Deena, I appreciate the sentiment, but it's the same story - where am I gonna go with 16 animals? They won't all fit in my car and I am NOT leaving them behind. If the storm stays the course they think it's going to, we will probably remain on the outside edge of the bad stuff. We'll get tropical storm winds and probably the same kind of damage as last time. My house is really in no danger of flooding so that's one good thing.
The close family I have is my sister in New Orleans, but her house is unlivable right now due to Katrina so she is in Jackson, MS. If this storm turns any more towards the east, I might load everyone up on top of each other in my little Kia and head over there, but the roads are already so crowded.
My theory is if I worry all night and think about the worst thing that could possibly happen, then that's what definitely WON'T happen. It's pretty much worked for the last 35 years of my life.