September 04, 2004

LAST RUN BEFORE THE STORM

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Just got back from making a quick trip out. I now have a couple coolers of ice - which was plentiful. I topped off my gas-guzzling O-Mobile - pumps were working again after being depleted last night. And I got a little bit of cash out of the ATM. Just in case.
We also paid a bunch of bills online and sent some out by mail to have them done and taken care of. The Tampa Tribune included some of its Sunday sections in with the Saturday paper today so that they wouldn't be throwing projectiles onto people's lawns tomorrow morning.
Neighbors are mowing their lawns furiously to get that over with, since the next few days promise to offer non-mowing weather. The kids are playing outside, but that will be over soon. My mother-in-law just went to get her mother from the assisted living facility. If the power goes out there, she'd be in the dark, since only the hallways would run on emergency power.
The odd thing is that almost no one has boarded up their windows. People are tense and testy, but not panicking. Yet.
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TV is reporting that the eye wall is just off West Palm Beach and is expected to move onshore at Fort Pierce. The storm is growing in size as its eye is narrowing, which is a signal of renewed strength. Posted by Jeff at September 4, 2004 11:48 AM
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