put sand bags. we live in an area that s secure. and pretty high. so we re just taking those steps to get things done. did your neighbors stay too? i think about half of our neighbors are staying in the neighborhood. we did have some people who decided to leave. but most of us are hunkering down and riding out the storm. who is there with you. my husband and my mom, my brothers. a few friends from the neighborhood. are here we re all just hanging out waiting for irma to roll through. the last person we asked that question said they had four doings three cats and chickens this has become a game for us. hold on a second ali it was eight dogs. johnny, you have adequate food, water and what are your plans for power if the power goes out? well we i ve been preparing for this storm for the past week.
cuba and consistently making their way north. i mean this is extraordinary. chris hayes, stay with us. we want to bring in johnny boynkins from pinales park, florida. first what made you decide to stay? well weren t in an immediate evacuation zone. my house is not near a coastal area. and i wanted to give those folks in zone a and b a chance to get on the rooted and i didn t want to get bogged down in traffic trying to get out of pinales county and the state of florida. let s talk about what you ve done to protect your home. what precautions have you taken? well we ve taken steps to you kn secure all of the lawn furniture, moving things from the outside to the inside. making sure that the windows and doors are secured. you know helping our neighbors put sand bags where they need to