Completely understandable. Also understand why @clskinsfan doesn't like a 2009-10 analog.
That said, those of us out near Dulles strongly favor the suppressed solution . It's been five years since the last "big one" here -- and the setup is very similar to some of our historic storms. There is always some risk, but we are about 72 hours out and still have a coastal on the table -- it's been a while since we were this close.