hurricane sandy

I lived in FL my whole life, experience tropical storms, hurricanes, and whatnot yearly. I have some food in the fridge, food in the freezer, and gas in my car. It's a category one.. Some flooding, loss of electric, and down trees. I'm more pissed that my flight got cancelled because I've driven through worse. Not worried honestly.

I lived in FL my whole life, experience tropical storms, hurricanes, and whatnot yearly. I have some food in the fridge, food in the freezer, and gas in my car. It's a category one.. Some flooding, loss of electric, and down trees. I'm more pissed that my flight got cancelled because I've driven through worse. Not worried honestly.

A hurricane in the Northeast is NOT THE SAME as a hurricane in Florida. Not to mention, as I stated before, this is going to be three storm systems coming together. It isn't JUST a category 1 hurricane you have to worry about.

This is the attitude that scares me and makes me concerned there will be a lot more casualties of this storm than people realize.

This is like me saying if three feet of snow were predicted in Tallahassee tomorrow that it's "no big deal" because I lived through seven feet of snow in one storm in Buffalo once. Snow in Florida is not the same as snow in Buffalo. People would die here. It would be chaos.

And as far as it only being a level 1, that takes into account sustained wind speed, not gusts, not the potential for tornadoes and not the amount of possible rainfall.

My boyfriend grew up in West Palm Beach and has lived through several hurricanes of varying strengths and he doesn't think this storm is "no big deal."

Also, driving through rain and an airplane taking off or landing in a hurricane? Yeah ... not even comparable.

I lived in FL my whole life, experience tropical storms, hurricanes, and whatnot yearly. I have some food in the fridge, food in the freezer, and gas in my car. It's a category one.. Some flooding, loss of electric, and down trees. I'm more pissed that my flight got cancelled because I've driven through worse. Not worried honestly.

A hurricane in the Northeast is NOT THE SAME as a hurricane in Florida. Not to mention, as I stated before, this is going to be three storm systems coming together. It isn't JUST a category 1 hurricane you have to worry about.

This is the attitude that scares me and makes me concerned there will be a lot more casualties of this storm than people realize.

This is like me saying if three feet of snow were predicted in Tallahassee tomorrow that it's "no big deal" because I lived through seven feet of snow in one storm in Buffalo once. Snow in Florida is not the same as snow in Buffalo. People would die here. It would be chaos.

And as far as it only being a level 1, that takes into account sustained wind speed, not gusts, not the potential for tornadoes and not the amount of possible rainfall.

My boyfriend grew up in West Palm Beach and has lived through several hurricanes of varying strengths and he doesn't think this storm is "no big deal."

Also, driving through rain and an airplane taking off or landing in a hurricane? Yeah ... not even comparable.

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I lived in FL my whole life, experience tropical storms, hurricanes, and whatnot yearly. I have some food in the fridge, food in the freezer, and gas in my car. It's a category one.. Some flooding, loss of electric, and down trees. I'm more pissed that my flight got cancelled because I've driven through worse. Not worried honestly.

A hurricane in the Northeast is NOT THE SAME as a hurricane in Florida. Not to mention, as I stated before, this is going to be three storm systems coming together. It isn't JUST a category 1 hurricane you have to worry about.

This is the attitude that scares me and makes me concerned there will be a lot more casualties of this storm than people realize.

This is like me saying if three feet of snow were predicted in Tallahassee tomorrow that it's "no big deal" because I lived through seven feet of snow in one storm in Buffalo once. Snow in Florida is not the same as snow in Buffalo. People would die here. It would be chaos.

And as far as it only being a level 1, that takes into account sustained wind speed, not gusts, not the potential for tornadoes and not the amount of possible rainfall.

My boyfriend grew up in West Palm Beach and has lived through several hurricanes of varying strengths and he doesn't think this storm is "no big deal."

Also, driving through rain and an airplane taking off or landing in a hurricane? Yeah ... not even comparable.

I've been weeks without power due to hurricanes in florida that were much stronger than this storm. I'm not afraid of it, it's a storm, rain, wind, and loss of power. I've experienced having severe flooding, power lines down, no water, and no electric for weeks at a time. A category 1 hurricane that is over cold water hitting the coast doesn't scare me... Sorry it just doesn't. I lived 10 minutes from the beach in FL and the streets you'd have to travel by canoe and inner tubes lol. I've been through every type of storm. Just because some people are scared and freaking out doesn't mean others have to as well. I know how to take care of myself, I'm not the least bit worried or concerned. And a plane taking off the day after the storm being gone with some winds 20-35mph and a flight being cancelled is a bit ridiculous.. My grandfather just passed, and if I wasn't able to get a ticket for Thurs, I would have driven down.

The worst of this storm hasn't even hit shore yet, and I have friends in NJ and NYC posting on FB about seeing pieces of their neighbors' roofs flying around outside.

KG -- You guys are heroes!

I do appreciate your concern, I do.

I don't mean to come off as arrogant or an *kitten* in anyway. I just really look at things from a logical point of view. There's always one extreme over another. There are ways to get warm, but once you've hit severe dehydration and heat stroke and no way to get cool, I can't say that the circumstance doesn't equal a freezing night in it's own way. They are both opposite sides of the spectrum but both are equally as bad in their own way. It's easier to get warm than it is to get cool in 90 degree weather with severe humidity. It may be worse for the NE just due to the fact that many have never experienced hurricanes or storms like this in this part of the country. The fact that people are unprepared in terms of how to deal physically and emotionally with this type of thing would be much worse. I've seen people having panic attacks and crying over this.. My FL friends and family are keeping tabs making jokes about how it's just another trip around the block, we've been there done that. But it's like throwing a cat into a bath tub of water and a fish into a litterbox I suppose. If you've never experienced it of course you'll freak out.

Freaking out obviously doesn't do anyone any good. I just see a lot of people literally mocking others for stocking up on water and non-perishable foods and others insisting this isn't going to be a big deal.

And maybe it won't be, but it could end up worse than predicted.

You came across in previous posts as not taking it very seriously and I have a lot of friends and family in its path (I grew up in New York state and the storm is predicted to literally go right over my hometown and also Buffalo, where my family is), so I'm concerned, even though I'm not there.

If you've done what you can to prepare, then all you can do is sit back, ride it out and hope for the best. Just keep in mind that the aftermath may be worse than what you experienced in Florida simply because you're in an area not used to this.

Just like the snow storm analogy, I would stock up and then stay put at home until it melted, but I would also know that the cleanup and any assistance may be delayed because of where I live now.

I mean, one Christmas Eve we did have seven feet fall all at once, but the snow plows were out from the beginning so we were still able to go to my aunt's and have our usual Christmas Eve rituals and everything. That wouldn't happen here!