Hurricane Ivan New Thread Wednesday 8 September 2004 Ping: with continuing updates and discussion.
Thank you for this thread!
My Demented Sis is in Tampa. She's managed to keep power and DSL up through the entire Charlie/Frances ordeal. She reports that the services and responders there are at their limit. But worse, is the food situation. All the stores are now emptied of perishables; they all spoiled and are trash.
My folks are taking a short vacation away from Central Florida to come to Illinois for a week - leaving from Orlando tomorrow AM. I'm glad - the weather here has been beautiful all summer. But I'll keep an eye on these threads - thanks for starting today's FR watch on Ivan.
My folks are taking a short vacation away from Central Florida to come to Illinois for a week - leaving from Orlando tomorrow AM. I'm glad - the weather here has been beautiful all summer. But I'll keep an eye on these threads - thanks for starting today's FR watch on Ivan.
I'm still cleaning debris from Frances & now have to watch for Ivan. I'm on the west coast north of St. Pete's in Citrus Co. Looks like Ivan is heading for this side of the state again if it makes another right turn. Jeez, I would rather have a blizzard in Mich then 3 Hurricanes.
From http://stormcarib.com/reports/2004/grenada.shtml
"Hi,
I have been in cellular contact with close friends in Grenada since last
night and they have said that the destruction is tantamount to Hiroshima.
There is not a tree standing. My friend witnessed homes being submerged and
thousands of trees and galvanize roofs flying through the air. The island is
devastated and I am not sure if everyone is aware of the severity due to
networks, electricity and phone lines being out of service. Grenada needs
relief workers and Aid as soon as possible.
Gabrielle"
It's much much worse than the major media articles indicated, due to lack of communication.
BMP
storm damage allowed prisoners to escape Grenada’s prison
I wonder if my power will be turned on in time for Ivan to knock it out again.
I'm actually getting used to sleeping in a pool of sweat and getting ice from gubbmint handout sites. Maybe I'll just call FPL and cancel my account next month.
I cannot help but hope that Ivan squats over Cuba, and blows Castro's commie paradise off the map.
Then drops down to a mild storm.
Perhaps then the people of Cuba might simply get to rebuild as a free country, with Castro's goon squads too busy with their own problems to enforce his manifestos.
OK, I know it's wishful thinking.
Oh look, they've named a hurricane after you.
Play nice with your fellow Americans, and don't break anything (as you've done before)...
today is 9/10/2004 and you're a day late and a dollar short, that is unless you want to worry the hell out of us even more than the media does.
At least check out the Nation Hurrican Center before posting stale and frightening news!!!!!
I should have looked at the size of the thread.!