9/21/2004: Hurricane Ivan damage - Page 2

xoxoxoBruce · 09-24-2004, 11:41 PM

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the moon is actually significantly closer to the earth, causing an increase in tidal activity, and a change in weather patterns that is spawning more and more hurricanes.

What are you, nuts? Everybody knows it's the fault of those people driving Hummers.

FloridaDragon · 09-25-2004, 01:30 PM

Greetings all, I am been a lurker for a long time but felt the need to post these couple pictures. Like in the WPB area of FL and got hit by Frances, then went to Pensacola to help family after Ivan. Saw this sign on the way back after having to drive around the bridge over Escambia Bay for I-10 being "removed" by Ivan.

The other picture is of a red cross convoy heading into Northwest Florida after the storm...I am sure the beer truck is not an "official" member of the relief convoy but I am sure he was popular when he got there anyway.

Hunkering down for Jeanne now

FloridaDragon

xoxoxoBruce · 09-25-2004, 03:02 PM

Welcome to the Cellar, Fdragon.

Good luck with Jeanne.

FloridaDragon · 09-25-2004, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Welcome to the Cellar, Fdragon.

Good luck with Jeanne.

Thanks Bruce....hopefully this storm will not wack us too much. Winds picking up pretty good and little trees down but nothing big yet.

I could focus on the damage and suffering that Charley, Frances and Ivan have caused so far but we have all seen too much of that so I tried to look for the humorous parts. Like the story of a coworker who lost the screening over his pool from Frances...much to the surprise of the squirrel which normally uses it to go from one tree to another...needless to say the squirrel ended up in the pool and then a quite pissed off squirrel came tearing out of there scattering the humans that were in the way....that kind of stuff. Would have loved to have had a high speed camera on that squirrel as he passed through the space where he thought the screening would be

FD

Kitsune · 09-25-2004, 05:07 PM

All right, another Floridian! Hope you all fair okay through this, FLDragon. Everyone here in Tampa seems so sick and tired of these things that we all just don't care, anymore. There haven't been any runs on water, food, or gasoline even though there is a fair chance we'll lose power as Jeanne crosses the state.

More than anything, it would be nice to have a single, decent weekend for a change. I'm getting sick of staying inside.

Cyber Wolf · 09-25-2004, 09:18 PM

Patience, Kit. You offically have 2 months left in the hurricane season.

Kitsune · 09-25-2004, 10:23 PM

You offically have 2 months left in the hurricane season.

This has been one of the worst summers for outdoors activities. I haven't been able to go kayaking in months because each weekend it either storms or we get a hurricane. Bicycling has been put on hold because all of the bike trails and parks have been submerged and closed. Even camping in the fall looks like a possible loss just because the rivers aren't going to go down anytime soon.

"Sunshine State", my ass! Oh, wait, we have had sunny, beautiful days! They're called, "The days I've had to go to work!"

404Error · 09-25-2004, 11:06 PM

I really feel for you Floridians down there having to 'weather' all these hurricanes. I sincerly hope you've seen the worst of them, you've really had your fair share. My parents have a winter trailer home in Florida and they're wondering if they'll have a place left to go to this year. Look on the bright side,if there is one, in a few months you all will be watching or reading the news about how us Northerners are having to deal with winter snow and ice storms.

Keep your heads down and don't get too frustrated!

Kitsune · 09-26-2004, 09:41 AM

I'd have to say it is a bit rainy outside right now. A little wind, too. Yawn.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-26-2004, 09:47 AM

I'm happy to hear you yawning.

Kitsune · 09-26-2004, 10:00 AM

Heh -- actually, its pretty nuts down here right now. I've not heard rain so loud against the window before and the noise is only interrupted when one of the trees out back pops or explodes as it falls. Its a little frightening, but everything seems to be holding together pretty well. The eye is still a couple hours out, yet, but we're not expecting anything too serious.

We don't expect to hold power much longer, though.

Kitsune · 09-26-2004, 10:07 AM

...and I should add that the biggest problem right now is the lack of sleep. Starting around 2am, the winds kicked up and sleep became intermittent. All night long, the driving rain and wind were too much to sleep through, so I gave up around 6:30am and flipped on the television to find that the Jeanne decided to not take a Northerly turn as she should have. Straight on into Tampa for a solid day of torment. Dammit.

I can't nap right now and studying is proving to be really tough, too, because the wind gusts are so distracting. Great timing for my exams on Monday and Tuesday. Ugh.

Undertoad · 09-26-2004, 10:23 AM

Oh but it's a mere 75 mph for you this time around.

Hardly worth a reporter standing outside to show us.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-26-2004, 10:24 AM

Maybe they'll delay exams.

I've friends up in DeBarry, between Orlando and Daytona, that have the attached garage converted into a guest room. They bought a generator, window airconditioner and mini-fridge, to wait out the power outages, in the guest room.

