The news is creating fear

.. and it's unfortunate. They have to keep banging it into people's skulls because look what happened with Helene two weeks ago. So many loss of lives, that the country doesn't need a repeat. 

Then again, we're on deck for getting a repeat of Ian in the way of flooding. We don't want a repeat by any means. Which is why we decided to take our friend up on their offer. They have a two floor house in our community and the last major storm we had (Ian) they didn't flood where our street did. So we have moved some stuff into our friend's and will be there tonight. 

Even with the smaller storms we've had, our friend didn't get wet. We didn't either, but we are being proactive. They also had electricity when we didn't. 

So we are in the house, we are watching the news. We are as prepared as we will be. 

The news is creating fear because people learned from our last problems and then from the last hurricane that demolished the states above Florida. They're telling people here, for Milton, "if you're going to stay, you're going to die. Be prepared to have someone find your body. Write your name, date of birth, and social security number on your arm with a magic marker. That way, if your lifeless body is found, you are identifiable". 

I mean, it's true based on what everyone has gone through, but really??? People are nervous as hell and panicking. No one needs to be told "you're gonna die if you stay!!" on top of worrying about placing sandbags in spots for possible flooding or the roof will blow off. We just really hope and pray it will all be fine.

Let this be a lesson for us and maybe if all goes well and there is no damage to the community, people will want to move out of this area and house prices will rise. We can move the hell out of this festering storm place and go back to New England. Take the snow over the frantic worry of a hurricane. To quote my office mate, "Ain't nobody got time for that". We don't need to continue to stress over monster storms. Our phones are being blown up by friends and family up north. They desperately want us back there. They see the news. It's as worrying for them as it is for us to be in it. 

Again, we do not want damage. We want to rise above this and come out with "okay, we lost power for an hour or two", "we got a little water in the street, but not in our homes". The more people we are talking to within our community, the more we all are pushing out positive vibes only. We are strong and resilient. That's why we are all here. We will get through this together. 

It's the beach and island people that you have to worry about, especially since they still are dealing with Charley restoration (2004), Ian restoration (2022) and then Helene hit 2 weeks ago. That's why there is more a scare tactic to them. The storm surge will hit them first and ruin what little is left. Once the water gets going, it will come down McGregor and Summerlin and San Carlos... all the corners of the area I have been in and live around. We know we are on borrowed time and the gods are angry. We just keep putting it out there that we are being peaceful and wish for things to pass quickly. 

Love, light and peace. It's a mantra everyone should be saying. I am no angel with my negative thoughts. I've written bad stories before; hell, this blog started with a weird ass crime drama story. But over all, I do try to stay positive. It's hard because things in your life bring you down. You can't help that. We just need to stop the fighting and the arguing and get rid of the trickster mentality. Get along and get going. We need more peace domestically and internationally.

It is only 9:45 am and I feel like it should be after noon. I've been up since 4:30. This is going to be a long event.. 

Until I can check in again, stay safe and dry. Live nicely. 

Cheers;