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#1 Postby Myersgirl » Fri Aug 26, 2005 7:28 am

The one time they don't evacuate the Keys, this happens. Last year they evacuated for every afternoon storm!!!
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#2 Postby EverythingIsEverything » Fri Aug 26, 2005 7:32 am

I know I would like to see the news interview some of the residents in the keys, I know somebody is going to say, well we didnt expect what we got, this wasn't suppose to happen!
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#3 Postby Myersgirl » Fri Aug 26, 2005 7:34 am

Yeah, we kind of felt that way about Charley last year, but now we pay attention to the whole cone :eek:
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#4 Postby dixiebreeze » Fri Aug 26, 2005 7:37 am

Myersgirl wrote:The one time they don't evacuate the Keys, this happens. Last year they evacuated for every afternoon storm!!!


I was amazed they didn't evacuate.
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#5 Postby wzrgirl1 » Fri Aug 26, 2005 7:40 am

really it's amazing what this storm did.....I just can't believe it myself....we lost 4 people in our county and have another police officer in critical condition....all from trees.....I feel for their families.
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#6 Postby Myersgirl » Fri Aug 26, 2005 7:41 am

Fort Myers is missing a family returning by boat from Marathon with a four year old on board
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#7 Postby Myersgirl » Fri Aug 26, 2005 7:43 am

I have made that trip by boat often, no land till Marco on the South end
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#8 Postby EverythingIsEverything » Fri Aug 26, 2005 7:45 am

Myersgirl wrote:Fort Myers is missing a family returning by boat from Marathon with a four year old on board


do people not know the power, and helplessness you feel while in these storms. why oh why would one put your family at risk. i pray they are fine
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