As a nearly-native Floridian, we generally view hurricanes a
little differently than most. I assume it’s rather like the northerners who
laugh when the south shuts down over a sprinkling of snow. Here’s my personal
view:
Category 1- Hmmm, it’s raining a little more than usual this
afternoon.
Category 2- While grocery shopping, add a couple cases of
water to the cart. I also add some snacks that are designated ‘hurricane
supplies’, but who are we kidding? Those get eaten long before the rain starts.
Category 3- Buy extra batteries for the flashlights. The
kids proceed to burn through all the batteries while playing hide and seek with
the flashlights. *My* kids also break the flashlights pretending they’re light
sabers and having an epic battle.
Category 4- Stock up on ice, drinks, and steaks. Spend the
time grilling out and toasting the hurricane for giving us time off work.
Category 5- Realize we may not have power for a week and
panic about how to entertain the kids. Haha, just kidding..kinda. But if your
husband is a first responder and will be gone the entire hurricane (pre, during,
and post), he will insist you evacuate. And you have to take the kids.
Next time I’ll relate my Hurricane Irma evacuation experience.
We ended up heading to Atlanta, along with half the population of Florida. Cayden
still talks about it. Although he confuses Orlando and Atlanta, and refers to
both as Atlando.
With Love,
Susanne
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