It's hard to prepare for 150 mph wind and 50 inches of rain. But, there's no excuse for not having the basics covered. Everyone along the Gulf or the East coast should be getting ready for Irma now. Don't wait till it's on your doorstep before making a mad dash to the store. Go now, beat the crowd.


"The time for war has not yet come, but it will come and that soon, and when it does come, my advice is to draw the sword and throw away the scabbard." Gen. T.J. Jackson, March 1861