Welp, I don't see why the people in Miami Dade/Broward are bitching...the storm is coming directly at me. Supplies are all stocked up, only forgot bug spray and a certain battery for my other radio, so not too shabby of prep. House faces south, so the east/west have no windows...This should get interesting very quickly.
What you guys are saying about gas lines and stuff is kind of funny. It's not just down at the bottom of Florida. The whole state starts to panic and starts hitting the gas stations. The problem becomes that when people try to go north, there is very little gas left to keep continuing. People start piling into the hotels and stuff 3+ hours north of where the storm is going to hit, so you're left to keep driving, then run out of fuel if there's nothing left. It's better to get settled down, prep your house, help your neighbors, and ride out the storm in most cases. If you leave days in advance, you're fine, but since Florida is a right to work state, they literally have every single right to fire you. Sure, it's a d* move, but the businesses will do it... Look into the crap the major of Naples is saying.
As for the news stuff, over here on this side, UPS closed down and Fedex/USPS stayed going all day. I actually ran into one of the drivers at a Publix picking up last minute stuff.