Hurricane Charley!

[War Griffon]

Good luck Becca.
I have only ever seen a tornado out at sea two years ago when I was in the Far East we watched it touch down and swirl around for about an hour before it went back up, we were about 5 miles from it though so it was amazing to see but not be involved.

Over here 50 mph winds are not really classed as that strong and in fact in most parts of Wales they class them as a stiff breeze, I have been in the Scottish mountains with 100 mph winds in the open though and thats a struggle to stay on your feet let alone stay on the mountain long enough to get on the path back down

 

[U4-Welcome]

is anyone else going to be dealing with this?

Well, it rained yesterday ! Eek !

Your pics remind me of a funny card I had somewhere ; there was a big space photo of a hurricane, an arrow pointing right in the middle, and the text read \"Wish you were here.\" lol

Anyway, good luck, have fun, be safe, et al. In a weird sort of way I envy you \'cause I love wind. Then again, maybe I wouldn\'t if it tore off the roof from my house. -_-

 

[minimaker]

As the others say, stay safe and good luck. And drop us a note when it has passed.
Oh, and what are you going to be painting?

 

[minimaker]

As to the weather, we\'re having wind and rain today but nothing close to what you\'re having. It will probably mess up several of the midsummernight parties and concerts though.

 

[G-nome]

Good luck to all you folks out there. Not been in a serious storm but we\'ve all seen that mad New Zealander trying to stay on the ground in the midst of a hurricane just to get good TV (or others like him)so I think we have enough an idea to know it might not be heaps of fun. Unless you are a Kiwi of course
This stuff hasnt made the news here so its nice to get hear about it and get a local perspective. How wonderful the internet is.
Maps with red bits coming towards you always look like trouble so take care people.

 

[Avicenna]

An honestly heart-felt good luck to you and your family Becca. My thoughts and prayers will be with you lot...

-Peter

 

[Tuubje]

Post something as soon you can, that way we know you\'re still alive

 

[airhead]

Becca, I just saw where Tampa is shutting off the electric later today. You guys need a place to stay, give me an IM or email. Don\'t know how much better orlando is going to be, but it will have traveled 100 miles over land so it will have to have lost so steam.

We are hoping for about 40 mph winds and about 3-6\" of rain. Good day to stay home & paint.

Post as soon as you can.

 

[Dragonsreach]

I\'m echoing all sentiments about being safe.
Take care and let us know when it\'s all over.
Please!

 

[U4-Welcome]

Oh come on people, this is Becca ! You KNOW as soon as she can she\'ll be back to her usual 10 posts a day. lol

Still, the sooner the better, that much\'s for sure.

 

[borg]

You will be fine. I was in Miami when Andrew hit. Category 5 massive Hurricane, but I survived it, winds over 200MPH. Unless I was so scared that I was seeing things, I swear I saw my big glass French doors bowing in once in a while when the wind was strong. But Charlie is a lot weaker and doubt it will gather too much strength before tonight. Good luck and stay safe. That\'s the price you pay for living in paradise, sunny and warm all year round

 

[airhead]

Borg, we just call it liquid sunshine. Yes, hurricanes are a price to pay for not having a heat bill and having to mow the lawn year-round while dodging fire-ant mounds. But they are better than the tornados that I grew up with. At least the hurricanes give you time to do something to prepare instead of having a cellar set up like a bomb shelter with batteries, radio, propane stove, etc.

 

[ipaintminis]

thanks guys! all your your prayers and happy thoughts will be really helpful

airhead...we cant get out of pinellas, they closed all the bridges, so even if we wanted to we cant.

borg...thanks, who knew we would have such a vet.?()

all of you...i\'ll get on as soon as the electricty gets turned on/ repaired

Becca!

 

[Margo]

Good to know everything is fine with you, Becca!

 

[ipaintminis]

good so far...starting to get ansy though....

:goes and gets out paints and minis:

might as well paint till the power goes out.

 

[Grizzix]

good luck guys. ill only be catching the tail end of it here. keep safe. look forward to seeing posts from all of you down there.

 

[Legacy Account]

And we moan about OUR weather........!
Keep your head down and good luck.

 

[airhead]

Becca, post as soon as you can. Prayers are with you. Looks like it is about to make landfall. Just shy of Cat 3. Looks like Sanabel to Naples is going to get the worst of it. Everyone in south FL is coming through Orlando today. (I know some of them are going up I-75 & I-95, but it looked like they were all going up I-4. Wife just got home from going into the office this morning for a bit. (Maybe she got lunch?)

 

[Smoth]

Originally posted by ipaintminis
i was planning on painting...or papa is going to have a \"Hurricon\"

its crazy...some people arnt taking this seriously...there are hurricane parties!:flame: the one time the storms actually going to strike...they party...stupid(grumble grumble)stupid

here in louisiana we party in for hurricanes. Hell, I was playing outside durring andrew

 

[ipaintminis]

update

so far..no power outages...and the hurricane just took a slight turn to the right...which could mean a butt ton safer for us...about a half hour ago they were saying we were going to have a storm surge of 10-14 feet... but i dont know now that the path *shifted* (may not have but as for now...)

ill keep you all posted

and i think even if i was stranded id find some way to post
i must become a freak! i must i must i must increase my bust...i mean posts!