{"sf1_id":1236696,"sf2_id":null,"title":"No Story Today - I'm Preparing To Evacuate","author":"AstroSecant","words":253,"posted_at":"2017-09-09T18:22:00.000Z","tags":["Evacuation","Hurricane","Journal"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1236696-no-story-today-i-m-preparing-to-evacuate","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/view/1236696","image_url":"https://www.sofurryfiles.com/std/thumb?page=1236696\u0026ext=.jpg","description":"","content":"Hurricane Irma is doing it's absolute best to worst-case-scenario me.\u0026nbsp; The forecast turned from manageable to untenable overnight, forcing me to prepare for evacuation.\u0026nbsp; Unless it for some reason decides not to shift course northward or remain at high strength in the next 24 hours, I'm going to have to book it.\u0026nbsp; And I'm not liking the odds of either of those...it's still possible, the forecasts have been defied quite a bit by Irma so far, but I have to prepare for the worst.\n\nDepending on how bad the storm's effects are, I don't know if I'll be writing or posting for some time.\u0026nbsp; I write only at home on my desktop, and if I'm not at home or I don't have power, there's no writing going on (and in general I'm not in a mood or mindset to write anyway).\u0026nbsp; And likewise with accessing SoFurry, it's strictly from the same computer.\u0026nbsp; So, uploads won't be resuming until I have the capacity to under these circumstances.\u0026nbsp; I'd like to say it'll be soon, but...last year, a category 1 took my power out for five days.\u0026nbsp; This one's now projected to be a Category 3 when it reaches us, and we're not the only ones affected.\n\nI'll post again when I can.\u0026nbsp; I'm leaving the sequel poll open - not in a state to think about that right now.\u0026nbsp; And if you feel any inclination to do so, a tip to [https://ko-fi.com/astrosecant](https://ko-fi.com/astrosecant) could help defray some of the costs of this unplanned road trip.\n\n  \n  \n\n"}