I am on the gulf coast near St. Petersburg so I completely understand. You are right - people do get mean. I went to the gas station people were going wacko! Honking for no reason - as if that is going to make the gas pump faster...
Thankfully, I created a "hurricane box" at the beginning of the season so I have my water, food, batteries, flashlights, and candles... It is a great thing to be on medifast during a hurricane because you don't need heat to make your food!
I am just concerned because if the hurricane projections have it coming a bit nort it will be right in my direction. I am not going to leave my dogs in this apartment and Stetson (my university) will not allow us to bring our dogs to campus during an evacuation even if they are crated... Hopefully, this crappy apartment will be ok. It is scary though because my light fixtures shake when the bigfoot upstairs walks... what is going to happen with hurricane force winds!?!?!?