(10-10-2018, 06:09 PM)TJBender Wrote:

(10-10-2018, 02:04 PM)rollerjag Wrote: My niece and her husband live in Tallahassee, they are expecting 6 - 8" of rain. They have plenty of beer, ice and sandbags. Stay safe!

The rain never really materialized to the extent I thought it would, at least not on the eastern side of town, and now the whole thing is pulling away. We might get one more round of rain from this, but otherwise it's just wind at this point. Really, really strong wind, but wind. I'm amazed at how well-defined the eye still is even as it gets up into Georgia.

Power's been out here for about four hours, and it's probably going to be out for a lot longer than that. Hopefully Gillum learned his lesson from Hermine and won't send 80 mutual aid power crews home with 50% of the city is without power. If I don't have power in the morning, I'll head for a different locale, one with power and A/C.

...or I might just idle my car with the A/C on and hang out in there. With the inverter I picked up a couple weeks ago, I can keep my laptop charged (not that that's a big concern--ThinkPad batteries last forever) and remain tethered to my phone, then just hang out in the driveway for up to 14 hours before the tank runs out. I'm going to have to strongly consider that. It's a whole hell of a lot cheaper and more convenient than hotel hunting.