Only in Florida ...

This happens almost every year, and it's always a pain! We teachers were in school last week to get things set up for the kids to come back tomorrow, but they won't be there, and neither will we! We don't know yet about Tuesday, but we'll see how it works out. I've always thought school should start at another time, because we so often have a late start due to storms. I do love having a little more summer vacation, even if I feel as if I'm in a cave because my nephew came and closed the hurricane shutters. It's great for sleeping or reading or watching the Olympics unless we lose power, as we so often do.

I did school clothes shopping yesterday, we ok my kids wear uniforms and the middle child grew out of his pants over the summer so we bought him shorts and pants. We don't have hurricanes here so I have never shopped for that. We have blizzards but the last one we had no one really saw it coming and we were sort of crap out of luck for 2 days. lol So does school start late because of the storm?

LOL I'm from Fl and on my way back so I understand what you mean. The funny part is the cities that go the craziest are the ones that don't get hit. I can't tell you how many times the hurricane was "HEADED RIGHT FOR US" and we didn't get an inch of rain. Our worst was Charly and it was about 30 minutes from us in Punta Gorda Port Charllote area (I was in Cape Coral). As bad as it was I slept throught it LOL! It was my husbands first so he was really nervise as was his mom. We went to her house and sat in the hallway / bathroom area. After about 10 minutes I looked at them and said "throw the matress on me if theres a problem I'm going to sleep." And I layed my head on my dog and we went to sleep for about 2 hours. I woke up and they were still shocked I could sleep through all that noise! So I totally understand what you are going through - good luck and I hope you keep your electricty for some reason thats always the first to go and the last to get back!!!

LOL I live in SC on the coast so don't mind if I'm laughing at your opening sentence. That is all too real around here, combine everything together. The only thing I'm lacking is bottled water and we have tons of juice containers for that if we need them.

At least you are prepared if Fay does hit as a hurricane eh! Here in the UK we don't experience but I can imagine it must be very frustrating when everyone is out getting supplies at the same time. My friends laugh at me but I have what I call a provisions cupboard so that if anything did happen I have all the basics including powdered egg, potato, milk and lots of tins of food and many candles etc. I hope it doesn't hit too bad for you guys. Ellie :D

I know how you feel. A few weeks ago for me it was grocery shopping and hurricane shopping all at the same time. We were bracing for Dolly. Luckily it missed my area, but unlucky for others. Good luck with Fay. It appears it won't be too bad. I hope for your sake and others that it isn't. I myself have only lived in the gulf coast for about three years now. And I can honestly say I am sick of summers here. If the heat, humidity, mosquitos and all the other crawlies aren't bad enough we get to prepare for killer storms for half the year. I'm seriously considering moving back to the midwest. At least there if a tornado hits its over relatively quickly.

Shopping is such a chore. Sometimes it's better to get it all done at one time so you don't have to go back out and fight the crowds. Sorry to hear that you had to go hurricane shopping. I guess it's a part of life in Florida, but I don't envy you. Glad you are prepared though. Maybe it won't be as bad as they say it will be. Good luck!

I am glad you are ready. I don't have a hurricane or school to prepare for but I do shop for everything at one time. I don't like shopping as a rule and when I go I go prepared so I can get it done in one shot just like you did! Hope the hurricane misses all of our mylot friends in Florida!

All at the same time if you can. I have seen the article on the storm and it could be bad and maybe not. But only the time will tell when it is dealing with weather. If you can do it all at once try. So you don't have to go back out for anything that you forgot.

I'm very glad you're prepared! I read about people being complacent about the hurricanes since you've had a couple of good years with no bad ones. Up here in Ohio, it's tornadoes. I haven't seen one yet, never saw one when I was raised here, but I want to be ready. I have all that stuff you have. About 100 bottles of water, batteries, flashlights, canned food, snacks, blankets, rechargeable fans in case it's hot, extra clothes, first aid and extra medicine, cards to play and books to read. I could live in my basement for at least two weeks!

Wow that must be pretty horrible having to get all those things in for hurricane season, how long does that run for then? Do you get a lot of them during the season? As for the school shopping, I have been doing that a bit at a time, I have only their shoes to get now which I will get on Tuesday. Mine still have two weeks of their hols left thank goodness, none of us are looking forward to them going back its been lovely spending so much time with them.

I'd really love to know. Do people who live in Florida do this every single year. I'm down in Trinidad, just off the Venezuelan coast and I'm always reading about the weather thingamajigs up there. It must be something to live in a state like that. Although a lot of Trinidadians do live in Florida.

Where in Florida are you located? I lived in Largo close to Tampa and I am so glad I am out of this lost horrible hole, no offense! I just want to let you know that I hope the hurricane does not get to you! It is just in Florida that the worst happens, I am sorry but really traumatized here! Urghhh