How much gas do you have in your tank? I hope it's full if you are waiting as long as possible. I have family members who were having trouble finding gas as they were leaving yesterday.
Thank you. My tank is full. The Governor has ordered State Police escorts of gasoline deliveries from the Port of Tampa (and all over the state). I've never seen or heard of a state government that is as prepared for a Hurricane as this one is now.
Have a sister that left Wednesday for Georgia. She lives about 1 mile east and 2 mile north of the Sarasota airport.
Ft Myers could see a storm surge of 9'-12'. It's frightening to be here. There is an Erie silence that has blanketed my city...and people are hunkered down awaiting the storms arrival...many (like me) are freaking the f*** out. If you don't hear from me on here, then you know things didn't go to well. The terrible time is Sunday.
At least you made it out...I'm sitting in my home in Venice FL...and the TV is saying that Hurricane force winds will hit us between 3-5 pm...having lived the vast majority of my life in Indiana, I have survived many tornadoes, but Hurricanes are far worse. Tornadoes come and go with almost no warning...while residents of Florida have had a week to watch hurricane Irma cut a path of destruction across the Caribbean on its way to Florida.
