psneeld
Guru
There will always be people that wait too long. Never understood why, other than there's a huge tendancy for people to not believe they're responsible for themselves.
Waiting until now to pull the trigger and head west is...well, pure lunacy.
You should have been heading west 2 days ago, regardless of what TWC and NHC said.
As I have said to others, what's the UPSIDE to staying where you are?...there is none.
Part of this problem is related to liability and lawyers. Maybe a big part. If you tell me that I have to evacuate, and it turns out there's no need, you owe me for hotel, lost work/whatever. So many people want someone else to be responsible.
Anyway, nothing to do now but count the damage in 2 days.
We passed under the Skyway Bridge about 1.5hrs ago. A bit rocky out there, beam seas, but nothing too bad, and the Paradise is a fairly small ship. I expect things will get more rolly as we pass the tip of Fl, but my thoughts go out to those of you along the coast. This is going to be bad or worse, no good to be found.
Stay safe...double up those lines...
The upside is what you have been preaching all along, the forecasts are so unoredictsble...why prepare and leave until you know its time?
Sure you have to have more ducks in a row....but for every hurricane I was initially concerned about....I have only really had to do anything for maybe 1 in 10. That's living and boating in the Miami, Pensacola/Mobile, and NJ areas.
I learned to wait till I had to pull the trigger, then take the necessary steps to prevent damage or injury.