[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 ?

[Waverunner]

You may be a little late. Traffic is already so bad on 75 north that cars have spilled over to 301 north. Bumper to bumper.

Make sure you have a place to stay. Hotels in Atlanta are pretty full as coastal Georgia and S. Carolina are already heading inland. The Atlanta Speedway is opening to campers who evacuate.

[Trayderjoe]

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 ?

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.

[Topspinmo]

We also are sheltering in place, my biggest concern is spin off tornados.

[lorilorilori]

No plans to evacuate.

[TimeForChange]

I have wife a large dog and an 89 yr old mother-in-law who lives in a home we bought her. We will take a look in the morning to see if the storm is coming straight up through the middle of the State or moving off shore. If the storm appears to be progressing straight up toward Orlando then I believe we could get 100 mile per hour winds here. That will mean lots of damage to TV and loss of power. I have a son in Atlanta and we would go there.

[patfla06]

Originally was thinking of going to Atlanta and couldn't find a hotel room.Traffic is backed up for miles on I75.
Airfare prices to N.Y. are crazy ( don't want to go there anyway).

Will watch the weather channel and just snuggle in and pray.

[pauld315]

Originally Posted by patfla06

Will watch the weather channel and just snuggle in and pray.

Until you lose power. Make sure you have a battery operated radio ready, flashlights or lanterns and a good supply of water in your tubs, washing machine etc. Also, withdraw a good sum of cash to have on hand. When the power goes off there is no ATM's etc to get money from.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by TimeForChange

I have wife a large dog and an 89 yr old mother-in-law who lives in a home we bought her. We will take a look in the morning to see if the storm is coming straight up through the middle of the State or moving off shore. If the storm appears to be progressing straight up toward Orlando then I believe we could get 100 mile per hour winds here. That will mean lots of damage to TV and loss of power. I have a son in Atlanta and we would go there.

I would think if the eye comes straight up the middle of the state, for 400 miles over land, it would be little more than a tropical breeze when it gets here. I'd be more concerned if it came up the east coast and hung a left at the Cape

[TimeForChange]

Then you know nothing about what the storm in 1960 did. I cannot remember the name but it did just that......up the middle!

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by TimeForChange

Then you know nothing about what the storm in 1960 did. I cannot remember the name but it did just that......up the middle!

Whatever

[autumnspring]

Several have mentioned saving water in your bath tub.

We do not have a bath tub so that is not an option. Likely, your tub drain leaks a bit anyway.

We do have a slop sink and we will fill those large plastic bags we all have for trash. Test the ones you have. Ours do not leak. If, you put them in your slop sink and make sure you fill the sink with them, like a tire inner tube it will be able to hold the water weight supported by the sink.

I would not drink this water or the water from your tub for that matter-it is for flushing the toilets.

GOOD LUCK.

[jimbo2012]

Best quick idea for storing water I found is large zip lock bags.

It appears to be going up the east coast, so we may be fine.

Relax

[redwitch]

I'll probably evacuate when I move to a coast, which is some time this side of never.

[DARFAP]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

I would think if the eye comes straight up the middle of the state, for 400 miles over land, it would be little more than a tropical breeze when it gets here. I'd be more concerned if it came up the east coast and hung a left at the Cape

This is a huge storm, largest ever in the Atlantic. Your assessment needs work.


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