Samrc Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 I'm on vacation....In the Florida Keys. Our own local Tropical paradise. The management has notified us that we may be politely asked to leave before our stay is complete. And be escorted by the police if the category 4 hurricane Frances stays on the current track. The law down here says that all visitors must evacuate the Keys when a cat 3 storm is approaching. Apparently they had problems when Charley came through last month...people refusing to leave when told. The bad part: When we leave here and drive north, we will go right into it! Ah....the joys of living in the Sunshine State (remind me how we got that name again????!) -Samantha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyFish Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Samantha, Stay safe! And leave when they tell you to!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevevan Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 we'll know more at the next update, but the 8:00 track prediction takes it north into the Daytona area. I'm working just north of samrc (in Ft. Lauderdale) and HAD plans to go to Melbourne this weekend. We shall see! Here we go again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtual Imager Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Oh no! My daughter went down to Florida (Ft. Lauderdale area) this week to escape NY during the convention. Out of the frying pan and into the fire! Love those Keys though... I was there on vacation in June... didn't want to leave. Be safe everyone... VI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samrc Posted September 1, 2004 Author Share Posted September 1, 2004 Yes, we will be definitely leaving the keys early... if for no other reason than to get to our homes and prepare for the new threat. The worst thing about having another storm so quickly on the heels of Charley is that our streets are lined with debris that hasn't been picked up yet! Tree branches, and lots of other materials that could be thrown around by Frances. The winds will be bad, but now the winds can carry battering rams to beat our houses and fly through windows! This storm coming across Central Florida has the potential to be far worst for that reason. The people across the hall are here from Port Charlotte.... They lost their house in Charley and their business is still being repaired. A slideshow of Charley damage is available on my homepage: http://www.samisite.com if anyone wants to see what a hurricane can do to INTERNAL counties, let alone what it does to the coastal counties. Since we were out of batteries at my local Home Depot store when we left, I stopped by this one down here to get more.... Thinking of getting a generator to take it back with us.... Don't want to leave....had pizza delivered to the pool last night...watched a fantastic sunset.... It's so lovely here.... SIGH...... -Samantha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevevan Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Buy what you can down there, as the news is reporting that plywood and generators are in short supply here in Ft Lauderdale/Miami area. Personally, I'm driving home to Pensacola early tomorrow morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danceswithscissors Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Our thoughts and prayers are going out to everyone down there. Stay safe and drive carefully! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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