What is most surprising to me is the fact that homes in florida - a place where hurricanes are common - don't require extensive storm-proofing, storm shelters and so forth. I was even more surprised to hear that hurrican Charley destroyed not only seven firehouses, it also took out an emergency operation center and some shelters. If these buildings aren't built to withstand a Cat 5 storm, I guess it's too much to expect an ordinary home to take it either.

Storing gas and such for a MONTH might be in order given that they've found that we may be entering a period where 3-4 major storms a MONTH will be common in Florida!