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Post by justme on Oct 5, 2016 9:12:10 GMT -5
Supplies are starting to sell out. Rumor has it my work with go remote thurs and Fri. So then the question becomes whether to stay home and hope the power doesn't go out (been told we're on the same grid as the power company's building two blocks away, haven't lost power more than a hour the six years I've lived here) or just drive west to the parents and chill there and hang with my niece.
Have a little water. Can pickup the flashlight attachment for my drill on the way home. Not much in the way of food if I do lose electricity though. Plan to fill up my tank and buy some wine during lunch...and water if it's still here.
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Post by NastyWoman on Oct 5, 2016 9:22:59 GMT -5
@athena53 I'm very sorry for the loss of your mother Please stay safe while in Florida
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Oct 5, 2016 9:30:10 GMT -5
Athena, I am so sorry for your loss.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Oct 5, 2016 9:43:58 GMT -5
I'm sorry for the loss of your mother, Athena. The loss of a parent is a turning point in one's life, for sure. I wish you peace in the days ahead. Safe travels.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2016 10:55:33 GMT -5
Just got a call from the hotel in MB where we'd planned to stay; as possible storm tracks evolve, they've decided evacuation is no longer mandatory and they'll be open for business unless something changes. They seemed VERY happy that we were willing to show up if they were open; I wouldn't be surprised if many sun-worshipers were cancelling.
Right now I can't even feel sorry for those who have suddenly found they might be in the likely path.
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Post by alabamagal on Oct 5, 2016 10:57:33 GMT -5
Athena, Sorry for your loss. Can you just postpone the service by a couple days? No matter what happens with the hurricane it will be crazy in that area.
DD Lives in Jacksonville east of St. Johns river and pretty close to it. She also had a personal medical issue and is on medical leave for the week. After seeing her doctor yesterday she headed to our house in Alabama and got in last night with her DH and their dog. Glad they are out.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2016 11:19:03 GMT -5
Can you just postpone the service by a couple days? No matter what happens with the hurricane it will be crazy in that area. I think they're trying to stick to the time line because so many family members are coming and most of them have had to arrange time off, get care for pets, etc. They don't have the leeway DH and I have. Not sure what my sister is doing; yesterday she said she was supposed to work Monday. She's a hospitalist, which means she and 2 other docs share the responsibilities of delivering all the babies that come into the hospital. Their shifts are long so it's not easy (maybe even not legal) to have someone work double shifts. Whatever she does to get that day off will probably be awkward to undo. We've been in Myrtle Beach during and after one of the minor hurricanes (Floyd, maybe?). The worst was a power outage that lasted for days but it as very localized so we could go out and buy ice, to keep going. ETA: Dad just called. The priest was reluctant to go forward given the iffy weather. Plans are off for now and new date undetermined. OK. Back to our regularly scheduled program.
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Post by happyhoix on Oct 5, 2016 11:34:37 GMT -5
According to the local news just now the current model has it coming closest to Daytona and I'm about 75 miles east of there. Talk is the DS's football game Thursday and varsity game Friday will be canceled. School board is just watching and the federal building I work in has us on stand-by for closure. It's going to be a long, long weekend if it hits. I'm not going overboard with stocking up, but I do need to pick up some bottled water anyways and will probably add a little bit more of non-perishables that I usually have on hand....unless things change. Stay safe for all those in it's path. DS and his wife, sister and her DH are on a cruise ship that's supposed to dock back in Miami Friday - do you have any guesses about if that will be able to happen?
I know sometimes those ships come back to a different port if they have to, but their car is in Miami, so that would suck if they got dropped of in New Orleans, for example.
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Post by happyhoix on Oct 5, 2016 11:37:05 GMT -5
I understood from the news the Myrtle Beach area has been ordered to evacuate. There aren't many roads in and out of that area so they're playing it safe, I'm sure. Memories of Hugo are still strong enough to encourage high caution. We in the upstate are expecting an influx of evacuees similar to that which we got with Hugo. All our hotels and hostels will be full to brimming over. Hugo made a mess of Columbia and Charlotte and we're the next step westward. I hope Charleston doesn't get slammed. Years ago we visited a plantation north of town and a few years later they lost a lot of their beautiful live oaks that lined their driveway, plus a bunch of their pecan trees in the pecan orchards. Such a shame.
