Prepping for Hurricane Ian

The current track for Hurricane Ian does not look good for my City.

I feel good about my preparations. My car, my beloved Steed, my companion of 17 years, became an 'organ donor' last week I feel bereft of my partner in crime. I turned in my rental car this morning because it makes no sense to keep it; I won't be driving through the storm, and probably not for a couple of days after - depending on what this storm does.

I left my wellies (galoshes) in a client's car yesterday after a survey. To be honest, I feel a little vulnerable with no knee length waterproof boots to venture out in after the storm.

I do have an inflatable rubber dinghy!! Hopefully I will not need it.

A quick update on my hurricane prep:

My neighbours are driving me crazy ... (what evac zone are we in?)

 
I have moved all of the furniture indoors from the lanai.

My neighbours are driving me crazy (If we lose power, how long will it be out...?)

I have enough batteries and chocolate to last me until the end of the year :-)

My neighbours are driving me crazy ("we're expecting 10ft surge in Bird Bay!" (My response: No!, We're NOT!! Show me your sources))

The bathtub is filled with water. So is the fridge. So is the freezer. So is the large cooler.

My neighbours are driving me crazy ... yeah, you don't need to know!

I have cooked the meats from my freezer ... my first hurricane meals will be roast duck (courtesy of my friend Linda who emptied her fridge into mine when she moved to NY.), scallop ceviche (scallops courtesy of Frank earlier in the summer), and jackfruit salsa. If you're going to do a hurricane, you should do it in style :-)

My Scotch collection is looking pretty good right now!

And I have a large 'mournful sphinx' moth keep me company