Florida, you aint seen nothin yet.....says Ivan

[RickM]

As if our friends in the Sunshine state haven't endured enough misery, here comes what looks to be one brutal storm. Category 5 / 160 mph winds that just destroyed Granada and killed 16 in Jamaica.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040909/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/hurricane_ivan_6

[TerryBPP]

If I remember right you were here for the last one. Not to bad over here. I'm kinda enjoying all the time off of work.



PS: my condolences to any loss that people have inncoured.

[smoak]

Not looking good right now. It hasn't hit Jamaca yet though. It will be bad there I am sure too.

[RickM]

ooops, I misunderstood the Jamaica situation.

[350HP930]

Oh joy. The predicted path keeps pointing our way so I am hoping for the best.

Whats that old saying again? $hit in one hand, hope in the other, see which one fills up first?

[carreradpt]

My Mom is still without power and telephone over in Daytona. Hope she is OK. She is just sh$tting knowing there is another on the way. Like most everyone else I'm certain.

[vash]

i dont know how you guys do it. and earthquake just sneaks up on you. you guys see it coming. damn.

best of luck.

[350HP930]

Well, that is why I rather have hurricanes than earthquakes. At least we have the option of running away.

{insert audio of monty python's 'run away, run away' here}

[dd74]

Nor Cal's one thing. I don't know how people live in the So Cal hills with the notion each time the Santa Anas kick up, a brush fire (or brush fire's helper i.e. pyro) can be lurking about.

Man, but I feel for you Floridians - jeez, you guys need a break!

[350HP930]

Thank god I kept the comp coverage on the 930 when I took it off the road though I am hoping I won't need it.

[targa911S]

I'm sick of boarding up my house. I'm just gonna fill my windows in with bricks!
My wife asked me if it was a cat 4 when it gets here would we board up and leave. I said why board up there won't be much to come back to either way. I have to say if it looks like it will hit Pinellas, I will be out of here. Load the van, let the wife take that and I will follow in the 911. At least I can save that. Jeremy, I saw your neighbors house on the news last night. Too bad he couldn't save it. What about you?

[on-ramp]

wow, 3 big ones in a period of a couple weeks. how rare is that?

[CarreraCab]

Hi T-Bird, Man, I bet Cleveland looks pretty damn good right about now ! This is getting to be a bit much, I have been lucky with Bonnie, and Charlie, but with a name like Ivan, whats to like ? I am going out to California in October to look around up in the Sierra Foothills, but all bets are off if I don't have anything to sell back here when I get back. Lets hope all of Florida Pelicans get through this all right ! Doug

[Craig Stevens]

The West coast of Florida (Tampa Bay)has not encountered this many back to back major storms in the last 45 years that I have lived here. Infact we have only had 1 major storm in that period, before this year. T-Bird hit the nail on the head. People here gre getting Pi$$ed. We are tired of waiting for storms to hit us, we're tired of going through them, we're tired of our neighbors suffering, tired of being with out power. I say enough!! Ivan, you can Kiss my rosey red butttt. come if you must, we will be here long after you go!! Oh & take the last of those Damn chads with you. Craig

[targa911S]

Blizzards off the great lakes look pretty good to me now! You might be cold but they don't snatch you lifes work away. 16 in jamiaca! wow! went to HD this a.m. what a nightmare! people with lawn chairs waiting for plywood. no fasteners to be had. saw people leaving with interior paneling 1/4 stuff. who are they fooling? we will decide sunday wether to stay or flee. what do you guys thinK?

T-Bird