I think you will will fine in the Orlando area
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OMG, I couldn't get a 1 bedroom condo here for that. I'm checking job listings!!-
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WeatherEmperor wrote:I rarely post on this board and even I see it John. Just relax and pray that somehow it turns away from you. Go and make your preparations and stop talking to us(you'll be missed, but safety first).
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Agreed.
John, even if you THINK you've done everything -- check outside and make sure NOTHING is loose that could fly around and break a window or injure someone -- where you are or where your neighbors are. Fill up a bunch of Tupperware containers and ziplock bags with water and freeze them now in case you need them later (remember, the aftermath lasts a lot longer than landfall -- you might be without power and AC for a while). Get the food and can opener where you can reach it (it's not fun fishing around for food in the dark). Put the TP WAY up high (it's not fun having a 24-roll pack of toilet paper and every last roll is wet). Move everything (laundry, toys, bike, whatever) that you might trip on in the dark (if the power is out for a while, you're not going to want to just sit still for hours...you'll want to move around). Get to the bank and get cash (ATM's don't always work. You can always put the money back later if things aren't as serious as anticipated).
There are tons of things you can do to ENSURE that you are ready. And once you're sure, go help someone else. Go to the grocery store and offer to help people carry all those bottles of water and so forth out to their car. Check on an elderly neighbor and make sure their family knows where they are and how to reach them (if they can).
You know that S2K is a good source for info and, above all, support. And we know that you'll check back in as soon as you can after the storm. Peek in later tonight and maybe once in the morning. But then after that, unplug the puter and put it (at least the hard drive, because other components can be more easier replaced) in a garbage bag, wrap it up, and put it up somewhere high.
Don't be nervous. Just focus on what needs to be done, what might not have been done yet, and what else you could do. If Charley hits your area, it won't all be over by Saturday night. The storm will...but the aftermath won't. Prepare for that also.
Stay safe!
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And if you still find anxiety eating you up, try helping a disabled or elderly neighbor prepare for the storm. I don't know about up there but here on Florida's East Coast, we've had some rain but the temps are awful high and the humidity is horrid. The elderly could use some help putting things away in their yards as well.
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