Hurricane Irma

[KenFSU]

You guys prepping yet?

I'm tempted to go out tonight and stock up before things get crazy, but it's still way too early to tell where she's gonna go.

[JeffreyS]

I bought a generator today.

[lastdaysoffla]

I've already seen and heard of people getting water. The current models make it seem like we shouldn't be complacent.

[thelakelander]

I typically use these things as a reason to take a mini-vacay. It's too early for me to predict what I'll do at this point, but if it hits Jax I won't be in town.

[KenFSU]

I just made a Walmart run.

Water was almost entirely sold out except for one kind (even in a hurricane, nobody wants Aquafina).

D-batteries were totally sold out too.

[Lucasjj]

I went from Mandarin to PV for a meeting this morning around 10. The Gate Parkway exit on JTB west was backed up all the way to 9-A due to people going to Costco. When I came back by at noon it was still backed up and cars were filling up the space behind the Town Center stores.

I stopped at a Big Lots at lunch and it had 5 pallets of water on the floor that were all picked down to their last layer.

Feeling the effects of Mathew last year and all the coverage of Harvey have gotten people to be proactive on prepping for this storm.

[KenFSU]

Just stopped in Publix to grab a late lunch.

1:30 PM, every register open, lines stretching into the aisles.

Glad to see people taking it seriously.

[Adam White]

Everybody's going to be pissed off when it totally misses Jax. And then it will return to business as usual and they won't take the next one seriously...

[Adam White]

Everybody's going to be pissed off when it totally misses Jax.

Yeah, we will be so pissed if we don't hit get hit by a hurricane.

I worded that badly. I meant, "everybody's going to be pissed off that they spent a bunch of money preparing for nothing". And yeah - your logic is sound. But I remember back in 2003 or 2004 when we had a few close calls. People were bitching and moaning about that very thing. It's not the fact that they weren't being hit by a hurricane so much as it was that they were preparing for nothing.

[Jim]

Looks like I'll be spending 3 days in lock down at the Federal Reserve again.

[Adam White]

Everybody's going to be pissed off when it totally misses Jax.

Yeah, we will be so pissed if we don't hit get hit by a hurricane.

I worded that badly. I meant, "everybody's going to be pissed off that they spent a bunch of money preparing for nothing". And yeah - your logic is sound. But I remember back in 2003 or 2004 when we had a few close calls. People were bitching and moaning about that very thing. It's not the fact that they weren't being hit by a hurricane so much as it was that they were preparing for nothing.

I think most of the bitching and moaning is done in jest. If not, they are morons with zero perspective. Wait a minute....we are talking about Americans, aren't we? Forget I said anything. Carry on.....

To be fair, that was back when Jax hadn't been hit by a hurricane in decades. I think maybe the one last year (it was last year, right?) changed people's perspective a bit. And facing the prospect of a hurricane while the whole Houston situation is still ongoing probably changes the dynamic a bit.

[Keith-N-Jax]

Praying for you guys that it stays off land

[MusicMan]

Gov Scott has a speech impediment. Cannot say the word "representative" among many others .

[Gunnar]

Everybody's going to be pissed off when it totally misses Jax.

Yeah, we will be so pissed if we don't hit get hit by a hurricane.

I worded that badly. I meant, "everybody's going to be pissed off that they spent a bunch of money preparing for nothing". And yeah - your logic is sound. But I remember back in 2003 or 2004 when we had a few close calls. People were bitching and moaning about that very thing. It's not the fact that they weren't being hit by a hurricane so much as it was that they were preparing for nothing.

I still remember the last time I was in Jax when a  Hurricane was supposed to potentially hit. I think that must have been around 2003 / 2004. Man, the things I bought...(not large things but many smaller ones).

Was not really mad since - better safe than sorry, but not sure if Mum thought it was a good idea to send me afterwards. But I am sure they used everything up eventually

[Gunnar]

ABC News' latest map has it skirting the Jax area out on the ocean but considering its size that would still be bad. Looks worse for South and Central Florida though. Still too early to tell but I keep my fingers crossed for y'all.