Hurricanes

I've lived in Florida since I was a year old, therefore many hurricane/tropical storm experiences. I've even been through the ones of 2004 where they kept coming one right after the other.

Right now tropical storm Fay's just hanging out on our coastline, so my streets starting to get flooded, and my backyard's definitely flooded because water's coming in on my patio.

Any hurricane stories you'd like to share?

I've been in an outlyer of a hurricane while driving through Florida in 2004. It was raining really hard- you couldn't even see out of the car windows. Of course it was also thundering and lighting. The bad part was that the truck drivers still drove really fast. Ever since then I haven't been afraid of just your average thunderstorm.

Yeah, Hurricane Katrina went straight through here. We didn't have electricity for seventeen days, and our phone was off for about a month. It was the worst thing ever. Every day that we were without power, felt like a week. It was so hot and humid. It looks like we're going to be hit by another one sometime early next week.

I'm so dreading it.

Geesecks.:

Yeah, Hurricane Katrina went straight through here. We didn't have electricity for seventeen days, and our phone was off for about a month. It was the worst thing ever. Every day that we were without power, felt like a week. It was so hot and humid. It looks like we're going to be hit by another one sometime early next week.

I'm so dreading it.

My brother and his wife were living in the New Orleans area, a little south of the Lower 9th Ward during Katrina. Luckily, he got out in time and came over here. Our electricity wasn't out, but the phones were out for a good many days. [3 Year Anniversary of it today, actually.]

All of the panicking and school being closed on Tuesday because of Gustav has got me nervous and worried a little. At first, I wasn't too concerned about it. I mean, it's not like it'll be like Katrina. It'll be a Category 3, probably tops. But this time, it's projected path isn't New Orleans. It's almost directly here [Lafayette], so I'm a little scared. I hope everything turns out okay.

I don't know where you live, Geesecks, but I'll be hoping and praying for everything to be okay with you, too.

I haven't been in one...
But one of my good friends lives down in Florida. And they actually had to leave their home last week...
They're living in Texas right now with his uncle...until the storm is done...

Isis:

Geesecks.:

Yeah, Hurricane Katrina went straight through here. We didn't have electricity for seventeen days, and our phone was off for about a month. It was the worst thing ever. Every day that we were without power, felt like a week. It was so hot and humid. It looks like we're going to be hit by another one sometime early next week.

I'm so dreading it.

My brother and his wife were living in the New Orleans area, a little south of the Lower 9th Ward during Katrina. Luckily, he got out in time and came over here. Our electricity wasn't out, but the phones were out for a good many days. [3 Year Anniversary of it today, actually.]

All of the panicking and school being closed on Tuesday because of Gustav has got me nervous and worried a little. At first, I wasn't too concerned about it. I mean, it's not like it'll be like Katrina. It'll be a Category 3, probably tops. But this time, it's projected path isn't New Orleans. It's almost directly here [Lafayette], so I'm a little scared. I hope everything turns out okay.

I don't know where you live, Geesecks, but I'll be hoping and praying for everything to be okay with you, too.

Thank you so much. Same here. Hope everything's okay with you.

I've lived in Florida for 6 years or so, so I've been through quite a few. The worst one would by far be Charley. It hit my area head on, and we didn't have any electricity or anything for a little more than a week.