Thank you. Punta Gorda residents were "strongly urged to evacuate" Thursday evening. I can't imagine riding the storm out inside a mobile home as it appears many residents chose to do. This is so sad.
I survived the eye wall of Hurricane Camille (anemometer at Kessler AFB, Biloxi, quit working and froze at 227Mph), and many here partied on in trailers, and in beach houses. Many died.
Our government can only warn and educate, but it is up to the individual to let some of this knowledge sink in. I am very sad for our countrymen in Florida. I will continue to pray for them all.
LLS