Kitsune · 09-26-2004, 10:38 AM

Oh but it's a mere 75 mph for you this time around.

Which is exactly why there are still people on the roads right now.

Like anything is open right now.

Maybe they'll delay exams.

Oh, I wish. If we miss anymore days of class, though, the whole semester is going to be placed in jeopardy. I can't even imagine what county schools are going through right now because they shut down with even a threat so that the school buildings can be converted into shelters.

09-25-2004, 01:30 PM	#17
FloridaDragon ... Maintaining .... Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: FireAnt Hell Posts: 196	Trying to find humor in tragedy Greetings all, I am been a lurker for a long time but felt the need to post these couple pictures. Like in the WPB area of FL and got hit by Frances, then went to Pensacola to help family after Ivan. Saw this sign on the way back after having to drive around the bridge over Escambia Bay for I-10 being "removed" by Ivan. The other picture is of a red cross convoy heading into Northwest Florida after the storm...I am sure the beer truck is not an "official" member of the relief convoy but I am sure he was popular when he got there anyway. Hunkering down for Jeanne now FloridaDragon Attached Images

09-25-2004, 03:02 PM	#18
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Welcome to the Cellar, Fdragon. Good luck with Jeanne. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-25-2004, 09:18 PM	#21
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	Patience, Kit. You offically have 2 months left in the hurricane season. __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

09-25-2004, 11:06 PM	#23
404Error Lecturer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CT USA Posts: 826	I really feel for you Floridians down there having to 'weather' all these hurricanes. I sincerly hope you've seen the worst of them, you've really had your fair share. My parents have a winter trailer home in Florida and they're wondering if they'll have a place left to go to this year. Look on the bright side,if there is one, in a few months you all will be watching or reading the news about how us Northerners are having to deal with winter snow and ice storms. Keep your heads down and don't get too frustrated! Attached Images __________________ "To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them." ~George Mason~

09-26-2004, 09:47 AM	#25
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I'm happy to hear you yawning. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-25-2004, 05:07 PM	#20
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	All right, another Floridian! Hope you all fair okay through this, FLDragon. Everyone here in Tampa seems so sick and tired of these things that we all just don't care, anymore. There haven't been any runs on water, food, or gasoline even though there is a fair chance we'll lose power as Jeanne crosses the state. More than anything, it would be nice to have a single, decent weekend for a change. I'm getting sick of staying inside.

09-25-2004, 10:23 PM	#22
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	You offically have 2 months left in the hurricane season. This has been one of the worst summers for outdoors activities. I haven't been able to go kayaking in months because each weekend it either storms or we get a hurricane. Bicycling has been put on hold because all of the bike trails and parks have been submerged and closed. Even camping in the fall looks like a possible loss just because the rivers aren't going to go down anytime soon. "Sunshine State", my ass! Oh, wait, we have had sunny, beautiful days! They're called, "The days I've had to go to work!"

09-26-2004, 09:41 AM	#24
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	I'd have to say it is a bit rainy outside right now. A little wind, too. Yawn.

09-26-2004, 10:00 AM	#26
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Heh -- actually, its pretty nuts down here right now. I've not heard rain so loud against the window before and the noise is only interrupted when one of the trees out back pops or explodes as it falls. Its a little frightening, but everything seems to be holding together pretty well. The eye is still a couple hours out, yet, but we're not expecting anything too serious. We don't expect to hold power much longer, though.

09-26-2004, 10:07 AM	#27
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	...and I should add that the biggest problem right now is the lack of sleep. Starting around 2am, the winds kicked up and sleep became intermittent. All night long, the driving rain and wind were too much to sleep through, so I gave up around 6:30am and flipped on the television to find that the Jeanne decided to not take a Northerly turn as she should have. Straight on into Tampa for a solid day of torment. Dammit. I can't nap right now and studying is proving to be really tough, too, because the wind gusts are so distracting. Great timing for my exams on Monday and Tuesday. Ugh.

09-26-2004, 10:23 AM	#28
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Oh but it's a mere 75 mph for you this time around. Hardly worth a reporter standing outside to show us.

09-26-2004, 10:24 AM	#29
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Maybe they'll delay exams. I've friends up in DeBarry, between Orlando and Daytona, that have the attached garage converted into a guest room. They bought a generator, window airconditioner and mini-fridge, to wait out the power outages, in the guest room. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-26-2004, 10:38 AM	#30
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Oh but it's a mere 75 mph for you this time around. Which is exactly why there are still people on the roads right now. Like anything is open right now. Maybe they'll delay exams. Oh, I wish. If we miss anymore days of class, though, the whole semester is going to be placed in jeopardy. I can't even imagine what county schools are going through right now because they shut down with even a threat so that the school buildings can be converted into shelters.

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