Only category 1 storm I worry about is one that stays over us for a week, and comes up the sound side. Otherwise, yes for me, it's just a big thunderstorm with lots of wind.
Cat 2 an up, I then allow worry.
Being as I live on a sandbar an go through this several times a year..I respect the storms, an do I can to be safe, but I've been through plenty of cat 3's an 4's.So 1 is a thunderstorm for me.
As for Sandy..The areas that got destroyed up north, are also not used to the weather we deal with down here on the sandbar. Hence why they got gobsmacked. Totally different infrastructure and it really sucks they suffered so much. The folks on the north atlantic coast get blizzards, an nor'easters, not hurricanes. Usually their down graded to right above a tropical storm before it gets anywhere close to land. Sandy was a right mean *****. Heh. What damage she did down here was cause she came up sound side, had nothing to do with the category. If it comes up the ocean, the hotels, an housing there buffer the inner part of the sandbar. If it comes up the sound side, it can do like sandy an stay over the sound, or can ride right up the middle of the sandbar pulling power from the ocean and sound. That's very rare an if that happens, don't expect to hear from me anytime soon, as my entire sandbar will be down.
So yes, I choose to take it lightly while still respecting it. If I didn't I'd go crazy an sound like those morons on the weather channel everytime a storm approaches. "The end days are nigh'! The hurricane is up on us! Repent repent!" - Weather channel during ANY storm.
I thank you all for the well wishes, an assure you I'll be safe. I don't leave the sandbar due to my wife's work(AGM for a hotel, for you newbies) so even if they evacuate I get the fun of staying! On the bright side, i then get to go kick it an take it easy at the hotel, an do nothing but harass my dogs an bug my wife.
For those in the path, but not used to this kind of weather...be careful, prep your house right, keep a good supply of foodstuffs/drinks that won't go bad, an make the best of it. Worry just begets more worry an stress sucks anytime, especially in the middle of a hurricane.
From a soon be drenched sandbar off the coast of NC...
Sirscrapalot - Keeper of the traveling AND floating cooler.
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