Well. I think you all know what my WTF is about. We are directly in line to get our butts kicked by this storm. Plus, since I'm a school principal, I have my school to worry about too. Not thrilled to ride this thing out with a 2 YO and four months pregnant so we are likely heading out in the middle of the night to avoid the crazy traffic.
We literally have been in our new house for a month. Oy. It's going be a long weekend!
Prayers for you! We just went through Harvey and traveled at night as well, but it was nice bc the kids slept and there was practically zero traffic. Exhausting getting there in the middle of the night but better than waiting in all the traffic.
I'm sorry about all of you having to deal with this hurricane stuff. I couldn't even imagine dealing with something like an evacuation order, especially with small children
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@mrsgunsta YES!! wtf Irma. These paths just keep shifting and the last track line pretty much hits every one of my relatives except for the ones in Tampa.
So far, we are still planning to hunker. I am realllly missing being able to drink because that's definitely a hurricane thing.
All the best to everyone going through this, must be really hard dealing with it during pregnancy and my thoughts are with you and your school @mrsgunsta
Puerto Rico did okay during the hurricane. I'm pretty sure my family is okay but can't get in touch with them. I feel bad for the smaller islands. They got it way worse. I hope everyone stays safe.
Sitting here in the Midwest I can't imagine the stress of weathering a hurricane. I hope you all have safe travels if you're evacuating and stay safe if you are hunkered down!
I live in Palm Beach county, near the coast. We are evacuating overnight tonight too hopefully avoid some of the traffic. Just torn on where to go. We have a hotel in Fort Myers and another in Alabama. I'd hate to go so far, but I fear Fort Myers isn't a safe option.
The stress from a this is destroying me. I can't stop crying thinking we are going to lose our house.
@fishyfishfish234 We are torn between going to a family condo in Tampa just to escape the worst and be able to get back quickly or to the hotel rooms I reserved in Alabama. An eight hour drive with a two year old in gridlock (so probably 12 hours, easy) sounds horrifying. I think we are leaning towards Tampa so we don't have to endure the drive to and fro.
I know, we just bought a new house a month ago and have $20K in brand new wood floors waiting to be installed sitting in our office. This is my first two story house so I'm worried about coming back to no top floor. I can't even begin to think how to begin should we lose everything. How do you even replace a whole house, insurance or not?
@mrsgunsta@fishyfishfish234 I'm so sorry you have to leave your homes. Stay safe during the evacuation and storm.
@SunflowerMama428 Let us know when you hear from your family. Praying for their safety.
@3plus1equals4 YES to missing drinking right now haha. All I want is a nice big glass of wine. I settled for a pumpkin cheesecake cupcake.
We're in the central FL area so we are planning on hunkering down right now. My husband is from the midwest and has never experienced a hurricane (Matthew last year doesn't count, we barely got anything). This weekend I dragged us out for water, food, plywood, batteries etc. He said something along the lines of me overreacting... I had a bit of a pregnant-hormonal meltdown in the middle of the grocery store and he just sort of sheepishly started loading up the cart. Yesterday he saw all the empty shelves at the grocery and hardware stores and apologized and said thank you haha.
This is so scary. My friend just bought/moved into a place last week in Sarasota. She says the town is closing down but they haven't evacuated yet. And I heard on the radio that it'll probably affect Tampa, but who knows how much. Stay safe everyone!
@precious88 I'm in West Volusia and everyone here seriously prepped, too. We went early for suuplies, food, and gas. Kinda nuts seeing the empty shelves now that everyone else is listening, too. Publix is the only store around here that isn't wiped out.
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Well after spending hours on the phone and literally calling every hotel in the Orlando area, we finally found a room. Helps that hotels are lifting their pet restrictions. Several times was I in the middle of booking when someone else secured the room. It was terrible. When I finally got confirmed for a room I just lost it, sobbed to the woman on the other line. She could barely understand me, haha.
@mrsgunsta same thing with not wanting to be too far from home by going to Alabama. I'm just now realizing that having shelter for the hurricane may not be enough. I am so focused on the now that I'm terrified of where will our lives be a week from now.
Good luck Florida ladies. And also coastal Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina ladies. And be careful evacuating. I was working in southern Georgia yesterday and traffic on I-75 N going home was awful. Please make sure you have plenty of gas and water with you when you travel. My thoughts are with you.
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We are good right now! One of the few that hasn't lost power (thank God for taking pity on a sweaty pregnant woman!). Winds and rain are nasty and the house is groaning. Our house was built in 2013 so it's all the latest fancy hurricane protection but it is wild out there. We have another six hours or so of nutty weather and we should be in the clear.
Lost a tree and our fence, but managed to be one of the few houses to keep power! Having electricity feels like such a luxury after fearing homelessness a week ago.
I could sleep for a week now post all this stress and anxiety, but alas we have days worth of yard work in 95 degree heat waiting for us.
