WTF Wednesday- Hurricane Irma Edition

mrsgunsta · September 2017

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!

mpp06 · September 2017

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.

chucksmom15 · September 2017

Screw Irma!!! Sorry you are having to evacuate

sabriel1 · September 2017

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

SarahFoley725 · September 2017

I'm sorry! We just went through Harvey (the flooding not the hurricane). I hope your home and belongings are all unscathed.

TattoosandLace · September 2017

Man, that is a WTF.

3plus1equals4 · September 2017

@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.

mrsgunsta · September 2017

Yes, Hurricane parties are not exactly as fun sober. We've partied through lesser storms but not sure about this beotch. She ain't no joke!

hr1116 · September 2017

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

SunflowerMama428 · September 2017

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.

hms1219 · September 2017

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!

fishyfishfish234 · September 2017

@mrsgunsta, where are you evacuating to?

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.

mrsgunsta · September 2017

@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?

precious88 · September 2017

@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.

mpp06 · September 2017

Stay safe ladies!

clc515 · September 2017

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!

SarahFoley725 · September 2017

I'm so sorry and stressed for y'all. It's upsetting all over again to read about you guys going through this.

3plus1equals4 · September 2017

@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.

magnolia305 · September 2017

Thinking of all of you Florida girls, your families, and your homes. I can't imagine.

msunshine123 · September 2017

Sending thoughts and prayers to all of you ladies in FL - hope you and all of your families stay safe!

ash0625 · September 2017

msunshine123 said:

Sending thoughts and prayers to all of you ladies in FL - hope you and all of your families stay safe!

Me too.

eggplantface · September 2017

That's so scary! Stay safe, FL ladies!

fishyfishfish234 · September 2017

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.

babybro218 · September 2017

Thinking of all of you in FL!! Stay safe ❤️

alwayssomethingnew · September 2017

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.

precious88 · September 2017

Here we go! Power could go any time tomorrow so I'm cranking the AC dooooooown and enjoying it while I can. Everyone be safe!

3plus1equals4 · September 2017

@precious88 AC on cold and sleeping with a fleece blanket

loving the amenities while we still have them.

@mrsgunsta I hope you guys didn't go to Tampa!

SarahFoley725 · September 2017

Thinking of you guys!

mpp06 · September 2017

Praying for you all. ❤️

kbrinks2 · September 2017

Thinking of everyone!! Stay safe!

SarahFoley725 · September 2017

Updates? Everyone doing okay so far?

Aeml1985 · September 2017

SarahFoley725 said:

Updates? Everyone doing okay so far?

I came here to see this too. Thinking of you all.

mbirdie · September 2017

Aeml1985 said:

SarahFoley725 said:

Updates? Everyone doing okay so far?

I came here to see this too. Thinking of you all.

Same. Thinking of everyone over there!

mrsgunsta · September 2017

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.

Thanks for for thinking of us!

magnolia305 · September 2017

Thanks for the update @mrsgunsta! Thinking of you all--stay safe!

fishyfishfish234 · September 2017

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.

precious88 · September 2017

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?

@3plus1equals4 How are you guys doing? Any damages?

@SunflowerMama428 Did you hear from your family in Puerto Rico?

3plus1equals4 · September 2017

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.

3plus1equals4 · September 2017

precious88 said:

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.

SunflowerMama428 · September 2017

@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

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