Hurricanes vs. Nor'easters

Here we are again, the peak of Hurricane season. During the months of August and September, Hubby and I find ourselves constantly checking the Tropical Update at ten to the hour. Last week I had the fortune of my office being closed both Tuesday and Wednesday because of all the water Tropical Storm Fay dumped on us. The intersection my office is at was completely under water!
Well instead of enjoying Labor Day weekend like most, we will be preparing for yet another storm.
First, there is Gustav. Not really a threat for us here on the east coast of Florida, well as far as the storm itself goes. Our concern, gas prices! If Gustav continues on its current projected track, it is most likely going to hit the oil rigs in the gulf and you know what that means . . . in a matter of weeks we will be paying $6 a gallon for gas, not $3.69! (Side note, does anyone else remember paying 99 cents a gallon for gas?)
Second, Hannah. She is a Tropical Storm right now and still several days away from allowing us to have an "accurate" track of where she will hit. However, there are tracks that that have been released showing that she could hit the east coast of Florida next week. So what does this mean for Hubby and I this weekend? Buying lots of canned food and gas and pulling out the plywood that is used to cover the windows. Yay! Happy Labor Day for us!

Here is a shot of the Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Activity from the National Hurricane Center. Two more systems behind Hannah, could be a busy season!
I had the misfortune last November of flying into Logan during a Nor'easter. My brother and sister picked me up and we drove the hour and 15 minutes through wind and rain to the Cape. After we dropped off my Brother at his apartment we called Mom and said we were on our way and would be there in 15 minutes. Well Mom gave us the wonderful news that the power just went out and now we had to find a pizza place so we could eat! WHAT! It was freezing and I had been traveling all day. All I wanted was a hot shower, my P.J.'s and bed! My cell phone was dying and I had just enough power left to tell hubby my misfortune. Well with all that being said, the power was out for 24 hours and I slept on the coach that first night home because it was warmer in the living room than the guest room. Still no power in the morning so I was off to Dunkin Donuts for coffee and then shopping with Mom. Both of us crossing our fingers that the power would be back on when we returned, which it was! First thing I did was take a shower!
As you can see, neither situation is much fun. If I am Florida I fear that a tree will land on my roof. But if I were living back up North, who's to say it isn't going to snow so much that my roof will cave in? When I am hot I want to be cold and when I am cold I want to be hot, so no winner there either. At least in Florida when we have no power it is kind of like camping but with a generator!
So for all of my dear friends and family that think that hubby and I should move back up North to escape the hurricanes, you now see my conundrum!