Baz... Are you evacuating? Hope you stay safe!
ra, yes. I did evacuate in advance of Hurricane Florence, and was safe at my sister's home - and Zippo, my Senegal parrot evacuated with me - a big trip for her, but she handled it well.
I was very, very lucky to have no damage to my home except a blown electrical curcuit - the result of wind-blown water getting into an outside receptacle and shorting it out. Many, many, many large trees fell around my area, and there was a lot of wind-blown debris, but somehow none of it hit my home except the small stuff that made a mess but did no damage. And flooding did not reach me, thank goodness. So many people in so many places suffered mightily from the storm, and many will for a long time. My heart and prayers go out to them, and to all who have been affected by so much severe weather in so many places.