A Gardeners Forum Forums Members History Forum Life 2004 Hurricane Ivan

I am so TIRED of all this. Since the beginning of August it has been soooooo much crappy weather! The first storm gave us minor damage, the second gave us ALOT of damage and now here we go again :p ,...I KNOW the people south of us have to be despondent about this hurricane season. After being hit soooo hard they're going to get it again

The Mayor of Jacksonville just issued a mandatory evacuation of all mobile home residents, effective at 5pm today. We have a 32x70 doublewide and haven't decided whether we will leave or not.

Gotta go finish securing my stuff in the yard...be back later.

Karen

I was just watching on the Weather Channel.
Yep, you are gonna GET it! Why don't you just move to Kentucky?

YIKES! ! !
Update on Jeanne just now on the Weather Channel!
Lower pressure, and higher winds now.
I feel so bad for all you folks in Florida.
This is not looking good.

Yea, not many hurricanes, just earthquakes.

Seriously, take care gardenmom. You'll be in my thoughts. I'm worried about Raye.. haven't heard from him since around just after Charley. Maybe he's just busy, I hope.

Meg

He's probably in hiding!

Seriously, I'm sure he's OK...he had alot of things going on, and is probably just busy with life.

Karen

I heard Hurricane Jeanne is going to hit the St. Lucy area in about an hour *it's 10:12pm EST*
Everyone okay!!!

Weezie

Gardenmom has my #s.
She'll call and check in with the cell phone after her REAL phone goes out!

Hope Karen is staying safe, I'm glad she's going to call you Cindy......what an awful time for florida.....they just can't get a break down there....I'm doing my anti-hurricane dance right now.......

I'm dancing, too!

I think I'll try to talk Gardenmom into moving to Kentucky! All we have to worry about is earthquakes!

Yay, we're both dancing......hope it's working.......

Jeanne is hitting land right as we speak!
(*Or I type you read) 12:23am EST, on Saturday!!
Same spot that Hurricane Frances got hit too!!!
(**Seawell's Point***)
Melbourne is on right now, and it's getting pelted!!! Also tornado warnings...
The one person just one talking about it, said this was the 3rd time West Palm Beach has gotten hit...
I can't believe some of these idiot reporters standing in the wind...
I'm waiting for one to get whacked <img border="0" alt="[perplexed]" title="" src="graemlins/confused.gif" /> on his/her head with a flying object right straight on tv, think they'll have live shots anymore, if they get one really good whackin'????

It's really a windy one!

Weezie, I hear you on those reporters.....I guess they feel they have to be the ones with the best shots.....not to bright.....

I really hope that everyone is staying safe through this one......I still can't believe they are getting hammered again, it just isn't right......

There have been 2 reporters that got whacked while on a live shot. I also just saw another one who got blown off his feet and landed on his a$$. I can't believe they'd battle hurricane force winds just to get the shot

karen, are you ok? we only have gotten lots of rain with almost no wind.

Oh, KAREN!!!!! You there?

She must have lost her electricity.
If she doesn't post by morning, she can expect a call from ME, the "Hurricane Cop"!


Cindy

Cindy, glad you are our resident hurricane cop! Hope you get ahold of her.

Mo and Dd were hit by Ivan. They live just east of Gulf Breeze, by Pennsacola.

Thank goodness they had vacated to just south of Birmingham. When they reached home they found half the shingles off their roof. Inside water everywhere. Carpet and wallboard has to be removed.

We were going to go down and help them, but a group of neighbors banded together and showed up at there door. The carpet was out by the end of the morning. They are too old to deal with this again, 77 and 76.

They are going to by pass carpet and go with tile and throw rugs.

Mom said she is out of there if another hurricane hits.

Oh I wish they lived closer.

I am sorry to hear about the damage they suffered

Rue,
I am sorry to hear about that too!!!
That's alot of work! Even when we are nible,
I can't imagine that at the age they are!

How come you don't move closer to them???
Or mid~way????
I couldn't imagine my mother that far away from me!

Weezie

How's your daughters business coming?
Up and running?? Haven't heard lately!

well, my gramma, uncle, brother, and cousins were hit by ivan. my one cousin lives (d?) in grand lagoon. he was lucky, he lived on the north side of gulf beach highway. still has a house, such as it is. i have been getting updates about 3 times a week. the water is gone from my uncles house now, only has to sweep out the mud and get the rest of the holes in the dryway so the walls can dry out... ugh

My niece and I have been to meetings and hearings about our business. The neighborhood wants us. The people downtown are either incompetent or over worked because they keep saying and giving information!!

We still are not sure what is going to happen!!

Good question about us moving closer weezie. I can't tolerate the heat. When I go to visit my parents I have to stay out of the sun. I break out in hives. When I perspire my skin burns.

I thought this happened to everyone, but just recently discovered that NO, the pins and needle feeling or burning sensation is not the norm!

For those of you not hearing from computer friends: Mom and Dad lost their computers and have not had time to replacing it. So maybe that is the case with your friends, too busy with other things right now.

Jiffy Do they have a dehumidifer running. That is really helping Mom and Dad.

My hubby works at Lowes and when my parents were finally able to call us about their home, we bought a generator for them. They picked it up brought it home. When they reached home they saw the power company trucks driving around. They didn't unload the generator until they asked the power company when their power might be up.

The people told them later that evening. Mom and Dad took the generator back to Lowes and exchanged it for dehumidifers!!

great idea rue, i'll pass that along to my uncle and cousin. i still have one aunt and ucle i haven't heard from, i am hopeing they are ok...