tough call. is hard to turn your back on your home/cruising platform.
strongest storm to ever hit atlantic basin?? fuggeddaboudid.... is just another cane. storm with rain and winds.
those who prep well will manage. hopefuly yours will be ok. same with the rest of you folks facing this.
when i was hit by patricia we were being told strongest cane on planet in
history. wow. f us. we lived. despite our fears and our amazingly strong cane.
thank the gods it was small formation, unlike winston and haiyan and irma.
when it gets really shitty just remember it is only a few more hours.
i got so nervous when i could not see my
boat thru the white out. and then came night. still no sight.. could not even see marina. i may as well have been in
china for all the ability to see our home. then we heard about the ship......
and then we found all the loosened
cleats in the marina. was damned close. megas pulled out the
cleats so there was only oopsy when ye go to secure boat. was very close.
everything was a close call.
yes you will be scared. yes you will feel a run of emotions. this is only different from other canes because the media chose to hype it. yeah i know. it is strong.
SO ARE YOU.
even if you ran from this beast. that is good. you know your limits.
i hope everyone who is involved in this monster makes it thru ok.
ok also means there is damage but you will
repair and cuss and swear but otherwise ok.
really ok means
insurance pays off and you are repaired easily.
ok has many meanings. lets start with alive. that is a good base.
please check in after the beastie has departed.
communications will be down for a few days to a couple of weeks.
aftercare--- find all living things.
list by name all living souls and search for missing. you donot need guidance--just pen and paper and eyeballs. is a start. who was there at start and who is there upon departure of beastie. there will be a discrepancy.
search for the discrepancy. make a triage.
when help arrives give them your information you learned and found. keep searching and
cleaning.
best of luck to you folks. i hope you come thru unscathed.