I don't know where Matilda lives but I have spoken with my folks that live within a few miles of Ted and Moony and John and Hope and it has not impacted their area at all.
I think Belle lives in their area also but I could be wrong.
The storms started coming through somewhere between 3 and 4am - woke me up thinking I was living through Hurricane Charlie again. I love a good thunderstorm, but this one was awful sounding when it woke me up. It alternated between ferociously scary and eerily quiet. I gave up trying to sleep around 6am and went ahead and got on up and came to work early.
There were roads closed all over the place - including I-4, the Expressways and many other main roads. They've got a count of 14 dead in Lake County - one family lost both parent and one child. The child is one of a set of Triplets and another child in the family, so there are now three children missing a sibling and both parents. :( Unfortunately there are a lot of stories like that on the news today.
My house and the rest of the neighborhood seemed to be okay this morning, but it was definitely a long night.
I'm used to below zero weather and consider temperatures in the 40s to be T-shirt weather. Then again, I was raised in Massachusetts, and it was not uncommon to see a lot of people speeding on ice on streets.
Not kidding about this.
I suppose if I went to Florida in the summer, the heat would kill me as native Floridians look and wonder what the big deal is.
We lived in Jax for a year or so, and 40 degrees in Jax is like 10 degrees everywhere else. I think it's the dampness or humidity or something, but I've been colder in Jax and the Seattle area than anywhere in the Midwest when it's real winter here!
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Tom Strange
Did something happen down there? ...or are you just concerned for them because the temp dropped below 60?
Oh.. I see... bad storms NW of Orlando... hope all are well... as Linzee said "check in please"....
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I don't know where Matilda lives but I have spoken with my folks that live within a few miles of Ted and Moony and John and Hope and it has not impacted their area at all.
I think Belle lives in their area also but I could be wrong.
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coolchef
my prayers are with them all
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(((((Linda)))))
Thank you for checking on us.
The storms started coming through somewhere between 3 and 4am - woke me up thinking I was living through Hurricane Charlie again. I love a good thunderstorm, but this one was awful sounding when it woke me up. It alternated between ferociously scary and eerily quiet. I gave up trying to sleep around 6am and went ahead and got on up and came to work early.
There were roads closed all over the place - including I-4, the Expressways and many other main roads. They've got a count of 14 dead in Lake County - one family lost both parent and one child. The child is one of a set of Triplets and another child in the family, so there are now three children missing a sibling and both parents. :( Unfortunately there are a lot of stories like that on the news today.
My house and the rest of the neighborhood seemed to be okay this morning, but it was definitely a long night.
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Linda Z
Thanks for checking in, Belle. I'm glad you're okay!!
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!
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Tom Strange
I live to bring you smiles Linzee! :)
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Belle
Don't poke fun at us, Tom! It was scary having to think about maybe needing to protect our beautiful tropical plants from such extremely cold weather.
I even think I smelled a few fireplaces going last week when it got down to 48.
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Tom Strange
Hey... I know how you feel... I was down in the middle keys when that front came through! It was cold and windy and in the 50's!
...I was almost shivering as I sat on my balcony, looking out at the lagoon, smoking my cigar...
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I'm used to below zero weather and consider temperatures in the 40s to be T-shirt weather. Then again, I was raised in Massachusetts, and it was not uncommon to see a lot of people speeding on ice on streets.
Not kidding about this.
I suppose if I went to Florida in the summer, the heat would kill me as native Floridians look and wonder what the big deal is.
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templelady
Glad to hear that our GSC Floridians seem to be okay
*REAL Alaskans Scoff at weather over -10***
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We lived in Jax for a year or so, and 40 degrees in Jax is like 10 degrees everywhere else. I think it's the dampness or humidity or something, but I've been colder in Jax and the Seattle area than anywhere in the Midwest when it's real winter here!
Thankful you guys are okay.
WG
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yeah WG, the humidity does have something to do with it... as well as the old blood thins out/blood gets thicker... thing.
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Dot Matrix
Raf didn't check in...
You okay?
Belle
My parents lost their home in hurricane Charlie
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Linda Z
Dot, I think Raf's way south, like Miami or nearby, so he should be fine.
I'm hoping everyone else will check in. The video of the devastation in the affected areas is unbelievable.
Tornadoes suck (no pun intended). They are so unpredictable and the winds can be much higher than the force of a hurricane.
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Dot Matrix
Hope and Hubs? Any word?
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Linda Z
Bumping this up, cuz a few haven't checked in!
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