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Smiling JOe

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RiverOtter said:
Hey Smiling JOe! Just tried to call your cell.... "All circuits are busy" :sosad: Just wanted to give some words of encouragement or advise.... Which would be to get the heck out of there:shock: . You too Kurt but I don't have your cell. :D
Thanks for the kind thoughts. Keep 'em coming. My cell is not ringing. I am sure that my inbox will be filled any moment now. Tell GraytonBound hello.

I just remembered that I am supposed to go out of town middle of next week :eek: OOPS!
 

Smiling JOe

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Paula said:
For all of you staying in the area, take care, of course. I'll be there next week assuming the electricity is on and if clean-up is needed, just let us know through this board what needs to be done and where. I suppose we can clean up our own beach areas at a minimum by taking some trash bags to the beach. Any advice on clean-up is welcome.

Hope our stairs to the beach hold up this time. We had to replace them after Ivan, but they held up after Cindy. Dennis looks like he could take them out again.

Again, take care.
Yes, it looks like the walkovers are not going to make it. The newest local news, Ch 7, report is 6'-8' surge + 10'-15' waves on top. There are some things that plywood over windows will not protect. Water rising from the floor is just one example. Good Luck everyone. Remember, reports of predictions during Ivan were a bit aggressive compared to reality. I will keep my fingers crossed for you.
 

phdphay

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The TV hype is driving me CRAZY! I feel so OUT OF CONTROL! I'm about to claw my eyeballs out due to worrying about this storm. As my sister recommended, I guess I should just turn off The Weather Channel and watch SNL re-runs. Oh, wait - I just did that! It's not helping. Except for the bad Zell Miller imitation.

Oh, Prince Albert is trapped in a can, according to SNL.
 

BeachDreamer

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The Peaceful Piney Woods.
Joe, I am getting worried for you and Kurt. I wish you were north of there somewhere! Even with the hype, this looks like a very dangerous storm. I hope you have a safe place picked out to weather the worst of it.
 

dustyrider

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Hey Kurt and Joe!,this might be a stupid ?? but where are you going to go to wait out the storm.Fox News report looks like it's heading to your front door.
The pics are awesome!! the ones from your web site Kurt, with houses all boarded up brought a big lump in my throat.
I have spent so much time looking for places to stay and I think I have looked at every rental from Destin to P.C.and reading all the post on this board,and laughing at all funnies ,I feel like I've been there. Now to think what is in store hits alittle harder than missing a vacation.We are all trying to be positive that we will be coming in 14 days.

As I have said before,BE SAFE!!!!TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES AND YOUR FAMILIES!!! I WILL KEEP YOU ALL IN MY PRAYERS.
 

sarawind

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The pictures were awesome! Thank you. We left our home on 30A and are now in Texas. This storm sounds mean. Our prayers are with everyone and please ya'll stay safe.
 

dusty

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Feb 13, 2005
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The Weather Channel at 7:30am EST; 6:30am CST:

Dennis = Category 4; winds = 145 mph; moving at 15 mph; now NNW 156 mi from Pensacola.

The are saying they expect it to hit Mobile/Pensacola (and at least the distance is now reported as distance from Pensacola and not Panama City).

At 7am they said if the storm hit west of Destin, like at Mobile/Pensacola, as a cat 4, then the Destin area could still get winds of 100-105mph.

Be safe everyone.
 

dusty

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P.S. Last night they interviewed an official from Bay County/Panama City who said they closed their bridges when the sustained winds were at 55mph....a higher threshold than Walton county's closing; so you could still get out if the Walton County bridges are closed already.
 

Smiling JOe

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I hope Dennis is watching the weather reports to see where he is supposed to go.

All is well, and it was a peaceful night, great for sleeping. Only moderate wind with light rain durning the night. Dennis' winds have gained speed and are at 145mph (Cat 4). Winds here in SoWal are maybe around 25-35mph??? - just a guess. Temp outside is about 72F. Nothing to see here, keep it moving.
 
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