Quick update for FAMILY & FRIENDS:
**Fair warning - another long post**
**Fair warning - another long post**
We are still good. We are still in Tampa, FL. We are safe. Sorry to miss your calls and/or not responding to your text.
We are just making necessary preparations for our day today while watching the news. I promise to update more this afternoon once we get more updates.
Right now, our zone has not yet been ordered mandatory evacuation. I know we could leave. But our plan is to hunker down until we are told to evacuate our home.
Hillsborough County - Zone A has been on mandatory evacuation since 2pm yesterday, September 8, 2017. We are on Zone B. We understand that we are next in line. We also know that we can do a VOLUNTARY EVACUATION. We do have that plan in place. Evacuation does not mean you have to travel hundreds of miles away. We are planning to evacuate to NEARBY safe zones as part of our contingency plan.
Please know that we are taking necessary precautions and preparations to make sure we are safe. We have, Plan A, Plan B, Plan C, Plan D, and Plan E in place at the moment. But can always add more back-up plans. We have been preparing for this since Sunday - before the panic and hysteria began. We DO NOT claim that our plans our perfect because there is not such a thing when it comes to disasters.
The storm has changed paths so many times. As of right now, we in the direct path of Hurricane Irma. Please do not worry and just continue to pray on your end. We are calm and NOT panicking yet. We would like to maintain that composure and attitude.
We understand that many of our family members are worried and some are urging us to leave. We do appreciate the concerns. We would be worried too, if we were in your position. Please understand that we have prepared for this and we will keep you updated. Please be patient with us, as Chris and I have an approaching hurricane to prepare for and deal with.
We are NOT saying that we know any better. We have contingency plans in place for multiple situations --- yes, for this extreme weather. Believe me when I say, that we DO know the FULL extent of this massive, deadly, monster of a hurricane, IRMA.
We are sorry if we don't sound as "worried" or as "panicked" as anyone who is going to be in this monstrous hurricane's path. But that's all the more reason, WE both have to stay CALM. Panicking doesn't bring you anywhere.
If it helps to know, the nearest dog-friendly shelter (for evacuation), that the local government has in place for our area is only 11 minutes away. We also have some friends who have offered for us to ride the storm with them. The support system of our community have been very good.
LIFE SAFETY is our priority.
Additionally, I want to reiterate what the local news are saying, "You do not need to go to Alabama, you do not to go very far... you do not need to travel hundreds of miles to evacuate. You can evacuate just 10 miles away as long as that it is safe."
We have also been lucky that there are also so many resources that the local, state and federal government have online that give you information to prepare for this.
I will continue to update everyone here on my blog and on my twitter account.
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