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[RC] The Eye of the Storm - Howard BramhallAh, living in Florida. Is there any more exciting place, in the universe, to live, this time of year? I think not. If not for beer, I think I would have dropped 30 lbs over the last few weeks. Charley, with me being the exit point, and, now, devestating Frances, thinking of entering nearby. You know, the one they're comparing to Andrew, except, expecting even more devastation because Frances appears to be planning a Kobe Bryant attack on Florida, within the next 36 hours. The point of entry, where the eye hits Florida first, is what is on everybody's mind down here, today, and, tomorrow. I was gonna run to Truman's. I was going to make two trips (because of having 6 horses and one 3 horse trailer) and have a party with my favorite buddy in the whole world. And, Kathy, and, maybe, even Carlos, if he showed up too. Heck, maybe, we'd even get a ride in; Truman keeps telling me of all those Florida moutains he has at his place. I'd like to take a look-see. But, being glued to the local stations, the ones brave enough to tell you where they think it's going to hit, things, right now, and, they are subject to change, are pointing to more of a south Florida hit, near Stewart, which is between Vero Beach and Palm Beach. We got lots of beaches down here. The projected track takes it southwest of Kissimee (oh, come on, kiss me), which is the home of Disney, and has it exiting close to the panhandle. This is quite a lot of real estate. The excitement, the anticipation, man, can you just feel it? Well, if you can't, let me say, I'm feeling it for the rest of you. This truly sucks. But, we've made the decision, for now, to, maybe stay here, since we are out of that forecasted cone. Of course, as the folks in Port Charlotte found out a few weeks ago, sometimes those forecasts can be off. This is why you stay glued to your set and watch everything! All my vehicles are gassed up and ready to go if things change. I will only do this if the world looks like it's ending, in my neck of the woods, because, that would mean leaving with only 3 horses, and 3 staying home. How'd you like to make that decision? My family and I ran 5 years ago when they told us Floyd was going to be a direct hit at my house. Yes, they actually said it. Howard's gonna die if he don't get the heck out of there. So, we did. And, after it all went down, after the nightmare of being part of an evacuation which turned out to be one of the world's biggest evacuation in history, when I got back home, I said, never again. You either leave early or you leave last minute or you don't leave at all. Right now, I'm planning on the last two; we've missed the boat on the first one. Panic, super markets out of food, gas stations out of gas, people, after the hurricane, fighting over ice because they have no power and all that food they purchased to suvive, from the super market, is gonna go bad, without the ice. Man's inhumanity to man. I saw it during Charley and I fully expect it to happen all over again. I wish I could say there were more acts of kindness, and, maybe, there are, but, some of the bad shit that happens after a hurricane, is, well, let me just compare it to a lunch with Dick Cheney. It can turn your stomach. God bless my fellow Floridians. Yes, it's true, I will one day leave you for the mounatins of Tennessee, but, until I do, I'm with you. Each and every wind gust that Frances blows our way. cya, Howard (I hope) _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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