Totally spent yesterday looking for new jobs for my husband out of state. We've lived in FL for 2 years and have evacuated twice - I'm out.
My family is safe. We only lost power for 12 hours, I'm so shocked! I went 2 weeks without it after Charley, so I was prepared, but so happy we have it back. It sounded terrifying outside for about 8 hours last night and we didn't sleep... I heard a lot of things hitting the house but amazingly we have found no damage so far. Still have to get up on the roof, but waiting for the wind to die down; the skies are clear now but it's still really windy.
@mrsgunsta How are you guys now that it's passed? Still have power?
We have power back now (lost it Sunday during the tornado watches we got here in West Volusia.) Our place is missing some siding, but that's it.
All my family is checking in okay (some, but not most, kept power even) around the state, etc for my grandparents and my husband's grandparents. Mine had a large tree fall on their roof and unsure of the damage extent underneath it. His live in a mobile home and we are told they need a new roof and there is some water damage.
My family is safe. We only lost power for 12 hours, I'm so shocked! I went 2 weeks without it after Charley
We went 5 days with only puny little Matthew last year. Really shocked at the speed with Irma! About a day and a half this time and a lot of that was with high winds.
@precious88 my family is safe! They are recovering the farm but they are good! Just dealing with no power and fixing some damage. I guess my uncles house didn't make it but it wasn't a cement house like the rest of my family has. They all live on like the same street/ area so at least they have each other close by
Re: WTF Wednesday- Hurricane Irma Edition
So far, we are still planning to hunker. I am realllly missing being able to drink because that's definitely a hurricane thing.
Baby #1: BFP 1/30/14, EDD 9/28/14, natural MC @ 6 weeks
Baby #2: BFP 8/1/2014, EDD 4/9/2015, It's a GIRL: Addison Elizabeth!
I live in Palm Beach county, near the coast. We are evacuating overnight tonight too hopefully avoid some of the traffic. Just torn on where to go. We have a hotel in Fort Myers and another in Alabama. I'd hate to go so far, but I fear Fort Myers isn't a safe option.
The stress from a this is destroying me. I can't stop crying thinking we are going to lose our house.
I know, we just bought a new house a month ago and have $20K in brand new wood floors waiting to be installed sitting in our office. This is my first two story house so I'm worried about coming back to no top floor. I can't even begin to think how to begin should we lose everything. How do you even replace a whole house, insurance or not?
Baby #1: BFP 1/30/14, EDD 9/28/14, natural MC @ 6 weeks
Baby #2: BFP 8/1/2014, EDD 4/9/2015, It's a GIRL: Addison Elizabeth!
@SunflowerMama428 Let us know when you hear from your family. Praying for their safety.
@3plus1equals4 YES to missing drinking right now haha. All I want is a nice big glass of wine. I settled for a pumpkin cheesecake cupcake.
We're in the central FL area so we are planning on hunkering down right now. My husband is from the midwest and has never experienced a hurricane (Matthew last year doesn't count, we barely got anything). This weekend I dragged us out for water, food, plywood, batteries etc. He said something along the lines of me overreacting... I had a bit of a pregnant-hormonal meltdown in the middle of the grocery store and he just sort of sheepishly started loading up the cart. Yesterday he saw all the empty shelves at the grocery and hardware stores and apologized and said thank you haha.
TTC #1 since April 2015
RE Dx: Fibroids, surgery Jan 2016
IUI #1 and #2, Nov/Dec 2016, BFN
IVF March 2017: ER - 5R/3M/3F, 1 PGS normal
Polyp removed May 2017
FET May 2017 - BFP!
Baby boy born 2/2/18
@mrsgunsta same thing with not wanting to be too far from home by going to Alabama. I'm just now realizing that having shelter for the hurricane may not be enough. I am so focused on the now that I'm terrified of where will our lives be a week from now.
@mrsgunsta I hope you guys didn't go to Tampa!
IF veterans; #1 conceived on second clomid+HCG+IUI, #2 conceived on 1st Letrozole+HCG+IUI
EDD: Feb 5, 2018
Thanks for for thinking of us!
Baby #1: BFP 1/30/14, EDD 9/28/14, natural MC @ 6 weeks
Baby #2: BFP 8/1/2014, EDD 4/9/2015, It's a GIRL: Addison Elizabeth!
I could sleep for a week now post all this stress and anxiety, but alas we have days worth of yard work in 95 degree heat waiting for us.
Totally spent yesterday looking for new jobs for my husband out of state. We've lived in FL for 2 years and have evacuated twice - I'm out.
@mrsgunsta How are you guys now that it's passed? Still have power?
@3plus1equals4 How are you guys doing? Any damages?
@SunflowerMama428 Did you hear from your family in Puerto Rico?
All my family is checking in okay (some, but not most, kept power even) around the state, etc for my grandparents and my husband's grandparents. Mine had a large tree fall on their roof and unsure of the damage extent underneath it. His live in a mobile home and we are told they need a new roof and there is some water damage.