The Winner Takes it All

[RosaLinda]

aw thanks. I was in a sort of sappy philosophical mood

I was so excited, my sister sent our sister-in-law and I tickets to fly in for a quick visit to her summer home on Tybee Island, GA, to celebrate our birthdays (which are one day and MANY years apart, Libras rock) this coming weekend. They are holding a pirate parade and I've been practicing my argggs and rum consumption skills.

But it looks like Hurricane Matthew might join the party. I guess I'll know if it is going to hit or not before my flight on Thursday, but the thought is really scaring me.

I live on the coast of Long Island, but on the north shore, 60 miles above sea level, so we don't get storm surges here. But we do see wind and rain damage. I remember Hurricane Gloria back in 1985, just after S31 was born. It was just a category 2 when it hit, but the devastation was awful. And Sandy was just category 1, but destroyed so many homes and businesses here. I'm sort of nervous about being on a 1 x 3.5 mile barrier island with a category 4 barreling up the coast. Ugh.