I live where that little dot is - just below where it says "Lehigh Acres." I don't live IN Lehigh, but close to it on this map.

I don't envy you.  Sounds like your prepped pretty well though.  I wouldn't know how to even do that.
I imagine power and water are the big issues after the wind and flooding.

Is your insurance all paid up?

Yep. We're OK. Insurance is paid up. We've got plenty of food and water. Batteries for lights, phones, etc. I've got a portable generator but I can't fire that up until the storm passes.

Amazing you have internet with the power out.  I love living in the future!!  Have a great.... snow day? no that's not right...

I'm using my cell phone right now. Cell service is fine. Watching the news on my tablet.

Do they shut down power as a preventative measure or is it due to the weather already.
I could see where it might be a safety thing to shut down but what would you do if you needed it like for health reasons?

Save you phone / tablet nothing here that can't wait.

It's storm related. We're getting hurricane force winds now. I've got plenty of battery power... Can last a few days. I'm just happy they strengthened the cellular infrastructure after the last hurricane in 2017.

As climate warms, northern and arctic regions will prosper in the not-too-distant future, while what used to be mild regions will continue to be less and less ideal.  Businesses, infrastructures, data centers, etc., and even farming, fishing (fishes will migrate to where the warm water is), etc., will gradually shift to the northern and arctic regions.  Canada and the Scandinavia will be the future superpowers.  I'm calling it right now!  And those (few) nations who own a piece of Antarctica will likely prosper too.

Can't argue with that. Let's keep warming the planet up.

Scott, those things didn't happen because some people actually heeded the warnings and *actions were taken*.  Ozone depletion has slowed because of Clean Air Act and other regulations.  100 years ago people predicted we would all starve to death too, fearing the world population outpacing food supplies.  But science has enabled more and more food to be produced with less and less resources and time.  (The fact that we still have famines today is due to poor distribution of food, not lack of it.)

Scott, science is about *empirical truths*, the kind of truths that are true *whether or not you believe in them*.

Scientists are very competitive and always want to prove one another wrong.  So when all branches of science reached a consensus DECADES ago about the warming climate, we need to heed their warnings.

Stay safe Richard.

Thinking about you and your family Richard. Hoping you were able to stay safe and didn't suffer too much damage.

Richard posted a comment at 2:30pm ET today on his YouTube channel, saying he is alright and only suffers minor home damage.  In case anyone missed it, the comment says:

"The Storm is Over. Update (Sep 29, 2:30pm): Well, we survived. It was a doozy. Much stronger than Irma a few years ago. Fortunately, we only had some minor damage to the house (a few ripped screens on our lanai, and some downed trees in the yard)."

Thanks all. We're OK. Little damage. No power or internet, but we'll be fine for a few days.