What a bad time for me to write a stream of consciousness blog post! There is only one thing streaming through my consciousness and that is the situation in Florida and the Caribbean islands due to #HurricaneIrma. I suppose my motive for writing this post at all is a bit of catharsis. You see, the hurricane is about to come roaring up through the Florida peninsula, clinging to the Gulf Coast, and I own property on a barrier island off the Gulf Coast. Chances are, nothing will be left after being touched by a Category 5 hurricane.
My own property isn’t my only motive in writing this blog post. I also want to call attention to the 5.6 million people who have had to be evacuated out of Florida. That is a huge number of evacuees for me to wrap my mind around. There is going to be massive property damage in Florida and many of these people may not be able to go home for a while. Just like the people of the U.S. have helped the people of Houston after Hurricane Harvey, please help the displaced people of Florida who are victims of Hurricane Irma.
Now to continue to sit, wait, and watch the Weather Channel (and the weather online). It’s a bit like watching a train wreck and not being able to look away.
The Write Scribe 
I’m sorry this is weighing so heavy on you. Maybe they are right, people from that region get a bit cavalier about storms. We know there is nothing to do but wait and see. Worrying will not change things so instead of worry, we hope. Hoping with all my heart your property is safe. Hoping people paid attention to the evacuate orders. Hoping destruction is minimal. Hoping…hoping like the natives do…
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Quite scary, all of it. Hoping this passes quickly.
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Fingers crossed…
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