"If hurricane Florence comes here, I'm leaving and not coming back"
the-witty-waiter a few days ago
It's been just over a year since the last storm hit my little island community. Hurricane Irma caused major flooding and I ended up having to go stay with my parents for the next several months. We were lucky that it didn't hit us directly like the previous year with Matthew but the effects were just as serious for quite a few. My neighbors a few houses down from me had just gotten back into their newly renovated house after being flooded the last time so I guess it could have been worse.
My parents were awesome and had no problem with me staying with them and I think my mom was glad to have me home and a little sad to see me go when the repairs had been finished. My dad was cool too but I never, ever want to have to watch another episode of "The Curse of Oak Island", "Alaskan Bush People", or "Bering Sea Gold". I'm pretty sure that scarred me more than catching my parents in the act when I was little. 🤪
I'm convinced that hurricanes have become "Media Porn" and as I watched some of the coverage, I kept hoping that the reporters would get knocked out with some flying debris for being so dishonest and irresponsible with the their stories. I'm sure many of you saw the guy acting like he's fighting the winds to relay his report while people are casually walking behind him. I get that these storms shouldn't be taken lightly but don't try and bullshit us in the process.
I'm glad we were spared and I hope the people who weren't so lucky are able to recover quickly. Keep them in your thoughts.
As always, thanks for reading.
Peace!
