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Originally Posted by rustyp
Curious as to your thought process on when to evacuate ? How will you make that decision ? What is your game plan if you do evacuate ?
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We do not plan to evacuate. We don't live in a mobile/pre-manufactured home, nor are we immediately adjacent to a lake where we might be concerned with flooding. I am not minimizing the potential effects of the storm, but for us, if we were to evacuate, we might as well leave the state of Florida.
If the worst that happens is we lose power for a few days, not having an air conditioner would be an inconvenience. We lived in Michigan and losing power during a winter storm was worse. We had to worry about freezing pipes, no heat, unsafe road conditions, etc.
I would be more concerned if we lived along the coast, and my perspective on evacuation would be much different.
As far as a plan, we already know where our "shelter in place" within our home will be (this should already be known anyway). Good preparation helps, and there are other threads with recommendations as to what you should be doing. If you haven't already stocked bottled water, you might have a chance on a resupply, but most (if not all) stores in the area have had their shelves emptied. You might consider other beverages that are still available on the shelves.