Hurricane season

[Yaps]

hasnt even been here a week, yet here we go!

grrrrrrrr

 

[hensylee]

well, gosh, heck, gee and d***! Headin right for YOU! WE are told that Sunday a.m. we can expect 35-45 mi winds! Oh, doe! Early June? Most unusual. Well if it starts this early, maybe we'll get it over with by June 30th? We are gradually emptying the freezer so we don't lose anything this time round. Hurts when the freezer is full and your electricity goes out for a week or so. We still have a few huge hanging broken oak limbs in our woods - maybe this year the winds will take them all the way down? We always have plenty of supplies so we don't have to rush to the store and get stuck in the crowds. Make sure you have a manual can opener. We do our weekly shopping on Friday night so guess we'll get stuck in the crowds this week anyway. Gosh, heck, gee and d***.

 

[Yaps]

I dont have the energy to prepare..I think I will let it blow me away..lol

 

[Ross]

Just wait till you feel the wrath of Hurricaine Ross when it gets there!

 

[hensylee]

Ross - you know how far down the list R is? We'll never survive that far.

Here's one that hardly even mentions hurricanes:



April 30th
Florida is fantastic!

Just got here and love it already. Now this is a state that knows how
to live!! Beautiful sunny days and warm balmy evenings. What a place!
Watched the sunset from a park lying on a blanket. It was beautiful.
I've finally found my home. I love it here.

May 14th:

Really heating up. Got to 89 today. Not a problem, I live in an
air-conditioned home and drive an air-conditioned car.

What a pleasure to see the sun every day like this. I'm turning into
a real sun worshipper.
June 5th:

Had the backyard landscaped with tropical plants today. Lots of palms
and rocks. What a breeze to maintain. No more mowing for me. NO
MORE SHOVELING SNOW EITHER!
Another scorcher today, but I love it here.
July 1st:

The temperature hasn't been below 90 all week, not even at night.
Where are those ocean breezes we heard about, still seems hot.
Getting used to it will take a while, I guess.

I sure miss my LP collection, though. I'll have to remember not to
leave anything made out of plastic in my car.

Got one of those fuzzy steering wheel covers, cheaper than the burn
ointment for my hands. I always wondered what burnt flesh smelled
like.

July 15th:

Fell asleep by the pool. (Got 3rd degree burns over 60% of my body.)
Missed two days of work. What a dumb thing to do. I learned my
lesson though: got to respect the ol' sun in a climate like this.

July 25th:

Ocean breezes, my ass. Hot is hot!!

The home air conditioner is on the fritz and AC repairman charged $200
just to drive by and tell me he needed to order parts.

Only hope for a break in the heat would be a hurricane.

July 30th:

Been sleeping outside by the pool for three nights now. Swatting the
swamp mosquitoes that are as big as B-52's.
$1,500 in darn house payments and we can't even go inside. Why did I
ever come here?
Aug 4th:

100 degrees. Finally got the air conditioner fixed today. It cost
$500 and gets the temperature down to about 90. The electric bill is
almost as much as the house payment.

And two old lady drivers almost ran me off the road. I hate this state.

Aug 8th:

If another wise jerk cracks, "Hot enough for you today?" I'm going to
tear his head off.

Damn heat! By the time I get to work, the radiator is boiling over, my
clothes are soaking wet, and I smell like a roasted cat!!

Aug 10th:

The weather report might as well be a damn recording: Hot and sunny.
It's been too hot for two #@*& months and the Weatherman says it might
really warm up next week.

And whoever came up with the statement, "it may be hot, but at least
you don't have to shovel it" should die from heat exhaustion.
Doesn't it ever rain in this Godforsaken place??

Aug 14th:

Welcome to Hell!!! Temperature got to 102 today. *Forgot to crack the
window and blew the windshield out of the Lincoln. The installer came
to fix it and said, "Hot enough for you today?". My wife had to spend
the $1,500 house payment to bail me out of jail.

*this really happens (Ann)

Aug 30th:

Worst day of the summer. I'm not leaving the house. The monsoon
rains finally came and all they did is to make it muggier than hell
and drove the damned roaches out of the ground. I wasn't aware they could fly!

The Lincoln is now floating somewhere in the Caribbean with its new
$500 windshield.

That does it, we're moving back to New Jersey where all you have to
worry about is getting mugged.

I hope this state breaks in half and floats to Cuba!

 

[Emma]

oooh dont talk about hurricanes - we're over with you in august!

Emma
xxx

 

[hensylee]

long as you don't come to the east coast of the U.S. you ought to be ok.

