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August 29, 2006
Here comes Ernie
The first three gas stations I stopped at last nite were out of gas. Finally filled up after waiting in line for about 40 minutes. I pretty much have everything I need except for batteries and some Mike's Hard. I know I can find the Hard, the batteries may be a problem. Oh well.
Ernie left Cuba as a tropical storm with winds at 40 mph, but they expect he will almost double in strength to about 75-80 mph before he makes landfall in Florida sometime late tonight. He's up to 45 mph now. He should hit us here sometime after midnight tonight, with winds at about 75 mph. He'll either be a strong tropical storm or a weak hurricane.
Yep, that's me at the red dot there. The timing of the landfall is based on the eye of the storm, it'll get pretty windy here long before the eye gets here. The fun should begin sometime early afternoon and it'll last until sometime late Wednesday.
It's 6:45 am here in not-so-sunny South Florida and I just heard on the radio that the first feeder bands have rolled across Key West. Its pretty outside, all these reddish orange/pink clouds spread out across the sky, reminds me of the old saying... red sky at night, sailor's delight, red sky at morn, sailors be warned. I have to run in to the office and do a little hurricane preparation there, I hope to be home and hunkered down by noon. My internet gets spotty when it rains, but I'll post when I can. Think happy thoughts!
And what's the matter with you Vinnie, two birds ain't enough???? Thanks for your concern though brother!
Posted by LindaSoG at August 29, 2006 06:31 AM
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Linda - hope you are doing well. We're thinking about you!!!
Posted by: Merri at August 29, 2006 06:24 PM