Matthew's aftermath

Luckily, the eye of Matthew stayed just off the coast of Florida, otherwise, there would be a very different story to tell. Let me tell you, a lot of preparation goes into being able to "ride out" one of these storms. There is such a variable associated with them. You never know if you will have no power, no water, etc. Also, you must make sure that you have enough comfort food. We were fortunate to have not lost power or to need to boil our water. The wind blew and it was heavy rain, but that is it. The problem is that now, less people will heed the warnings in the future since there wasn't as much damage as originally anticipated. I think that is just foolish!