Our little weather spot is now a tropical storm - with a name that begins with A. Weatherlady says 60 mph and that Saturday will be a really wet/windy day. Ugh. Our road will wash away again. We live in the country and our road is dirt - not paved.

 

[Christine]

we're kinda concerned.. my sister is vacationing in Cancun this week.. returning Sunday.. mom's a wreck watching the weather...

 

[gadgetman]

Just wait till you feel the wrath of Hurricaine Ross when it gets there!

I done made the list . Anyone remember Hurricane Danny? 1997. Was a very unusual hurricane all around. Makes one PROUD as long as you ain't in its path .

Hopefully we will have a much quieter time this year, but forecasts ain't sounding good. With one kid living in Florida (Tampa area) and the other living on the coast of Georgia, we don't like hurricanes. Although it is nice when they HAVE to visit because of FORCED relocation .

May God Bless,

Danny

 

[geebee]

Well it just better clear up soon because I am headed to Clearwater on the 26th and I am going to be (censored) if my vacation is blown away.

Roasting in Ohio.

 

[Yaps]

I remember Danny,,uh Danny. It was a wet one . Not bad on wind but tons of rain...

 

[Ross]

Well it just better clear up soon because I am headed to Clearwater on the 26th and I am going to be discombobulated if my vacation is blown away.

Roasting in Ohio.

Fixed!

 

[hensylee]

ya comes to Florida in summer, ya takes ya chances. They last only several hours once they hit the shore. Afterward the sun quickly appears and we are ok til the next storm.

Arlene, this tropical storm, isn't very strong, but promises much rain. It's already raining lightly outside; tomorrow we expect rain with wind gusts 50 mph or so, however, that's iffy (winds). Unless things change. Change is always what we carefully watch when there is a summer storm brewing. If you live in Florida or any state where hurricanes come to visit, always remember that the only predictable thing about a hurricane is that they are UNpredictable. Always, always take them seriously! I grew up in Miami and we had them every year so I am a veteran of many. The current ones seem more scary than those old ones, but it might be just that there is more panic news abounding on TV. (and relaxed building codes)

Mexico won't be bothered by this. They get theirs from the Pacific, so not to worry.

 

[twinmaker]

tampa hurricanes

tampa hurricanes

We've lived in Tampa less than two years and after last hurricane season, our friends swore we brought all the bad weather with us when we moved in. We were indoctrinated last season losing two one hundred year old oak trees in our front yard. They fell on our house (big hole in the roof). We found out rather quickly what hurricane insurance CAN'T do for you! Our hurricane deduc. was $6000. What an education!!! Can't wait to see what this season brings.

 

[Yaps]

We've lived in Tampa less than two years and after last hurricane season, our friends swore we brought all the bad weather with us when we moved in. We were indoctrinated last season losing two one hundred year old oak trees in our front yard. They fell on our house (big hole in the roof). We found out rather quickly what hurricane insurance CAN'T do for you! Our hurricane deduc. was $6000. What an education!!! Can't wait to see what this season brings.

I can wait..lol.. some here in Gulf Shores still havent moved back into their homes..keeps up, they may never go home...

 

[gadgetman]

Ann,

They are forecasting rain to start this evening here and all day Saturday. Gonna make for a wet family reunion next door tomorrow. If we get any wind, I'll be picking up PeCan tree (that's PEE CAN here in Georgia ) limbs all next week. Yuck!!!!!

Hopefully we will all be spared this year. Keep everything crossed.

May God Bless,

Danny

 

[Yaps]

Have brought in Spazola so she wont be blown away;this is the wild child herself..

A good size wind could do it.. honestly ,just dont want her in danger

 

[perrybucsdad]

Have brought in Spazola so she wont be blown away;this is the wild child herself..

A good size wind could do it.. honestly ,just dont want her in danger

Spazola.... that's the dogs name? Oh my... poor dog.

Hey, why don't we hear of hurricanes with names like Billy Bob, or Cletus, or Dweeb?

 

[Wise]

Have brought in Spazola so she wont be blown away;this is the wild child herself..

A good size wind could do it.. honestly ,just dont want her in danger

Love Spazola. Yes, keep her safe...and away from me (LOL)

Actually, I'm hoping that they're wrong about the possibility of the storm becoming a hurricane before landfall...is that still the case?

 

[Yaps]

Its at 65 mph.. still has some distance to get here, and moving slow will build it up.... not really a dangerous storm..but with so many homes and business's still repairing from last season, well it will devestate many.The flooding will be bad as were are still water logged. My daughter's van was flooded just 2 months ago..after just one evening's rain!Cost her 4200.00 to repair... its going to be hard for many..