We took our last load of yard debris from H. Helene to the dump yesterday. Had to wait an hour in line to get in! We've done all the laundry, ran the dishwasher, filled the gas cans, and our pantry is full. I don't worry as much about the wind as about dealing with the power outages, which we expect later tonight or early Thursday when the worst hits us. We live just south of the Orlando metro area and predictions are it will still be a Cat-1 when it passes over us - until this last update the pathway passed literally right over our house!
I've lived here in Central Florida since 1975 with a few years off for good behavior to attend college and have been through many storms. Someone once asked me "What does a hurricane sound like?" My answer is there are three distinct sounds that I equate with a storm like this:
1. (Before) The frequent Emergency Alert Tones for winds, flooding, tornados, etc. After the first 40 or 50 from your cellphone, radio, TV, etc. (even the Amazon Echo devices we have) I am hunting through the settings to turn them off!
2. (During) The constant background howling of high winds. It's pervasive, like a freight train that takes half a day to pass by.
3. (After) The sound of generators...