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Post by naughtybear on Oct 5, 2016 12:03:21 GMT -5
I hope Charleston doesn't get slammed. Years ago we visited a plantation north of town and a few years later they lost a lot of their beautiful live oaks that lined their driveway, plus a bunch of their pecan trees in the pecan orchards. Such a shame.I don't really care about Charleston trees at this point, more concerned about health and safety for us on the East Coast of Florida. The threat to the Carolina's is getting less.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Oct 5, 2016 12:50:30 GMT -5
It's weather like this that strengthens my resolve to buy a place well above sea level...in Maine.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2016 13:05:10 GMT -5
It's weather like this that strengthens my resolve to buy a place well above sea level...in Maine. Yeah, I know. Parents have actually dropped windstorm coverage on their home, which is about a mile inland. They have no mortgage and since some really obscene McMansions have sprouted up in their neighborhood on relatively tiny lots, they figure the main value is the land.
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Post by zibazinski on Oct 5, 2016 13:15:34 GMT -5
DD is starting to panic. Which is totally abnormal for her.
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Post by justme on Oct 5, 2016 13:19:09 GMT -5
The weather people are going to kick people into a frenzy with the language they're using.
It's ok though - I got my box o wine today!
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Post by dee27 on Oct 5, 2016 13:49:40 GMT -5
Athena, I am sorry for the loss of your mom.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2016 14:38:06 GMT -5
The weather people are going to kick people into a frenzy with the language they're using. It's ok though - I got my box o wine today! Yeah, I've seen that in the times I've been in SC when there was a hurricane on the way. They practically hop up and down with excitement and show the same footage of the radar track every 2 minutes. The one I actually experienced was darn boring. Rain, rain, rain. Wind, wind, wind. Occasional branches breaking. No electricity so no computer, TV, etc. You pretty much couldn't do anything but sit and watch it. I know we were fortunate- that was Hurricane Bonnie and it didn't hit us very hard except for a power outage that lasted several days. DS was very annoyed when we walked through the neighborhood and he saw one house that had electricity and they were playing Nintendo!
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Post by justme on Oct 5, 2016 16:05:19 GMT -5
WTF. My work is like 70 miles from the coast where the eye of the storm is to be at 8am Fri and my work isn't closing until 3 tomorrow and still officially open Fri. All the schools are closed
Good thing my bosses are letting us work from home.
Eta Finally! Thirty minutes after the end if the work day. My weekend starts at noon tomorrow!!!
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Post by Happy prose on Oct 5, 2016 16:43:41 GMT -5
Sorry @athena53, and safe travels.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Oct 5, 2016 19:47:24 GMT -5
@athena53, sorry to hear about your mother. We've had some rain bands come through so far, and it is getting breezier out there. Nothing major, but the weather is definitely changing. We're prepped and ready as we can be. We are right on the border of evacuation/non-evacuation zones, but we are staying. We cannot take our pets, and there is no way we would leave them. We have all our supplies here. The house is old but has weathered other storms. The roof is new. We've done what we can.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Oct 5, 2016 19:50:01 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2016 19:50:39 GMT -5
Athena, so sorry for your loss and pain.
Everyone else is on the road or hunkered down as they judge right, and my hugs and prayers surround them. It's always a long night regardless of your choice but tomorrow will bring a new dawn.
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Post by busymom on Oct 5, 2016 20:04:14 GMT -5
I'm more concerned about the flooding (although the wind is nothing to ignore). NancysSummerSip, is there someplace near you on higher ground where you could go to? How far are you from the ocean?
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Post by suesinfl on Oct 5, 2016 21:04:23 GMT -5
According to the local news just now the current model has it coming closest to Daytona and I'm about 75 miles east of there. Talk is the DS's football game Thursday and varsity game Friday will be canceled. School board is just watching and the federal building I work in has us on stand-by for closure. It's going to be a long, long weekend if it hits. I'm not going overboard with stocking up, but I do need to pick up some bottled water anyways and will probably add a little bit more of non-perishables that I usually have on hand....unless things change. Stay safe for all those in it's path. You're 75 miles east of Daytona? You're already in trouble. ;-) LOL, I tell everyone that I am directionally challenged. Ok, west of Daytona, happy now?
