hurricane katrina

[Amsmom]

well, she's just been upgraded to a hurricane
weather is starting to deteriorate. i didnt have anyone to help me so when i got home from work at 2 i did what i could. i wont be boarding up, just took stuff in from the yard.
thanks everyone for your good wishes. hope im able to be on later.

[Linda]

I heard that a lot of people lost there power :oTake care my florida friends

[camismom]

Amsmom, you are in my thoughts and I have said a little prayer. Hope all is well where you are.

[Amsmom]

thank you all for your support and kind wishes. we are ok, but there is so much damage outside i am shocked. i went thru hurricane andrew in this same house and this damage is worse. the sounds and force of the wind last night were much scarier than during andrew. we didnt have boards on the windows so i put a mattress on the kitchen floor where there are no windows. fortunately ds slept through the whole thing. power still keeps flickering, but there are 700,000 plus people with no power in my county, so we are very fortunate to have power at all. a tree fell on my car but, knock wood, there doesnt appear to be a lot of damage. i cant get the tree away to really assess it. a huge tree fell and blocked my front gate so i couldnt get out without breaking off branches and plowing my way through.
the streets are not passable, too many trees and power lines down.

what really worries me is that it may head back up to the panhandle toward skay's area and i hope so much that it stays the heck away from there.

thanks again for your great thoughts, you are all so special to me!

[camismom]

I am sooooo glad to hear from you Amsmom! I was just reading an article talking about the damage there and hoped like heck you were ok. Trees can be cut up and moved, cars repaired or replaced...you my friend can't be, nor that sweet son of yours.

Now, yes, it is time to turn our focus onto Skay and the hurricane weary panhandle. I like you hope it doesn't hit there, but unfortunately the cold front we have waited on so long has arrived and is sucking it right up.

Take care and be careful out there!

[Amsmom]

christy, thank you, you are bringing tears to my eyes. that was so sweet. yes, i definitely am extremely grateful that ds and i are safe!!

oh, i am crossing everything that this storm leaves skay alone!!!!

[camismom]

amsmom said:

christy, thank you, you are bringing tears to my eyes. that was so sweet. yes, i definitely am extremely grateful that ds and i are safe!!

oh, i am crossing everything that this storm leaves skay alone!!!!

me too!

[AnneM]

OMG Amsmom ... I would have been absolutely PETRIFIED!! ... Thank Goodness you are talking to us today so we know you are ok!!

[Amsmom]

thanks annie
yes, we are extremely fortunate!

[finnmom]

Amsmom, so good to hear you both are okay, that must have been afful experience

[SKay]

Amsmom, I am sooo glad to hear you are ok! And that's great that you still have power!!! That's one of the most frustrating things after these storms: no air conditioning, no refrigeration, can't do laundry or cook, and of course the worst--no computer!

I hope your car really is ok and that clean goes will for you. If people offer to help you, make sure you let them, and if they don't (shame on them), be sure to ASK. There are several places to contact: FEMA, Red Cross, Salvation Army, etc. as I am sure you are well aware.

This hurricane stuff is getting old! When I saw earlier that the storm was forecast to hit FL 2x, the projected path was well east of here. Now the path is possibly west of here (actually about where Dennis was projected earlier this summer; Dennis ended up just east of here). One good thing is that this storm is compact so wherever it does hit, it will be over in a short time. I did get some water and a little food today. I hope we have enough supplies now.

[Amsmom]

skay, you know it like a pro, girl!!!!!
thank you so much for your words of wisdom and kind thoughts. something was really off with the forecasting on katrina, b/c they kept telling us to expect tropical storm like weather, even if it went to a category 1 like it did. no big deal we were told. well!!! it turned out to be quite a shock when i heard the wind howling and things banging around last night. there were definitely tornadoes b/c of the sporadic way things are knocked down ferociously in some areas and fine right next door. i was so grateful that ds was sound asleep, b/c it was scary!! i'm very lucky that my car suffered no more than some nicks and scratches! i saw cars in my neighborhood that were squashed by trees. we are also extremely lucky to have power! we lost it for several hours when ds was asleep so he didnt know the difference. i went w/o power for 3 long weeks after andrew and i cant imagine trying to tolerate that w/ ds. skay, i dont know how you have done it! there are homes right next to our area that have no power. i keep telling ds to realize how fortunate we are. lots of hugs for all your support and kindness!!!

skay, i am soooo hoping that this one bypasses you!

[SKay]

skay, you know it like a pro, girl!!!!!

LOL I sure don't feel like I know enough. Thanks though!

something was really off with the forecasting on katrina, b/c they kept telling us to expect tropical storm like weather, even if it went to a category 1 like it did. no big deal we were told.

Yes, something went different from their predictions because after Katrina went through your area, they had to totally change the projected path. This just shows that the weather forecasters really don't know what is going to happen--they are just issuing educated guesses. These storms can be pretty unpredictable.

It looks like this one is going to miss us!! The last few tropical storms/hurricanes that have hit the US have come to our area so it feels kinda strange not to be getting this one. I guess we will get some wind and rain but probably not enough to cancel things.

[sportsmom]

Katrina does sound like it is pretty powerful . Please everyone in the expected path take care and be safe