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In reply to the discussion: This west coast Floridian is alive and well in Dothan, Alabama, and far from Milton. [View all]mountain grammy
(27,571 posts)11. So glad you're safe..
All the best to you!
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This west coast Floridian is alive and well in Dothan, Alabama, and far from Milton. [View all]
ancianita
Oct 2024
OP
It strikes me as funny, though not funny ha-ha, that a mind can hold elaborate conspiracy theories, but
Solly Mack
Oct 2024
#24
Exactly. It's the heart (open or closed) that chooses what the mind goes with, imo.
ancianita
Oct 2024
#26
Please keep us updated about what is going on, anecdotally or otherwise. Stay safe!
alwaysinasnit
Oct 2024
#8
I'm in dunedin and I,to, ran away. I've lived thru a few hurricanes and this one is not worth it for me to stay
mitch96
Oct 2024
#42
Glad you're safe, mitch, and have friends to help. Hope you'll be feeling back to normal soon.
ancianita
Oct 2024
#50
Heh heh I hear ya, Lochloosa. He owes me, but I'll take him up on it if worse comes to worst. Besides, I'm set
ancianita
Oct 2024
#17
Good for you to leave and be safe as you've paid your hurricane dues, for sure.
Deuxcents
Oct 2024
#16
If you came to New Mexico, you could see the balloon fiesta, it's on until Sunday.
Clouds Passing
Oct 2024
#25
I LOVE NM, Clouds Passing. I've planned to see that for years. But I'm afraid it'll have to wait until next year.
ancianita
Oct 2024
#27
So you know, too. Downed trees, floods and streets as canals are likely the beginning of what we must see ahead of
ancianita
Oct 2024
#31
The GOM is literally a sauna now, more so because it is shallower than the Atlantic
BumRushDaShow
Oct 2024
#46
Thanks for the GOM wind lesson. Looks like the usual Westerlies and the others were absent this time.
ancianita
Oct 2024
#51
Yep! Good one! And I see no signs it will be different next "season," either.
ancianita
Oct 2024
#69
Thanks! You're smart to learn about hurricanes as cautionary tales. And I'd call your 'ingrained habit' more like
ancianita
Oct 2024
#54
Good for you, Warpy. If my recently deceased husband had been well, we'd still be just wintering in Florida.
ancianita
Oct 2024
#55
Their family are righties. I stopped dealing with them on the run up to 2020. n/t
aggiesal
Oct 2024
#71
Very glad you are safe, hopefully your house will still be there. I really feel for those Floridians who can't leave.
LoisB
Oct 2024
#43
The tornadoes on the ground right now in FL are dangerous and life threatening!
MontanaMama
Oct 2024
#45
We all have to do what we think is best for us. Glad you found a safe place to ride the storm out.
Fla Dem
Oct 2024
#48