10/5/24 UPDATE

Well. . . There is another storm headed our way.  Milton. It’s tracking to hit Florida on Wednesday.  Today was spent in preparation.  We’ve made hotel reservations for Tuesday through Friday in Davenport, FL which is just a smidge south of Orlando.  Every hotel from here to Orlando is sold out.  Why? Who’s staying there?  Adjusters, tow truck drivers, flood remediation folks, etc.  All the people who are here to help us post Hurricane Helene.  The trash lining our streets has still not been picked up.  This is worrisome. We left our home at 4 p.m. to run a few errands.  It took us 2 hours to get off the island. We won’t make that mistake again. It was all the workers heading home. But the time was well spent, we watched the Auburn Georgia football game on my phone.  After our errands we stopped for sushi in Bradenton, it’s been awhile since we’ve eaten out.  The sushi was delicious!  We caught up with our local weather man via his Instagram Live feed.  There is no missing out on this storm, it’s not going to turn toward Texas, Milton is headed right towards Florida and where it hits land will be devastated based on what we’re hearing.  There is still a curfew on the island, unless you are a resident.  We proudly hung our resident identification tag from our rear view mirror and were given the thumbs up by the authorities to enter.  It’s so quiet on the island after dark these days.  The owners of one story homes have found somewhere else to live and there are no stores or restaurants open.  The police are stationed every 3 blocks or so, monitoring all the comings and goings.