Mon 18 Aug 2008 @19:07
Today was the first day of classes… and tomorrow the schools will be closed. Tropical Storm Fay is tracking its way toward Central Florida.
In a way, it’s like deja-vu for the hurricane season of a few years ago. This time the storm is not expected to reach hurricane status before barreling over top of us. But it IS expected to barrel over top of us. Even if it had stayed in the Gulf and made landfall further north (as it was projected to do for a while) we would have been subjected to high winds, lots of rain, and a good chance of tornadic activity.
As I write this, the eye is less than 300 miles away. It will probably be right over us late tomorrow night. So there’s a pretty good chance we will miss more than just one day of school. [The calendar already has several days identified as make-up days; we have learned a thing or two about scheduling around the unpredictable....]
At this point, all we can do is hunker down and hope that the damage is minimal. And, as long as I have electricity, I guess I’ll get to watch some more of the Olympics….
August 18th, 2008 at 21:42
I remember one of your Charley-related posts about not keeping more than 20.00 worth of groceries in the fridge and learning to get by without power–but I really hope this one goes by with minimal disruption. I have water, batteries, and wine, so what else does one need?
Stay safe!
Don’t forget the bourbon and cigars! Oh, those probably aren’t on your list…. ~Tim
August 18th, 2008 at 22:10
so you’re saying if i move to FL from PA i will not longer have to contend with snow days but i will have hurricane days, huh?
August 18th, 2008 at 22:17
Stay safe Tim. We’ve had a couple of false alarms this year but the late ones are always the worst.
I wonder if you’ll get to experience the wonder of nature that is a hurricane’s eye.
August 19th, 2008 at 06:52
take care!
August 20th, 2008 at 11:23
Move to California! I’ve lived here all my life and have only felt 3-4 earthquakes. Real estate is affordable now!!