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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWell here i am, in a place, the weather channel doesnt care about
There is ALot of noise, power is out, the eye of the storm is dead west, but hey, the camper is just moving enough, to rock me to sleep, the noise, is no more, than LilGlad
Yeah it's pretty windy here, , the eye is hitting, but, who cares about us in Chiefland? Everyone is in Tallahassee, or Atlanta, I knew this was coming g 10 hours ago,
Ok , things started falling off the shelves
Koz in the dark
malaise
(297,960 posts)kozar
(3,375 posts)I just woke, to pee,, seems I should be scared, nope, LilGlad, asleep, camper rocking ,like a crib,, power is out, I'm going back to sleep, with LilGlad, she's got this figured out.
Koz
You both made it😀😀
This song was released in 1988. I sang it for weeks until power and water returned following Hurricane Gilbert
Marthe48
(23,452 posts)Lochloosa
(16,804 posts)You're on the bad side in Chiefland. It's pretty damn windy in Jacksonville.
kozar
(3,375 posts)Yeah, I knew we were on the bad side. Been at this rodeo before, my first hurricane was Hugo,
Power is out, prolly for weeks , even though Duke energy got , who knows, how much money, to build this ,new, best, substation, ever, anti- hurricane electric poles, the works, for years,
Yeah, the power is out, and I have an electric bill, due.
LilGlad and I are fine, it got somewhat loud, LilGlad just nudged closer.
Now she's hungry.
Oh, the life of a CatDaddy
Koz safe, in the dark, but perfectly OK.
My MAGA neighbor, just revved his truck. It's 4 frocking 30!!
Koz
LoisB
(13,485 posts)electric_blue68
(27,323 posts)usonian
(26,593 posts)We're all wishing the best for you.
Hekate
(100,133 posts)RubyRose
(321 posts)Janeyre
(22 posts)Saying a prayer that you and yours stay safe through the night.
Warpy
(114,671 posts)are "only" gale force, you'll be fine and so will the kitty. Just expect her to sulk a bit when it's over. and she goes outside to do her business and the whole world has turned into a swamp. She will not be pleased. She will likely blame you.
One thing I always forgot between those suckers was how LOUD they are.
(One of my favorite photos is of a cat who dashed out the door to the deck only to run into the year's first 6 inch snowfall. I snapped his picture as he turned around, PERFECT "What the hell did you do THIS for?" look on his face. Cats, man)
kozar
(3,375 posts)In my life, I'm gonna stick with,,
Unfashionably, inland, that's a good one.
It's 445 am , LilGlad and I slept great,
Thanks for the morning, chuckle.
Koz
PufPuf23
(9,946 posts)Sancho
(9,211 posts)SleeplessinSoCal
(10,439 posts)I've been glued to the weather channel all evening. They seem most focused on power outages.
Stay safe. 🤞
BeneteauBum
(778 posts)Watched Helene go by the Keys over the past two days. Was rocking on my sloop
..winds to 60
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Vote Kamala!
Peace ☮️
malaise
(297,960 posts)😀
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