I feel for you. I'm on the East Coast too, just farther up. We ususally get all those hurricanes here as tropical storms, nothing to worry about (what's a bit of rain, eh?) But last year Juan, instead of losing strength upon hitting land, decided to pick up speed and tore through here like a Cat 3 - first time in years, and no one was prepared ("We get the tail-end of hurricanes here all the time!"). Right across the friggin middle of the city. We're still cleaning up after that mess
Hang in, grab something solid, and remember:
YOU CHOSE TO LIVE THERE!
YEEEHA!