The latest weather report is that we are getting a direct hit of hurricane Jeanne. Our third. I expect both Kat and I will be once again out of power for some time during and following this one. That said, you probably won't hear from us on the forum for a while.
Here are two web sites if you want to watch the weather in our area.
Well, it was definitely a strange one this time! I never lost power! yahoo! Kat, unfortunately, has.
The winds were tremendous, with the rain coming in horizontally. For hours and hours and hours. I guess the first hurricane really pruned our neighborhood well, as we didn't have any explosions of transformers this time. It is eerie to have power, actually.
82,000 Orlando Utilities customers don't have power (our power company), this are only 160,000 in the whole city! The 160,000 is the number of people, not customers, so we were VERY lucky indeed.
Thanks to everyone who wished and wishes us well. It was another scary night and day, but both Kat and I have fared without any major damage. So far----it isn't over yet as we are still having wind gusts in the 64 mile per hour range!
I'm glad to hear that you girls rode the storm out so far. You and Kat are seasoned pro's by now. I'm not so sure that I want to go to Orlando this week.
Glad to hear you and Kat are okay, Stefani. Yikes, is there a break in sight or is this just supposed to continue? I'm hoping and praying that theres better weather in your near future.
I'm Baaack! Just got electricity 2 hours ago. No DSL. Stef got me hooked up to "Dial-up", just 40 minutes ago. (I can tell how long because the *clock is ticking*.) A tree limb down in back to match the one from Frances. Welcome to "FALL." And roof shingles down, but I can't tell where from.
I've got the A/C blasting now!
I slept in the hallway.
This storm was a combination and Charley and Frances!
I'm pooped!
Hi Kat ! Glad to know you and Stef are both OK ! The pictures were just a couple of little pictures of Mean Jeanne over Florida. I used the WFTV site and the Orlandoweather.com site to keep track. Hope you get your DSL back soon.
I can see the pics now, thanks! I saw that basically in black & white on my 5" diam. battery powered TV. It doesn't look the same as in color! Neither do the football players! They were teeny-tiny!
Today's Taunton Gazette has an article saying that a crew of power workers from Taunton are on their way to help restore power in devastated areas of Florida.
The lady who works at my pharmacy has not power yet in Winter Park where she lives, and she said her neighbor across the street was so nice to let her run electrical cords to her house from their generator!
I've heard stories like this every storm!
Neighbors dropping by extra bags of ice they brought back from civilization for those in need.
The lady at our favorite restaurant still has no power at home either.
I heard on TV that we could not get help from Texas (nearest place with a lot of extra workers usually) because the I-10 bridge is still out to the west so that our next help would come from the northeast!
Today I noticed a "Boil Water Alert" sign up my street but I called and it was Seminole County water - my street but another county! That was close!
Good cartoon, Susan! But why would they relocate between Minnesota and North Dakota, where they can battle head-high snow drifts and 40 below temperatures? I begin to think there's no place that's perfect: everywhere that doesn't get crappy weather gets earthquakes, volcanoes, mudslides, forest fires and floods. Guess I'll sit tight and count my blessings.
(I also liked the Letterman crack about the Florida debate: "Haven't these people suffered enough?"
Actually, I WAS reading Rebello, and The Sourcebook (I know-I Know-such tiny print!!), by flashlight, doing my "Assistant Editor" stint forThe Hatchet!!
Good cartoon, Susan! But why would they relocate between Minnesota and North Dakota, where they can battle head-high snow drifts and 40 below temperatures? I begin to think there's no place that's perfect: everywhere that doesn't get crappy weather gets earthquakes, volcanoes, mudslides, forest fires and floods. Guess I'll sit tight and count my blessings.
