I've been thinking about this the last several days. Was glad for your posts @88olds and even gladder to hear you were out of harm's way! @oysterboy , how did you fare?

For me, Irma would not then or now be OT. I am a stress eater and certainly pre-WW, the anxiety and uncertainty (not to mention sheer magnitude of that impending storm) would have triggered me to eat a lot, and often!

Even now, I still stress-eat. It's like it's in my blood or something. The difference is if I'm mindful, I choose foods that aren't going to make me fat--fruits, veggies and lean proteins. I don't know that I'll ever lose the "crutch" of leaning on food in times of stress. I don't think I necessarily need to. Eating in those situations still serves some function for me though I'm a little at a loss to explain it. Keeping that while making much better choices of what to eat allows me to navigate my usual patterns without regretting it later.

Again, so glad to hear you're OK George! In my opinion, a big stresser like a major hurricane is in now way OT. It's about as on-topic as anything I can imagine!

How about the rest of you?