Hurrican Charley EDIT: And Frances, and Ivan, etc.

[Atamand]

I've been told that Florida is the mother of retirement states. The funny thing is, while it gets hit with hurricanes, why do people keep using caravans as their houses? In addition, why are underground bunkers not able to be built (because of sand?) but underground swimming pools are possible?

Dude, that's because Florida has very little bedrock. Nothing to anchor the bunker to.

[DM was on fire!]

I've been told that Florida is the mother of retirement states. The funny thing is, while it gets hit with hurricanes, why do people keep using caravans as their houses? In addition, why are underground bunkers not able to be built (because of sand?) but underground swimming pools are possible?

Holy Audio Adrenaline, you're right. If you're a smoker, it won't help you to live there. My grandparents live in Florida, and both of them smoke. Not even their favourite restaurrant (Manny's) will let them anymore. It might get better in a different couty or city though.

[Callie]

I've been told that Florida is the mother of retirement states. The funny thing is, while it gets hit with hurricanes, why do people keep using caravans as their houses? In addition, why are underground bunkers not able to be built (because of sand?) but underground swimming pools are possible?

Holy Audio Adrenaline, you're right. If you're a smoker, it won't help you to live there. My grandparents live in Florida, and both of them smoke. Not even their favourite restaurrant (Manny's) will let them anymore. It might get better in a different couty or city though.

Umm...what does being a smoker have to do with living here???

Anyway...I won't be able to get on most likely after a while...We're getting evacuee's....some of my family Here's the list

Next door at my aunt and Uncle's:
Most likely just an Aunt and Uncle

Here at my house:
A 3 or 4 yr old(can't remember)
A about 1 yr old I guess
One Parent
2 Cats...and I have two and one of mine..will probabally annoy the living daylights out of my cousin's
An Aunt
an Uncle

[*Chellie]

I've been told that Florida is the mother of retirement states. The funny thing is, while it gets hit with hurricanes, why do people keep using caravans as their houses? In addition, why are underground bunkers not able to be built (because of sand?) but underground swimming pools are possible?

Holy Audio Adrenaline, you're right. If you're a smoker, it won't help you to live there. My grandparents live in Florida, and both of them smoke. Not even their favourite restaurrant (Manny's) will let them anymore. It might get better in a different couty or city though.

Umm...what does being a smoker have to do with living here???

Anyway...I won't be able to get on most likely after a while...We're getting evacuee's....some of my family Here's the list

Next door at my aunt and Uncle's:
Most likely just an Aunt and Uncle

Here at my house:
A 3 or 4 yr old(can't remember)
A about 1 yr old I guess
One Parent
2 Cats...and I have two and one of mine..will probabally annoy the living daylights out of my cousin's
An Aunt
an Uncle

In this picture it shows roughly where I live and also some of the weather that Florida is going through righ now and I just pray that everyone in the path of Frances stays safe.
P.S.Oh and yes I am the red dot that says "I Live Here" lol

[Callie]

I've been told that Florida is the mother of retirement states. The funny thing is, while it gets hit with hurricanes, why do people keep using caravans as their houses? In addition, why are underground bunkers not able to be built (because of sand?) but underground swimming pools are possible?

Holy Audio Adrenaline, you're right. If you're a smoker, it won't help you to live there. My grandparents live in Florida, and both of them smoke. Not even their favourite restaurrant (Manny's) will let them anymore. It might get better in a different couty or city though.

Umm...what does being a smoker have to do with living here???

Anyway...I won't be able to get on most likely after a while...We're getting evacuee's....some of my family Here's the list

Next door at my aunt and Uncle's:
Most likely just an Aunt and Uncle

Here at my house:
A 3 or 4 yr old(can't remember)
A about 1 yr old I guess
One Parent
2 Cats...and I have two and one of mine..will probabally annoy the living daylights out of my cousin's
An Aunt
an Uncle

In this picture it shows roughly where I live and also some of the weather that Florida is going through righ now and I just pray that everyone in the path of Frances stays safe.
P.S.Oh and yes I am the red dot that says "I Live Here" lol

Umm don't listen to her...we aren't on that side of the county...we're on the other side

[Kristina]

Wow. That's odd. No broken windows, no flood, not even loss of power for me. O_o

Weeeeird.

[Callie]

We lost power... with the wild kids...and now Ivan is headed this way

[Yoshi]

It's quite funny now...everytime someone talks about Hurricane Ivan out here, I always turn around thinking I was supposed to respond.

And you're all making me sound like I'm a terrible person (cause my name's Ivan...). Heh, might as well soak all this up while it's still amusing.

[Callie]

Well Yoshi..Ivan who ever you are....

PLEASE STAY AWAY.....go home...out of the carribian(sp?)..but if you MUST come..please drop your laptop you must have to acces the internet in the middle of the ocean...in my front yard

Does Florida really have a Kick me sign on it's back?

[*Chellie]

Well Yoshi..Ivan who ever you are....

PLEASE STAY AWAY.....go home...out of the carribian(sp?)..but if you MUST come..please drop your laptop you must have to acces the internet in the middle of the ocean...in my front yard

Does Florida really have a Kick me sign on it's back?

^^^ Don't mind my odd little friend, well since she is in running distance of my house, I should probably run now lol.

[Callie]

Well Yoshi..Ivan who ever you are....

PLEASE STAY AWAY.....go home...out of the carribian(sp?)..but if you MUST come..please drop your laptop you must have to acces the internet in the middle of the ocean...in my front yard

Does Florida really have a Kick me sign on it's back?

^^^ Don't mind my odd little friend, well since she is in running distance of my house, I should probably run now lol.

NOOOOOOOOOO STAY AWAY..I have time to hide this from the person who thought Charley wouldn't be bad

[Sapphire Faerie]

Even though I'm pretty far from Florida, the hurricanes have still managed to effect our weather, it's been cool, cloudy, and windy.

Also, to avoid any confusion, I've edited the title for this thread, if anyone has any objections, let me know. **blinks**

[Shadow]

Since Ivan is so strong I hope it doen't blow past Florida and hit Texas, I live about 30 miles from Houston, and we get effected when things hit Texas almost always.

[M. Bison]

I think someone powerful has some kind of vendetta against Florida. Three dangerous hurricanes in one month is not something you see everyday (or month).

[Atamand]

Seems Frances had some staying power. I keep getting rained on up here in NY. Nothing close to what's been going on down in Florida, though.