LANSING, Mich. (WSYM) - "I've got plenty of bread I could make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the next month, I've got plenty of water, I've got plenty of beer."
Billy lives in Estero--between Ft. Myers and Naples--experiencing his first hurricane.
He asked a lot of friends about what he should do,some of them offering up their places, but in the end--
"People are just like hunker down, and the most widely used term this weekend is hunker down."
And it might be the smartest term, Susan and Donald Collins have family in Tampa. Its too late for them to evacuate, so they told them to get in their hallway under mattresses.
"Its a two story home, a lot of windows, a lot of glass, and if it gets bad its really the only thing to do to protect yourself from flying debris."
Flying debris makes some people nervous, but not because of potential bodily harm.
"I'm more worried about my car, that's down on the ground level."
When they lose power, tracking the storm will be a challenge.
That's when local residents step up.
"We're going to try to keep them abreast to whats going on through the Weather Channel and Facebook, and cell phones to keep them abreast to what's going on the best way we can to help them get through it."
Floridians are being advised to charge up their devices,and plan to have something to do for when they become stuck at home.
"I've got good battery back-ups for my iPhone and iPad, and I've got a few books on there that I haven't started yet, and I've got plenty of guitars around here to keep me busy, just me and my six string."
With only more rain to come, Florida can only hold on and hope for the best.
