I don't think any of us need this, but the saving grace ( hopefully) is that Nicole isn't nearly as strong as Ian was, is hopefully moving faster and will be out of our lives before too long. It'd be a comparative nothingburger pretty much if it weren't for so many people who were affected so badly by Ian, whether that's losing everything, or property damage from high winds and rains, or flooding.
They're just more vulnerable to the bad effects of even a low end tropical system ( or even a garden variety afternoon thunderstorm) since many of them ( probably most) have not been able to repair, replace what they lost, or be made whole again at this point in time.
Though I count us among the lucky folks whose damage
was relatively minor compared to many, and it will, in time, be fixed, we're still among those vulnerable to the damaging effects this storm could bring. Our roof is damaged, and though covered with a tarp, it's still leaking. We've been unsuccessful
so far in getting that remedied, we can't do it ourselves, so our preparations for this storm will be numerous buckets and containers to catch the water dripping through the ceiling, emptying the buckets, moving them around or finding new containers in the event of new leaks. We plan to move furniture out of the way as we can and will cover everything with plastic bags or coverings. Fortunately not all the rooms are leaking. And we signed a contract for a roof replacement that will happen in 2-3 weeks, followed by ceiling drywall being torn out and replaced, insulation torn out and replaced, and mold remediation as needed. It could be much worse.
I will keep my fingers crossed that you and everyone else who might be affected by Nicole will find it wasn't nearly as bad as you thought it might be ( that's what I always wish for us) and the storm will be a distant figure in your rear view mirror, or a
memory.
And our birds won't even know it happened!
Mary
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