Is Anyone Else Worried?

Barely the start of hurricane season, and look here... National Hurricane Center .

My sister's beach house (I keep talking about it in all these wedding threads ) got badly torn up by Ivan... and here comes Dennis, taking aim at us again. My sister lives in Pensacola, and we live in the Western panhandle, so depending on what Dennis does once in the gulf, he could have either of us. I'm kinda scared for what this year is shaping up to... this area's about due, we've not been affected for years (apparently, I've only lived here for 3 years).

A direct hit could mean we'd have to move into our office-building-decided-shelter, with 10 birds and two cats... especially worrisome for Dennis because Holly just got spayed today and she's not in any mood to be hauled across town. The homesite isn't prepared... a bunch of oak trees in the front yard, no generator, no window AC to plug into one. We passed on the hurricane supply tax break because at the same time I was having major, expensive dental work and didn't want to shell out that much at once.

Any other Floridians especially nervous this year??

My mom and sister are in Daytona Beach right now.......do you guys have any idea how the weather is there?

Last year it made me, well, excited... we didn't get much but a couple of days off work all because a bit of a thunderstorm came through . This year, being a homeowner for the first time, I'm getting really nervous!

No idea about Daytona... I'm too far North... but they're on the Atlantic side so they'll be pretty well safe from this one unless it makes a drastic turn.

I know up here Pittsburgh had some pretty bad floods after Ivan came through. The sad thing is people in flordia who were untouch by the storms got Federal disaster relief, while people in the Pittsburgh Area who's homes were damaged got nothing. Hopfully Disaster Relief people will dothier job this year, hopfully they won't need to!!

I'm in central Georgia so by the time hurricanes reach here they are downgraded to tropical storms. Because I'm granted the luxury of getting the wicked weather (which I love) without 99% of the damage, I get very excited when hearing of hurricanes heading my way..although I keep in mind all those who fear it and my heart goes out to them.

Unfortunately, my basement bedroom floor started flooding recently so I think twice about getting all giddy now

Goodbye Cindy, hello Dennis

Originally Posted by katspixiedust

Susie, I'm from Ormond Beach which is literally directly north of Daytona (went to high school in Daytona and my dad's business is in Daytona if that gives any perspective) and I can gaurantee you that it has been beautiful there this week. They're probably frying and having a blast.

Like I said before, the only hurricanes to hit Daytona in the past 22 years were the ones last year. They're absolutely fine!

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Thanks Katherine!