Who is leaving , where are you going, when are you leaving?

#1 Postby **bevgo** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:43 pm

Mods--I couldn't find a thread--hope there is not one.

I am leaving at around 2:30 today going to Meridian MS. I know Dennis will follow me there--LOL but at least I will be far inland. I will check back as I can but Mom has dial-up and I don't want to tie up her phone line for long periods. Maybe late tonight when everyone is in bed.

Please everyone stay safe. My prayers are with everyone in the path of Dennis.

#2 Postby **wx247** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:49 pm

Hope your journey is smooth and hope you can check back in to let us know you made it to your destination safely! I think you're smart for going early.

Droop12 · #3 Postby **Droop12** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:49 pm

My location says Pensacola, I live in the vicinty of Pensacola on a penisula called Gulf Breeze. Im in a Cat 4 evac zone so I'll be leaving tomorrow and Im staying in Downtown Pensacola. I'll be about 55 feet above sea level so hopeully Im safe from surge :lol:

My house did well during Ivan and we have a brand new roof, so Im hoping for the best. Everyone please stay safe. Oh, and by the way...You can bet if this landfalls nearby I will have a video camera ready!

tropicsgal05 · #4 Postby **tropicsgal05** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:50 pm

I live in Ft. Walton Beach and live in a brick home. We are going to stay and hope for the best.

#5 Postby **bfez1** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:53 pm

Won't make a final decision till tomorrow morning. But from the way things are looking right now, we will probably stay home and not evacuate. If we do leave, it will be to N MS.
Everyone stay safe and hunker down till Dennis says good bye.

#6 Postby **dixiebreeze** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:55 pm

Going nowhere -- unless Dennis takes a hard right into the Big Bend of Fla. as a Cat. 3.

HurryKane · #7 Postby **HurryKane** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:56 pm

bfez1 wrote:Won't make a final decision till tomorrow morning. But from the way things are looking right now, we will probably stay home and not evacuate. If we do leave, it will be to N MS.
Everyone stay safe and hunker down till Dennis says good bye.

Ditto. We will decide about boarding up tonight, and about evac tomorrow.

And EXTRA ditto to everyone staying safe.

cold~front · #8 Postby **cold~front** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:56 pm

I live in Gulf Shores and they say I will be leaving around six in the morning :lol:

. Where to? Dunno :?:

#9 Postby **baygirl_1** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:57 pm

our plan is to head to my sis's place upstate-- not sure of our departure time... still in debate... but we will definitely be outta here in next 12-18 hours.

FloridaGirl · #10 Postby **FloridaGirl** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:57 pm

I too live in Ft. Walton Beach and plan to stay. Hope I won't be sorry.

#11 Postby **baygirl_1** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:01 pm

fort walton folks-- y'all aren't near any of the bayous, are you? i remember cinco bayou and and garnier's bayou (and others) took really bad hits in opal. be careful!

SunnyThoughts · #12 Postby **SunnyThoughts** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:11 pm

We live in Pace/Milton area...Just to the east of Penscaola in Santa Rosa County. Were leaving in the wee hours of the morning on Sunday, IF Dennis is still headed this way at that point. We will stay in Troy Alabama, we stayed there when we evacuated from Ivan also. Hopefully we will be as lucky with our home as we were with Ivan. Our new roof will be tested thats for sure. Hopefully by Late Saturday we'll have a better idea whether or not we need to leave. I sincerely hope everyone in the path of Dennis have their plans ready to put in play in the upcoming couple of days. Stay safe everybody.

Website · #13 Postby **Brent** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:14 pm

FloridaGirl wrote:I too live in Ft. Walton Beach and plan to stay. Hope I won't be sorry.

Where exactly in FWB? Hopefully your not near the water...

jax · #14 Postby **jax** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:17 pm

we're surfing in Gulf Shores tomorrow...
Church Sunday morning... finish a few
last things around the house and then
heading up to Lucedale area around noon
on Sunday... unless it speeds up.

reeef · #15 Postby **reeef** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:30 pm

jax wrote:we're surfing in Gulf Shores tomorrow...
Church Sunday morning... finish a few
last things around the house and then
heading up to Lucedale area around noon
on Sunday... unless it speeds up.

THATS HOW YOU DO IT. surf that bad boy. then leave. man i wish i was in florida i havent caught anywaves in glaveston in a while

Agua · #16 Postby **Agua** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:42 pm

We'll make a decision about boarding up tommorrow morning. I'm leaning towards riding it out at the office.

FloridaGirl · #17 Postby **FloridaGirl** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 3:08 pm

I am about five miles from the gulf of mexico, but only about a half a mile from the bayou. My backyard is in a storm surge zone, but the house sits up high. My house has been through many storms, though none this powerful, I am praying it will weaken before it hits.

SurvivedIvan · #18 Postby **SurvivedIvan** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:19 pm

I'm about 45 minutes inland from Gulf Shores, AL. My family plans to leave sometime tomorrow afternoon or evening to go west to Slidell, LA at my uncle's house. Depending on where the storm goes that is. If it's east of Pensacola then we probably won't go, but anywhere west of there we will leave. We went to LA for Ivan and we had absolutely no traffic on I-10 west bound, hopefully it will be that easy again. Well that's my plan from here in AL.

BroncoChuck · #19 Postby **BroncoChuck** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:22 pm

Im in Gulf Breeze and lost my last house due to Ivan. Moved about 1/4 mile more inland and up on a little rise/hill and not worried about surge or flooding this time. (wasnt worried last time either? hummm)

But Im staying here with my bestfriend that missed out on Ivan last year and sending the wife and kid to the inlaws in Milton where we went last year. Nice and safe all brick home with brand new steel hurriance shutters.

I will be ventruing out at first light / right after the storm to take pics and help the best I can. Then heading up 87 to milton since if it gets bad again Garson point might get washed out again.....

Everyone staying in harms way stay safe.

#20 Postby **jeff** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:46 pm

If you are in the storm surge evacaution zones you must leave. If you are inland and are outside of flood prone areas you do not need to leave.

Follow all advice given by local law enforcement and local EOC's.

If told to leave do so promptly it will save your life.

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