DancingLight Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 i was just wondering about all of the florida folks on this board...jessica, etc....are you okay????let us know!i am thinking about you (and worrying a bit too!)sending good thoughts....emily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethansmom Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Thanks for your concern Emily It's been a LOT scary here but we are lucky enough to still have power- wow!! Our friends 2 blocks down have been in the dark since yesterday, but ours just keeps blinking on and off. There are tornado warnings out everywhere and it's been raining pretty heavily since yesterday, and the winds are incredible. I'm at my moms, but apparently our neighborhood is completely flooded, so I'm glad I came up here- I just paid a $500 deductible last week to have my care repaired from a flood we had!!Overall it was a lot better on the west coast of Florida than the east, and those people are definitely without power and will be for some time- and hopefully they have homes to come back to. The damage is widespread but not as bad as Charley in any one area, they are predicting.This is the slowest moving storm I've ever seen...it just hangs out here and lingers forever, uugghhh! Then we've got Hurricane Ivan following Frances' path out there somewhere, so let's PRAY that it takes a turn somewhere.Anyone else in FL?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Tired Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Oh Jessica! I feel sorry for you that you just moved down there URRGGG Of all the times so many storms to hit. How is Ethan doing with all of this? Hang in there, we are all thinking of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gena Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 I'm in the panhandle of Florida and we're fairing much better than the folks in Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, etc. have. Just some light rain and gusts so far. Apparently everyone Tallahassee and eastward is getting the brunt. Thanks for checking! And hang in there Jessica! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethansmom Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Gena,Glad to know that you are doing well up there We definitely made out better than those east of us as well. David ventured out to Citgo this morning in his Jeep and took this picture of our gas station on the corner:http://imagehost.vendio.com/preview/ge/get...URRICANEPIC.jpgStraight from Jessica & David's neighborhood, not the news media, lol!! You can see a house in the background wit it's windows boarded up. It seems to be almost over now, just some drizzling and a light breeze...whew...I am going back to West Virginia for the next one, hehe. Talk about anxiety- I have been on edge and practically flipping my lid for 48 hours, it feels good to take a deep sigh of relief. We are safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DancingLight Posted September 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 jess, holy cow! that is crazy! i can't even imagine...i can't beleive all this as soon as you just move to florida!what does ethan think? is he scared or not quite old enough to figure out the danger?emily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethansmom Posted September 7, 2004 Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 It has been crazy! I have't had the chance to settle in at all, with the 2 hurricanes and one more on the way- and I was sick for a whole week in between, we've had a nasty flu going around. Of course my POTS symptoms are going crazy right now from the anxiety and NO sleep for 3-4 days (the rain and winds have been so loud at night I can't sleep at all!!). I hope things can get back to normal soon.Ethan has no clue what is going on, if you ask him where the Hurricane is he points to the TV, thanks to the extensive news coverage, lol He keeps wanting to go play outside!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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