Those are some of the same questions that run through my head as well, boinaka. The Orlando area took a direct hit from Charley, and glancing blows from Frances and Jeanne in 2004; after not having had a hurricane in the 30+ years previous. And that was enough to make me never want to be anywhere near a hurricane ever again. I can't imagine what it would be like to have to live in an area where practically every hurricane that forms will blast your life back to square one (lose your house, lose your belongings, maybe lose a loved one, etc.)
Hell the way things are right now in New Orleans a heavy rain could wipe us out 😛
If Dean even swings north a little bit and we just get the outer bands I'm sure it would cause major problems throughout the area.
