The waiting game

[Cookie]

How do you deal with the waiting game?

seeing the condition's and the forecasts for this season everything points to every going mental at some point.

their has got to be a point where you can do any more preparations.

do you find this time of year stressful?

how do you deal with the stress?

[dolebot_Broward_NW]

I just live my life. I blog a little about the afternoon t-storms, I watch them form (or not as was the case today), and I keep an eye on the tropics. I usually bring up a loop every day and just look. I don't spend more than a little while on the tropics unless tehre is something actually cooking.

I'm prepared. It's not that huge of a deal, and we've all done it before. NO stress, its not worth it until you are under the gun.

[Plant grower]

I just keep on doing what I do every day, and continue to check the tropics every day more than once a day. I know things will get going soon, but I am ready.

[artist]

I will say that with the forecasts for this season, it can be some what stressful, wondering, if and when.

[Agua]

I can say, with the exception of Ike, I've enjoyed 4 years of doing no more than checking on this board every few days and not otherwise worrying about it.

I hope the rest of my life is cane free and I NEVER have another season like 2004-2005 where I'm spending 4 out of every 6 weekends watching a monster churn out there.

[Annie Oakley]

Cookie all I can say is that preparation is everything and every year we get help being prepared thanks to the likes of this board and new technology. Gotta roll with the punches.

[Jagno]

This year with the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico it has been somewhat more difficult than usual for most Gulf Coast residents for many reasons:
(1) Economically thousands have lost their jobs due to this disaster and it costs money to evacuate unless you plan on being in a shelter.
(2) Many residents are not far above, at or below sea level which means that tidal waves, surges or simply high winds and seas could cause some serious contamination issues with land and water aquifers.
(3) Homeowners insurance WILL NOT cover contamination or oil damage carried by winds. The only oil damage covered will be those that entered into the structure by way of flooding. Land and property is NOT covered. In other words 90% of homeowners will have no coverage regarding oil or Corexit contamination.
(4) In light of the above concerns it has left alot of people wondering if they should simply move completely out of their homes if a system threatens the Gulf in any way. In Katrina and Rita people were not allowed home for weeks and months and many fear that if contamination occurs they may not be allowed home for years.

Although these are valid concerns given the situation most people seem to be much more aware of what our tropics are doing than they have in previous years. Just my observations!

[lonelymike]

I don't stress about it a lot. Not much I can do to control it anyways. I don't live near the coast so I don't have to worry about the biggest damage that a hurricane causes which is storm surge. I worry about wind. I may lose some roof shingles (oh wait I have a metal roof ) and losing power for a week or so (ala Ivan ) but having lived in Fla for almost 35 years it a part of life.

[Jinkers]

I don't stress about it, I'm ready, and I pay attention to the tropics, other than that, I live my life, and do what I need to do.