euphrosyne_rose
Well-known member
So, I'm in Louisiana, about 20 minutes from New Orleans. We are in the middle of TS Gustav panic. I was supposed to go to Destin, FL this weekend for a vacation with my best friend and b/c no one really knows what this damn storm is really going to do until about Saturday, I just don't know if I should still go. There's a 50% chance it could hit while I'm in FL and an equal chance it could hit if I stay home. I just don't know what to do. B/c I'm so uncertain about the whole thing, I think I shoud just stay home and ride it out or evacuate with my family if it comes to that (everyone is of course freaking out b/c of Katrina and the timing right now couldn't suck worse) so I would feel better knowing I'm with the fam.
My best friend is arguing me down about it b/c she's determined that we are going on this trip. She's in Baton Rouge where they will doubtfully get much of the storm so she doesn't understand the panic here. I don't want to get stuck in FL b/c I can't afford to have to stay there any extra time but she's pushing that we go even though there's no real guarantee it won't change direction and head to FL. I feel like she's not listening to my concerns about the matter and keeps telling me I'm panicking from listening to the people at work and around town. I don't think a category 3 storm is anything to brush off. Then, my boyfriend who lives in Mississippi is insisting I drive up there if it looks like it's going to hit here and I would rather just stay put with my dad and sister. It's like no one gives a rat's ass what I think! I'm so sick of being talked to like I'm either a paranoid freak or a child who can't take care of herself!! What's the freakin' deal???
My best friend is arguing me down about it b/c she's determined that we are going on this trip. She's in Baton Rouge where they will doubtfully get much of the storm so she doesn't understand the panic here. I don't want to get stuck in FL b/c I can't afford to have to stay there any extra time but she's pushing that we go even though there's no real guarantee it won't change direction and head to FL. I feel like she's not listening to my concerns about the matter and keeps telling me I'm panicking from listening to the people at work and around town. I don't think a category 3 storm is anything to brush off. Then, my boyfriend who lives in Mississippi is insisting I drive up there if it looks like it's going to hit here and I would rather just stay put with my dad and sister. It's like no one gives a rat's ass what I think! I'm so sick of being talked to like I'm either a paranoid freak or a child who can't take care of herself!! What's the freakin' deal???
