us again next week, I assumed he was messing with us...now it doesn't seem that way.
P.S. I enjoy Garth Brooks' music but the idea that his Florida concerts are cursed is hilarious. Last year, he had to cancel his Tampa shows because the Lightning got to the playoffs. This year, he had to reschedule Thursday and Friday concerts in Orlando to Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
