In the eye of the storm ...????

It's Wednesday afternoon as I write this and everyone in my area is preparing for the onslaught of  Florence … the hurricane that experts say could be the worst storm to ever hit the U.S. North of Florida.  If you look at the diagram above I am located right at the rim of where the solid white meets the gray spot encircled by a white line.  Of course it changes all the time but for right now it's a pretty scary scenario.

I actually had to go to 3 gas stations yesterday to find one that had not run out.  So I filled the tank and stocked up on canned goods, bottled water and batteries.   Of course I also brought everything on the deck and the front porch into the house and I have a cozy area set up in a small closet where I feel pretty safe. Oh, and I'm also filling up buckets of water … you can never have too much in a situation like this.

There's been some talk that the storm is changing its' predicted route so it may not be as bad in my area but, of course that just means that someone else will suffer more than me and that is no consolation.   Hopefully when I post my next blog entry I will be able to give you a follow-up.  Until then ……….fingers crossed.