Thank you! I have a daughter and 2 grandgirls in Gainesville, Fl. and they are not evacuating. My daughter has lived in various parts of Florida since 1995 and has been through numerous storms, one of which she rode out 2 blocks from the beach in Pensacola and said that was the scariest. They have a generator, plenty of propane for cooking, well water, and plenty of supplies. Irma will be a good deal weaker when it hits Gainesville, so I am praying they will be okay. You don’t know what it’s like until you live on the gulf coast. I’m almost 200 miles inland (in Alabama-same town AlasBabylon lives in now) from where Hurricane Opal came through but it hit my small town hard. I will never forget it. I can only imagine what Floridians and others in paths of hurricanes go through. Judgement should be reserved in these cases. It’s a personal choice which I think is what conservatives stand for.
Did I mention that my daughter in Florida is one half of my set of identical twins? What irony that she lives in Florida and was born on the peak day of Hurricane season...lol They will be 40 on Sunday. Since she is getting the hurricane, I sent her a nice edible arrangement...her sis in Alabama is getting 40 black crows on her yard with a big sign that says “Lordy, Lordy, M****** is 40!”....lol
Praying that no loss of life in Florida is found after the storm moves on...and it’s headed my way but should just mainly be rain...hope so!
From one Gainesville girl to “another” (I know you aren’t but you have family there, so we have that in common), hello! I grew up in Gainesville; it’s where my family’s homestead has been since the 30’s. Mom is in the house her father and brothers built. I have one sister and one one brother that both still live in GVL and raised their families there. All are huddling either at Mom’s or my sister’s home. Plenty of provisions as yours have done. We are praying for as smooth sailing as possible.
Sounds like she will do just fine #WeAreHurricaneStrong
Go Dawgs see you in Atlanta lol