09-25-2004, 09:56 AM
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Pixies CD ~ Hurricane Jeanne
This joke is not a joke anymore. If I were smart, I would be calling my stock broker to buy U-Haul and Energizer Bunny droppings, but I’m more concerned about some people that have to be nearing the end of their rope this season. The repetition of hurricanes does not diminish the danger and the apprehension we are feeling for our members. Hopefully we will be hearing from each one with a post here as soon as possible after Jeanne has pasted.
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) - Hurricane Jeanne forced the evacuations of more than 800,000 residents Saturday as it bore down on Florida with winds near 105 mph and threatened to strengthen into a major storm…… Jeanne, churning across the Bahamas, was poised to slam some of the same areas hit by the earlier storms, potentially transforming still-still-uncleared piles of debris into deadly missiles……
No state has been struck by four hurricanes in one season since Texas in 1886. Jeanne could turn into the latest in a devastating chain of hurricanes that have rattled southwest Florida (Charley), the state's midsection (Frances) and Florida's Panhandle (Ivan). Combined, the storms have caused billions of dollars of damage and at least 70 deaths in Florida……
About 817,000 people in communities from Miami to Daytona Beach were under evacuation orders for mobile homes, low-lying areas and barrier islands.
Jeanne, earlier blamed for at least 1,100 flooding deaths in Haiti, looked early in the week like it had turned north and was headed safely out to sea, but it made a jagged loop that brought it toward the Bahamas and Florida.
At 2 a.m. EDT, Jeanne was centered about 270 miles east of Palm Beach and was moving west at 14 mph, slightly faster than it had moved most of Friday. Sustained winds were near 105 mph, up from near 100 late Friday, and forecasters said it could grow even as it reaches warmer waters closer to Florida's coast.
An eventual turn to the northwest and the north was forecast, but it was unclear when that would happen, and some models show the storm affecting the East Coast all the way up to North Carolina by Tuesday.
Hurricane warnings were posted from south of Miami to St. Augustine in northeast Florida, and a hurricane watch was up from St. Augustine northward to Altamaha Sound, Ga. A tropical storm watch wrapped around the tip of the Florida Peninsula and extended north along the Gulf Coast to the Suwannee River……
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National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
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09-25-2004, 10:48 AM
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Just heard that Jeanne is now a Cat. 3 hurricane
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09-25-2004, 11:04 AM
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No news is not necessarily good news and it certainly isn't safe news.
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"If God didn't want you to play with it, He would have put it between your shoulder blades,..... not at the end of your arm"
Except for speculation, we ONLY have NOW and EACHOTHER!
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09-25-2004, 11:50 AM
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Thank you PF for going to all this trouble! It's nice to know someone cares.  :hug:
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09-25-2004, 11:58 AM
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(((((((((((((everyone))))))))) stay safe
Thanks again PF for your hard work.
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09-25-2004, 12:02 PM
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09-25-2004, 01:46 PM
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TinglingTess,
At least you still have your sense of humor!
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09-26-2004, 11:14 PM
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I DO have to thank you for making this coming winter more tolerable. I know I had a hard time last year, but I’ll be thinking of Florida while I’m busy with the snow removal this year.
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"If God didn't want you to play with it, He would have put it between your shoulder blades,..... not at the end of your arm"
Except for speculation, we ONLY have NOW and EACHOTHER!
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09-26-2004, 11:25 PM
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^^^^^^^^gives new meaning to blow it out your ass PF
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09-26-2004, 11:27 PM
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But all kidding aside, hoping and praying everyone is safe.
thanks to all who keep us posted.
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09-28-2004, 10:02 AM
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What a relief to know that, although there has been alot of damage, our Pixies and their families are uninjured! I hope and pray that this is the end of it for you folks.
PF... I've never lived in snow and have always wondered just how snow blowers work. Thank you for clearing up the mystery for me 
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09-28-2004, 03:13 PM
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Would someone please smack me if I decide to plan a trip to Disney in September again??? I was in Orlando with the family last week and returned home yesterday evening. On Friday, I decided to pack up the family and head to Clearwater on Saturday morning to stay with some family. Made sense since the storm was supposed to head up the east coast.
Apparently, I'm a hurricane magnet. LOL. We survived the storm. My 4 year old didn't really know what was going on. She was just upset that the power was out and she couldn't watch videos. lol (We bought a couple of newspapers for her to look at when she gets older and see what was really going on).
Anyway, I was able to witness a lesser impact of a hurricane and can't imagine what it was like on the east coast. My thoughts are with you crazy kids that deal with this. *hugs*
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09-28-2004, 03:29 PM
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poing! poing! poing!
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Jacksonville was spared the worst of it, again. Can't help but wonder when our number will be up, as we've missed the worst of most every hurricane for decades now.
Still, a darkened house, candles, an old hand-crank Victrola, and lots of intoxicants means a fun night.
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09-29-2004, 10:12 AM
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well I am finally back, power has been out since Sunday, just got it back late last night, Then to top it off I had no internet, cable or telephone as I have all of those through the cable company and they hadnt gotten to my area yet. Then I decided last night to clean my fridge out of all the spoiled food and just when I was good and nasty I went to wash up and I had no water the water cut out last night and didn't come back on til this morning. Good thing I bought all those gallons of water.
I am so over this hurricane season, I just would like it all to go now and not come back again.
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