I read of those who are planning to "ride it out". We lived on a barrier island through 3 hurricanes and is why we now live in the Villages. Friends of ours decided to ride out their condo on the 11th floor of a 17 floor condo. At the height they hid in the closet and the clothes moved from one side to the other in their 11th floor. When the eye hit they ran as fast as they could to get away. In our condo which was 9 floors one unit owner tried to ride one out and he said how scared he was and again ran as fast as he could when the eye of the hurricane arrived. What they think is "Macho" now will come to reality when they get in the line of the hurricane. When windows start to blow out, the building starts to rock, water starts to come in, etc. it is no longer a "fun ride". Oh well, there is one born everyday.