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Post by suesinfl on Oct 5, 2016 21:08:42 GMT -5
According to the local news just now the current model has it coming closest to Daytona and I'm about 75 miles east of there. Talk is the DS's football game Thursday and varsity game Friday will be canceled. School board is just watching and the federal building I work in has us on stand-by for closure. It's going to be a long, long weekend if it hits. I'm not going overboard with stocking up, but I do need to pick up some bottled water anyways and will probably add a little bit more of non-perishables that I usually have on hand....unless things change. Stay safe for all those in it's path. DS and his wife, sister and her DH are on a cruise ship that's supposed to dock back in Miami Friday - do you have any guesses about if that will be able to happen?
I know sometimes those ships come back to a different port if they have to, but their car is in Miami, so that would suck if they got dropped of in New Orleans, for example.
Sorry, I have no idea. My guess is that if they have to dock at another port, it may be Tampa/St. Pete. My best guess would be that the cruise line would handle the transportation issues. Best of luck to them.
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Post by taz157 on Oct 5, 2016 21:25:28 GMT -5
You're 75 miles east of Daytona? You're already in trouble. ;-) LOL, I tell everyone that I am directionally challenged. Ok, west of Daytona, happy now? You must be my mother as I'm also directionally challenged. I want the storm to go east too, but I keep saying west on accident. I keep telling my mom that you need to listen to what I mean, not what I say. When I was first driving, I can remember my mom and I driving in the city that I grew up in. She told me to go left and I was right, and it was downhill ever since. My DH does tend to say driver's side or passenger's side instead of left or right. I've also been banned from giving our DD left and right training.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Oct 5, 2016 21:31:20 GMT -5
LOL, I tell everyone that I am directionally challenged. Ok, west of Daytona, happy now? You must be my mother as I'm also directionally challenged. I want the storm to go east too, but I keep saying west on accident. I keep telling my mom that you need to listen to what I mean, not what I say. When I was first driving, I can remember my mom and I driving in the city that I grew up in. She told me to go left and I was right, and it was downhill ever since. My DH does tend to say driver's side or passenger's side instead of left or right. I've also been banned from giving our DD left and right training. We must be triplets. They call me wrong way Riley. My son used to tell people that I didn't take short cuts, I took long cuts. Being lost is a way of life with me. I can get turned around in a dept store that has more than one entrance.
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Post by zibazinski on Oct 5, 2016 21:33:14 GMT -5
I'm sorry Athena. May I ask you a question? The pain and grief are the same of course but does it help knowing in advance? Actually, I think it did help. We'd planned a gathering for my mother's 85th birthday in April and she got her bad news shortly before that; it was a wonderful celebration even though we knew what was coming. DH and I went there in June for a few days and re-told stories, brought out old pictures, took a few keepsakes, etc. Her brother who disappears from the radar screen for years at a time came for a visit. On DH's side, his son and stepdaughter were here a couple of weeks ago. SD sent me a very warm e-mail afterwards telling me she'd thought it would be gloomy and instead it was a wonderful visit. (They mostly told tales of DH's dysfunctional Ex- she's DSS's mother with DH and DSD's mother from a previous marriage.) It's also given me time to sort things out with DH's estate in accordance with his wishes (see "Moochers" thread) and next week I plan to transfer the 2 cars to my name so I don't have to deal with them as part of the estate. So, even though it's awful to see a loved one go downhill, I think I'd choose advance notice. I thought as much. I'm sorry for your loss though. Time does help. It was a year today. .
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Post by Lizard Queen on Oct 5, 2016 21:39:02 GMT -5
The weather people are going to kick people into a frenzy with the language they're using. It's ok though - I got my box o wine today! I'm telling ya: Bota box pinot noir and crunchy Cheetoes. It's going to derail my weight-loss, but it's also my happy place. It'll carry you through! (Until you run out)
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Post by justme on Oct 5, 2016 21:45:31 GMT -5
The weather people are going to kick people into a frenzy with the language they're using. It's ok though - I got my box o wine today! I'm telling ya: Bota box pinot noir and crunchy Cheetoes. It's going to derail my weight-loss, but it's also my happy place. It'll carry you through! (Until you run out) Target didn't have bota otherwise I would! My oh shit plan is still to head 50+ miles west to my parents if it's bad by the 11am forecast tomorrow. They have a generator plus should barely have ts winds. Worst case is head there Sat if the power is still out. Two people that live on higher floors are like WTF you'd leave? You're our backup plan...cuz with the big pump off a first floor condo should have the good access to water. Yea...one is invited to evac with me if I go. Sorry not sorry.
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