I dont know about anyone else but....

[Noah]

I seem to be on edge last few weeks with all this weather, is something coming my way or is it not like back and forth, hyped up then releived. I cant wait till the season is over. I like to watch and pay attention to the weather but this season has done me in..

[jabber]

I seem to be on edge last few weeks with all this weather, is something coming my way or is it not like back and forth, hyped up then releived. I cant wait till the season is over. I like to watch and pay attention to the weather but this season has done me in..

I know what you mean. I have a gut feeling that we are in store for a bit more. I think the season running about a month late, by that I mean we are still in September.

[caribepr]

I seem to be on edge last few weeks with all this weather, is something coming my way or is it not like back and forth, hyped up then releived. I cant wait till the season is over. I like to watch and pay attention to the weather but this season has done me in..

You are just experiencing being a normal human being. If where you live is a potential area for hurricane hits, this season carries stress (being on edge) no matter what. This season being what it has been, and with a fair bit left to go, emotions can be a bit haywire. I know mine have been and I wasn't remotely close to what has gone on in the States.
Taking a time out from the computer and television might be a help for you if you can manage it. Go camping, get a massage, talk to someone about how you are feeling. Stress past a level of awareness can really be bad for you...take care.

[lurkerinthemidst]

I agree I am SO DONE with this season. I normally plot each storm. I quit after Katrina. I was done then. Emotionally I had to be. It was just to much. I paid a little attention to each one after that but NOT much. My time on here has been very little. It makes me a nervous wreck. It is crazy I know and I hope this hasn't changed my love for the science of the storms but I can't do it anymore this season. I look, read and leave. No more plotting, seeing what the patterns are, looking at the water loops etc. I have NO desire to do it. That is SAD!

[jasons2k]

I think Katrina did the same for a lot of people. When Rita was coming here, there was no excitement for me, just pure dread and nervouseness. The Thursday before landfall when Rita was a Cat. 5 projected to hit near Freeport, I was watering my plants by the pool. Half of me almost wanted to stop, thinking it would all be gone in 2 days anyway. I went into a helpless trance, staring into space, to the point I lost my footing, fell into the pool sideways and sprained my ankle pretty badly. I drove around my neighborhood that Friday AM before landfall in a daze, taking it all in, wondering if 2 days later it would resemble anything like the beautiful pines that graced it. I don't think I will ever feel the same way about hurricanes again.

[LizzardInFlorida]

I totally agree with you all... my attitude towards these storms has changed a LOT this year.

Witnessing the horror of Katrina was completely draining.
There's no excitement at all - every time a new storm pops up - it's pure dread.

[Roxy]

I think Katrina did the same for a lot of people. When Rita was coming here, there was no excitement for me, just pure dread and nervouseness. The Thursday before landfall when Rita was a Cat. 5 projected to hit near Freeport, I was watering my plants by the pool. Half of me almost wanted to stop, thinking it would all be gone in 2 days anyway. I went into a helpless trance, staring into space, to the point I lost my footing, fell into the pool sideways and sprained my ankle pretty badly. I drove around my neighborhood that Friday AM before landfall in a daze, taking it all in, wondering if 2 days later it would resemble anything like the beautiful pines that graced it. I don't think I will ever feel the same way about hurricanes again.

I feel the exact same way, Rita really took all of the fun out of the tropics for me. I'm just tired of it all. I can't believe how wiped out everyone was here after Rita and it didn't even really hit here. We all needed at least a week to recover.

[maltauss]

That is exactly how I felt after last year and having 3 storms right across us (polk county) last year. Did not want to work in the yard thinking why bother it will be gone or messed up so why bother. It really does do something to the emotions and the mind. Thank you for starting this thread I was beginning to think I was the only one that feels this way.

[otowntiger]

I think Katrina did the same for a lot of people. When Rita was coming here, there was no excitement for me, just pure dread and nervouseness. The Thursday before landfall when Rita was a Cat. 5 projected to hit near Freeport, I was watering my plants by the pool. Half of me almost wanted to stop, thinking it would all be gone in 2 days anyway. I went into a helpless trance, staring into space, to the point I lost my footing, fell into the pool sideways and sprained my ankle pretty badly. I drove around my neighborhood that Friday AM before landfall in a daze, taking it all in, wondering if 2 days later it would resemble anything like the beautiful pines that graced it. I don't think I will ever feel the same way about hurricanes again.

I feel the exact same way, Rita really took all of the fun out of the tropics for me. I'm just tired of it all. I can't believe how wiped out everyone was here after Rita and it didn't even really hit here. We all needed at least a week to recover.

If you think Rita took the fun out of it for you in Houston where you only got a glancing blow, just imagine how all the folks who were hammered by Katrina feel.

[Noah]

I think Katrina did the same for a lot of people. When Rita was coming here, there was no excitement for me, just pure dread and nervouseness. The Thursday before landfall when Rita was a Cat. 5 projected to hit near Freeport, I was watering my plants by the pool. Half of me almost wanted to stop, thinking it would all be gone in 2 days anyway. I went into a helpless trance, staring into space, to the point I lost my footing, fell into the pool sideways and sprained my ankle pretty badly. I drove around my neighborhood that Friday AM before landfall in a daze, taking it all in, wondering if 2 days later it would resemble anything like the beautiful pines that graced it. I don't think I will ever feel the same way about hurricanes again.

I feel the exact same way, Rita really took all of the fun out of the tropics for me. I'm just tired of it all. I can't believe how wiped out everyone was here after Rita and it didn't even really hit here. We all needed at least a week to recover.

If you think Rita took the fun out of it for you in Houston where you only got a glancing blow, just imagine how all the folks who were hammered by Katrina feel.

This is not about comparing, each experienced their own pain, so dont bring comparisons into this thread.