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77. Glad you are safe, ancianita

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Thu Oct 10, 2024, 05:13 AM

Oct 10

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This west coast Floridian is alive and well in Dothan, Alabama, and far from Milton. [View all] ancianita Oct 9 OP

Hoping for the best for you! (on your return) Solly Mack Oct 9 #1

Thanks, Solly. ancianita Oct 9 #3

It strikes me as funny, though not funny ha-ha, that a mind can hold elaborate conspiracy theories, but Solly Mack Oct 9 #24

Exactly. It's the heart (open or closed) that chooses what the mind goes with, imo. ancianita Oct 9 #26

And when both are closed....so tragic. Solly Mack Oct 10 #83

Critical Thinking. multigraincracker Oct 10 #76

It is. Solly Mack Oct 10 #84

Just as deadly even if "man spawned" IbogaProject Oct 9 #40

Sending hugs! alwaysinasnit Oct 9 #2

Awww, thanks! I'll take 'em! ancianita Oct 9 #5

Please keep us updated about what is going on, anecdotally or otherwise. Stay safe! alwaysinasnit Oct 9 #8

Will do! ancianita Oct 9 #10

I have experienced it. It's life changing in all ways. nolabear Oct 9 #4

Then you know. Yes, it is. ancianita Oct 9 #7

Smart move malaise Oct 9 #6

Right? Cuz I'm a boy scout inside an ol' lady's body. ancianita Oct 9 #9

I was a girl guide malaise Oct 9 #14

Cool... ancianita Oct 9 #19

So glad you're safe.. mountain grammy Oct 9 #11

Thank you, mountain grammy! Me, too. ancianita Oct 9 #12

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 9 #42

Glad you're safe, mitch, and have friends to help. Hope you'll be feeling back to normal soon. ancianita Oct 9 #50

Glad you've decided to leave. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 9 #13

I hear you. ancianita Oct 9 #22

I periodically fall and break something PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 9 #66

Understand. All fair points in weighing the cost/benefits of relocating. ancianita Oct 9 #68

I would take the NOLA offer. What better place to kill time? Lochloosa Oct 9 #15

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 9 #17

Good for you to leave and be safe as you've paid your hurricane dues, for sure. Deuxcents Oct 9 #16

Well... ancianita Oct 9 #18

I imagine it's so difficult, but I really praise you phylny Oct 9 #20

Thank you, phylny! ancianita Oct 9 #23

I've been watching Ryan Hall, Y'all StarryNite Oct 9 #21

If you came to New Mexico, you could see the balloon fiesta, it's on until Sunday. Clouds Passing Oct 9 #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 9 #27

Stay safe, ancianata! Kid Berwyn Oct 9 #28

Thank you, Kid! ancianita Oct 9 #29

Damn BumRushDaShow Oct 9 #30

So you know, too. Downed trees, floods and streets as canals are likely the beginning of what we must see ahead of ancianita Oct 9 #31

In 2020, there were 30 named storms BumRushDaShow Oct 9 #36

I see. Thanks for the graphic. It's occurred to me that, ancianita Oct 9 #37

The GOM is literally a sauna now, more so because it is shallower than the Atlantic BumRushDaShow Oct 9 #46

Thanks for the GOM wind lesson. Looks like the usual Westerlies and the others were absent this time. ancianita Oct 9 #51

I called that little area (Bay of Campeche) BumRushDaShow Oct 9 #67

Yep! Good one! And I see no signs it will be different next "season," either. ancianita Oct 9 #69

What a graphic!!! wolfie001 Oct 9 #53

2020 was a wild year, pandemic aside BumRushDaShow Oct 9 #70

Glad you're safe. Scrivener7 Oct 9 #32

Thanks, Scrivener. ancianita Oct 9 #35

glad you're safe markie Oct 9 #33

Thank you, markie. ancianita Oct 9 #34

Glad you're in a safe place. ShazzieB Oct 9 #38

Thanks! You're smart to learn about hurricanes as cautionary tales. And I'd call your 'ingrained habit' more like ancianita Oct 9 #54

This native Floridian is living in the high desert in NM Warpy Oct 9 #39

Good for you, Warpy. If my recently deceased husband had been well, we'd still be just wintering in Florida. ancianita Oct 9 #55

Stay Safe ... aggiesal Oct 9 #41

Nice. ancianita Oct 9 #56

Their family are righties. I stopped dealing with them on the run up to 2020. n/t aggiesal Oct 9 #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 9 #43

Thank you, LoisB. ancianita Oct 9 #57

Very glad to hear DemonGoddess Oct 9 #44

Thanks, DemonGoddess. "Beast" is a great word for this hellish storm. ancianita Oct 9 #58

The tornadoes on the ground right now in FL are dangerous and life threatening! MontanaMama Oct 9 #45

Good lord. Horrible. ancianita Oct 9 #59

Sending energy to you make it through this... slightlv Oct 9 #47

Thank you, slightly! ancianita Oct 9 #60

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 9 #48

Indeed. We have to recognize that we don't know others' lives. Thanks for your thoughts, Fla Dem. ancianita Oct 9 #61

Hoping the best for you... MiHale Oct 9 #49

Thank you, MiHale. ancianita Oct 9 #62

Glad to hear... stay dry!! InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 9 #52

Thanks, InAbLuEsTaTe. Will do just that! ancianita Oct 9 #63

So glad to hear that you are out of the path of that monster. Please take niyad Oct 9 #64

Thank you, niyad. ancianita Oct 9 #65

Will be thinking of you and all affected by Milton. Stay safe and well. HeartsCanHope Oct 9 #72

Thanks so much, HeartsCanHope! ancianita Oct 9 #73

Stay safe ....nt Figarosmom Oct 10 #74

Thanks, and good morning. So far, so good. ancianita Oct 10 #79

My sister in Sarasota is ok, power is back on. Easterncedar Oct 10 #75

Good for her! Glad to know the power is back on. I ancianita Oct 10 #80

Glad you are safe, ancianita gademocrat7 Oct 10 #77

Thanks, gademocrat7. ancianita Oct 10 #81

Very nice to hear. underpants Oct 10 #78

I'd choose New Mexico. That would make this hurricane a less terrible memory. jaxexpat Oct 10 #82