It was just over 60 years ago. There are a few people alive today who recall Dora. But this area has grown immensely since 1964.

Florida has been filling from the bottom to the top, and it's damn near full now.

Most of those folks have never experienced a hurricane of any kind.

There are people here who believe that we can't get hit by a hurricane.

We can. And if we stay here long enough, we will.

And then we can share the experience so many Floridians have had. Evacuating. Sitting in traffic for hours. Waiting. Then returning home and dragging all of our water-soaked possessions to the curb, to be taken away to some landfill somewhere. Waiting on adjusters. Meeting with FEMA reps. Filing claims with our insurance companies. Picking up the pieces. Trying to find reliable contractors. Waiting for our turn to get rebuilt. Trying to find temporary accommodations. Maybe the HOA will allow FEMA trailers?

Yeah, probably not.

Then watching the tropics next year. If we're even back in our home.

But hey. Winter isn't bad and there's no state income tax.

Fuckin' paradise.

Originally posted at Nice Marmot 06:01 Friday, 11 October 2024