9:37 AM here at Four Star and the weather is nice!
It is partly cloudy, zero breaze and in the low to mid 80's.
Hard to believe that there is a hurricane heading right at us and will be here within the next 8-10 hours. It is supposed to be a strong Category 2 or a weak Category 3 storm.
I stayed up almost all night watching TV to get the latest updates. A band of rain, wind and lightning came through about 3:00 AM this morning that was pretty vicious. I think it is called a squall line. I saw it on the radar so I went outside to check it out and it was moving so fast and had so much lightning that I had to go back in side immediately. It knocked the power out a few times but by sunrise the weather had turned nice again.
As I drove to Four Star this morning there were gas stations opened but many were out of gas. Home Depot was open but only for a few hours, they were completely out of plywood.
Many of the local grocery stores ran out of bottled water, canned goods and batteries yesterday. Many businesses are shut down and boarded up this morning.
I think they have ordered over 1,000,000 people to evacuate the coastal areas of SW Florida. All of the local hotels are booked up and the local storm shelters are starting to fill up.
I am going to ride out the storm in my apartment. I live on the first floor so I feel very safe there. Only 2 of my walls face the outside while the rest of my walls face other apartments and I have a huge walk-in closet far away from the outside walls should I need to escape a tornado.
I have plenty of water and snacks to last we about a week and I have a full tank of gas in my truck.
Don't worry too much! This is Florida and it comes with living in paradise. Just like California has to contend with earthquakes, Hawaii has volcanoes and hurricanes and Iowa has all that corn growing everywhere. You just have to be prepared and hold on tight till it's over.
If you pray, now would be a great time to pray! Not just for me, there are alot of people impacted by this storm. Havana Cuba took a direct hit. The Florida Keys are taking a beating right now.
My friends at Classic Motoring are right in the storms path up in Tampa Bay.
Many Detail City members have family in this area too!
Everyone along the west coast of Florida will be impacted by this storm in some way. Georgia and the Carolinas are going to be impacted as well.
OK, that's enough for my hurricane update.
I will be answering a few emails, doing a final walk through here at Four Star to make sure all is secure and then going home to ride out the storm.
Take care and I will see you after the storm!
Dwayne
It is partly cloudy, zero breaze and in the low to mid 80's.
Hard to believe that there is a hurricane heading right at us and will be here within the next 8-10 hours. It is supposed to be a strong Category 2 or a weak Category 3 storm.
I stayed up almost all night watching TV to get the latest updates. A band of rain, wind and lightning came through about 3:00 AM this morning that was pretty vicious. I think it is called a squall line. I saw it on the radar so I went outside to check it out and it was moving so fast and had so much lightning that I had to go back in side immediately. It knocked the power out a few times but by sunrise the weather had turned nice again.
As I drove to Four Star this morning there were gas stations opened but many were out of gas. Home Depot was open but only for a few hours, they were completely out of plywood.
Many of the local grocery stores ran out of bottled water, canned goods and batteries yesterday. Many businesses are shut down and boarded up this morning.
I think they have ordered over 1,000,000 people to evacuate the coastal areas of SW Florida. All of the local hotels are booked up and the local storm shelters are starting to fill up.
I am going to ride out the storm in my apartment. I live on the first floor so I feel very safe there. Only 2 of my walls face the outside while the rest of my walls face other apartments and I have a huge walk-in closet far away from the outside walls should I need to escape a tornado.
I have plenty of water and snacks to last we about a week and I have a full tank of gas in my truck.
Don't worry too much! This is Florida and it comes with living in paradise. Just like California has to contend with earthquakes, Hawaii has volcanoes and hurricanes and Iowa has all that corn growing everywhere. You just have to be prepared and hold on tight till it's over.
If you pray, now would be a great time to pray! Not just for me, there are alot of people impacted by this storm. Havana Cuba took a direct hit. The Florida Keys are taking a beating right now.
My friends at Classic Motoring are right in the storms path up in Tampa Bay.
Many Detail City members have family in this area too!
Everyone along the west coast of Florida will be impacted by this storm in some way. Georgia and the Carolinas are going to be impacted as well.
OK, that's enough for my hurricane update.
I will be answering a few emails, doing a final walk through here at Four Star to make sure all is secure and then going home to ride out the storm.
Take care and I will see you after the storm!
Dwayne
