| jharb |
09-05-2004 01:26 PM |
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Originally posted by smiley21
i just hope you non-florida people are thankful for what you have and where you are. i do love being in florida, but like everyone else, i wish i were else where right now. florida has to go through for at least three straight days of this hurricane just creeping along. so while the rest of you guys are celebrating your holiday weekend, there are thousands of people right now that will no longer have no homes to go to, no more regular lives to live, and no where to turn. i may be in a lucky part of florida, but i still will have tons of winds and heavy rains. my dad is here with me, but he lives in ocala (south of gainesville) and i just pray his home is okay cause he lives among a number of tress and a tornado has been reported near there.
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You know just because we don't say anything in our HOORAY IT'S A LONG WEEKEND posts about Florida doesn't mean we're not thankful. I had family members who evacuated and are now up here for the long weekend and I know you're scared, but evacuate if it's so scary. Go somewhere fun for a weekend, just get in your car and drive. If you don't have a car take a bus, but get away because just worrying is going to make you crazy. I have family down in Ft. Myers who lost everything and family on Pine Island who lost everything, but they are happy that they have each other and that they got out in time with their pets and their memories.
I went to VA Beach for vacation during Hurricane Charley to visit my brother, my vacation was all rainy and indoors, but you didn't hear me boo-hooing. I was just glad I got to go and see him before he left for six months. If you really want to discuss this it doesn't belong in long weekend plans...it belongs in the thread on the hurricane. |
