According to the Pinellas County site, GL lives in an area where Evacuation is not mandatory.
If you click on it and look at the storm tracker, it's updated to 2:00 today (it's about 4:35 eastern now.
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According to the Pinellas County site, GL lives in an area where Evacuation is not mandatory.
If you click on it and look at the storm tracker, it's updated to 2:00 today (it's about 4:35 eastern now.
Got this from my pal down there...she's live in FL for almost 15 years but this is a first!
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Hi Everyone! Well, the hurricane has slowed a bit which gave me a chance to stop into work and get on the computer (It's 10:00 am Friday). It's actually beautiful weather before a hurricane...calm before the storm. Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers and offers of housing. I need to be at work during the storm as I am head of the "B" shift, the City of Oakland Park's emergency team which sits in the emergency operations center during and after a storm. My boss, the City Manager, is the "A" team (of course) and all the assistant department heads are the relief. Unless we get evacuated, that is where I need to be. I am staying at my boss' house in Oakland Park. I will ride out the storm at their house and then man the EOC after the first team needs a break. My house in Boynton Beach is all boarded up - and already looks like a war zone since I packed up all pictures, photographs, glass and other things into plastic bins and put other things in high places. Also was able to get sand bags from work to help keep out water. N**, his son R*** and best friend are planning to stay in the house as they have not evacuated my neighborhood. They do have places to go if they would need to move farther west. In all likelihood we will be without power and phones for several days so it will be normal to not hear from us. I will be in touch as soon as I possibly can. Here's my numbers so you know where you can reach me:
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We are all trying to conserve gas (there's no gas at any gas stations right now) and cell phone batteries for the storm. Other than that, keep all of us in your prayers and I will be back in touch as soon as I can. Love you all! - K***
Some gas stations are even running out here in the Tampa Bay area. Luckily my LeBaron gets pretty good mileage but I'll top it off on my way home today just to be safe.
Hope your friend stays safe Lake.
Current five day forecast:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/graphics...F/040853W5.gif
Impressive satellite image from 8:15 a.m. today.
http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-s...hp9-4-04aa.jpg
Perhaps GL should hurry up and invest in one of these:
http://www.otherpower.com/hamster.html
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<font color="#000002" size="1">[ September 04, 2004 12:25 PM: Message edited by: LanDroid ]</font>
Still moving very slowly, the eye hasnt reached the shore yet but...
This is gonna pound away at floridas coast and all accross the state for almost 2 whole days.
The picture below is deceptive, the caption is<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">http://www.foxnews.com/images/137261...e_frances2.jpgQuote:
Sept. 4: Surf pounds mobile home park sitting at Jensen Beach, Fla.
This trailer is not on the ocean, but on the west side of the intercostal. One of our favorite restaurants, Conchy Joes is about 1/2 mile north behind the photographer.
That picture says a lot.
I watched some of the storm upodates last night and again this morning.
Frances is still pounding away and the damage is getting worse and worse. [img]frown.gif[/img]