Tropical Storm Erika

ginger2778 · August 26, 2015

Might land in my yard as a Category 1. I lived through Andrew, but I never saw that much devastation before or since. I'm scared!

guruofgardens · August 26, 2015

Will be praying for your safety. Very scary, I'm sure.

KarenO · August 26, 2015

Oh no!! I would be scared too. I will be thinking of you and hoping you and your home are safe
Karen

Carriehelene · August 26, 2015

Ginger are you going to stay put, or evacuate inland? I always said I'd prefer a hurricane to a tornado, since you have more warning. After T.S. Irene, I'm not so sure about that. Either way, stay safe.

ddsack · August 26, 2015

Stay safe, Marsha! I hope this one peters out or takes the least damaging path. Keep in touch if you can, and let us know how you are doing.

**nctomatoman** · August 26, 2015

Yes, I just looked at the path on NOAA - do be safe - we went through a cat 1 with Fran in 1996 - it is the only time weather really frightened me.

Worth1 · August 26, 2015

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Originally Posted by ginger2778

Might land in my yard as a Category 1. I lived through Andrew, but I never saw that much devastation before or since. I'm scared!

I bet you are.
I had to go through a couple of them on the coast.
One time I was driving home and my truck died out from all of the rain.
The only thing that saved me was a school bus stopped and picked me up.
It let me off at my second job as a gun smith and the guy owned a wrecker service and repair shop.
He had his driver go out in the storm and get my truck.
On that 10 mile stretch of road if a vehicle was left over night the next morning all of the windows and lights would be beat out of it.

Keep safe.

Worth

ReginaAnn · August 26, 2015

Sending you good thoughts. Please stay safe.

kurt · August 26, 2015

I am in the same boat.We already have our shutters activated,trees are trimmed,all loose materials put away,generator tested.We will be in Orlando with mutts and wife if need be.Will wait until the final forecasts arrive,then skedaddle.One circuit in house not on generator with house phone/answering machine.When it rings we have normal power,then back home again.Went thru Andrew,never again!

Salsacharley · August 26, 2015

Best wishes to all of you in the danger zone.

MissS · August 26, 2015

All of you please be very careful and keep yourselves safe. Leave if at all possible. It is just a hotel bill and some gas. Better to play it safe.

Thank you for letting us know that you are there. Let us know that you are OK when it is over.

We all are thinking of you.

ginger2778 · August 26, 2015

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Originally Posted by MissS

All of you please be very careful and keep yourselves safe. Leave if at all possible. It is just a hotel bill and some gas. Better to play it safe.

Thank you for letting us know that you are there. Let us know that you are OK when it is over.

We all are thinking of you.

Thanks for the good thoughts to everyone. We still have a few days to see what happens, but if it strengthens to high cat 2 or more, we are outa here. Andrew had 90% devastation of homestead, about 75% where I used to live, in north Perrine. Kurt, Andrew is the reason I now live in Broward.

efisakov · August 26, 2015

My in laws are in Florida. They were visiting us, few day ago went back home. They are near Venice.

Here in NJ we were scared by Irene, luckily it was downgraded to a tropical storm before making landfall. Than Sandy reached us.

peebee · August 27, 2015

Hope you are safe and sound Marsha and everyone else in the storm's path too!

pauldavid · August 27, 2015

Stay safe Marsha! Praying for all yall.

August 26, 2015	#1
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Tropical Storm Erika Might land in my yard as a Category 1. I lived through Andrew, but I never saw that much devastation before or since. I'm scared!

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ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,231	Stay safe, Marsha! I hope this one peters out or takes the least damaging path. Keep in touch if you can, and let us know how you are doing. __________________ Dee **************

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nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Yes, I just looked at the path on NOAA - do be safe - we went through a cat 1 with Fran in 1996 - it is the only time weather really frightened me. __________________ Craig

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kurt Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Homestead,Everglades City Fl. Posts: 2,500	I am in the same boat.We already have our shutters activated,trees are trimmed,all loose materials put away,generator tested.We will be in Orlando with mutts and wife if need be.Will wait until the final forecasts arrive,then skedaddle.One circuit in house not on generator with house phone/answering machine.When it rings we have normal power,then back home again.Went thru Andrew,never again! __________________ KURT

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MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,150	All of you please be very careful and keep yourselves safe. Leave if at all possible. It is just a hotel bill and some gas. Better to play it safe. Thank you for letting us know that you are there. Let us know that you are OK when it is over. We all are thinking of you. __________________ ~ Patti ~

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guruofgardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: zone 5 Colorado Posts: 942	Will be praying for your safety. Very scary, I'm sure.

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KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	Oh no!! I would be scared too. I will be thinking of you and hoping you and your home are safe Karen

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Carriehelene Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 300	Ginger are you going to stay put, or evacuate inland? I always said I'd prefer a hurricane to a tornado, since you have more warning. After T.S. Irene, I'm not so sure about that. Either way, stay safe.

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ReginaAnn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Northern CA Posts: 203	Sending you good thoughts. Please stay safe.

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Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	Best wishes to all of you in the danger zone.

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efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	My in laws are in Florida. They were visiting us, few day ago went back home. They are near Venice. Here in NJ we were scared by Irene, luckily it was downgraded to a tropical storm before making landfall. Than Sandy reached us. __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!” Last edited by efisakov; August 26, 2015 at 11:29 PM.

August 27, 2015	#14
peebee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,714	Hope you are safe and sound Marsha and everyone else in the storm's path too!

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pauldavid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NE Louisiana, Zone 8A Posts: 1,179	Stay safe Marsha! Praying for all yall.