Just like up north. As soon as you hear the "S(now) word" on TV you can't buy a bottle of milk or a loaf of bread or a frozen pizza. After experiencing Sandy up north and IRMA right after we moved in here not much more we can do. Still have all the water left that we bought for IRMA in the garage. IRMA (direct hit over TV as a CAT 1) really wasn't so terrible. Fortunately we weren't on the north end of TV were power is a little more exposed and more likely to go out. Up north during Sandy the infrastructure being so old where we lived caused more problem then Irma. We never even lost cable here we had no power up there for 10 days because a neighbors tree took out the power line. If they say it will be CAT2 or 3 then I might think differently but that isn't likely here since we are inland. The east coast of FL is another story. I'm more concerned over neighbors leaving flower pots and other small stuff outside. Wife and I went house to house around us asking our neighbors to take in their 20lb lawn projectiles. Didn't want to find a neighbor's planter in our bedroom.

Irma was not a direct hit on The Villages. It was actually west of us (30 or 40 miles perhaps).

Your priorities (and choice of bourbon) match mine!!!

What is Basil Hayden? Too lazy to search. Is it olive oil suffused with Basil? Is it a new wine?

Interesting because I had photos of the television weather report from that night showing the map and the eye of the storm passing directly over TV. I'll have to look for it. I guess it could be off but that's what it showed.

No, it didn't. The track was well to our west.

We drove down and closed on our new place last week and will officially be permanently there next Wednesday morning...

Hope our place don't get blown away before we move in... :shocked:

The media hype is typically much worse than the actual storm, especially where we are located in Central Florida, away from the Coasts. We lived right on Tampa Bay for 25 years and only had water come over the sea wall a couple of times, but never close to the house. Here in TV, we will have a full tank of gas and we always have water on hand. This storm isn't even projected to be a hurricane, only a tropical storm. That said, if it does become a Cat 1 or Cat 2 hurricane, we are in for some heavy wind and rain. In that case, be sure to bring in anything that could be blown around including lawn furniture and potted plants. Put your car and golf cart in the garage.

Quality Kentucky Bourbon.

You said that already. I'm not disputing what you say happened only remembering what I saw on the news which, also like I said, could be off or changed.

Just saw where the pressure is dropping on it which means it's going to start to intensify plus the water gets a lot warmer the closer it moves toward Florida.

Getting the Hamburgers and Hotdogs Ready.
Cold Beer on Ice!
OK IM READY !!

It sounds like you didn't believe me - thought it was worth repeating. What you are putting up look like forecasts - not the actual track. Not the same thing.

WeatherPorn clickbait is more entertaining than KardashianPorn clickbait...Sometimes.

I was watching the WESH News at 3 am the morning Irma hit us and the weather reporters showed it hitting directly overhead (albeit considerably downgraded). I recall their saying Leesburg and The Villages.