Preparing for Ike

As hurricane Ike heads towards the Texas coast line, people are starting to get more prepared by boarding up their windows, making sure their cars have full tanks of gas in case we have to evacuate. I mean as of right now The Weather Channel is saying that it's a category 1 hurricane, but as it moves more into the Gulf that it can grow and when it hit the Texas coast line it's going to be a category 3 or 4 hurricane. Although my parents are getting concerned...ok, mostly my mom!! I still have trouble believing that it's really headed our way. Look back at I think it was a couple of years ago, with Rita if i'm correct my family made all kinds of preparations and nothing happened and I think that's why i'm having trouble believing The Weather Channel or what everyone else is telling me. I just keep telling everyone that, "I'll believe it when I see it." They keep calling me crazy and my mom thinks i'm out of my mind for not believing!!