"Keep your gas tanks filled...." Part 2

"...hurricane forming in gulf."

Again.

I came home yesterday to a five page document posted on the door from the apartment management on what to do in a hurricane, how to prepare for a hurricane, and items you might need for a hurricane.

This newest one is called Edouardo and as of early this morning it was still a tropical storm. They are saying it might reach hurricane status by the time it hits landfall, 50 miles from us.

As I type the rain is just starting to fall on the metal car cover roof three stories below us. Schools are closed. Government buildings are closed. Hospitals have canceled elective surgeries. All because of a hurricane warning.

I don't think I'll ever understand what people see in a place like this. I'm making the best of things, but to think that I would live here forever? It's a strange way of life to be buying bottled water and plywood every two weeks in prevention of a hurricane. My husband left me the truck today, "Just in case." I'm not sure what "Just in case" means what I'm supposed to do. I'm not leaving here without him. I'll sit it out.

After watching clip after clip of news footage I finally burst out laughing when the meteorologist was asked by the anchor if this hurricane/tropical storm weather was going to make the "extraordinarily hot weather better." He laughed and said, "It's just going to make things more humid."

Fabulous. Abnormally high temperatures, abnormally early hurricane season, abnormally strange people.