The good part of living in Miami? The weather! The bad part of living in Miami? The weather. Yeah, we might have sunshiny days when the rest of the US is shivering cold, but right around this time of year I inevitably wind up asking myself, what the heck are we doing in South Florida, where hurricanes are just a part of our lives?
The latest threat is Fay, who apparently is a killer.
Over the weekend, I filled my tank with gas and bought a carload of hurricane supplies, and we’re well prepared with charcoal and propane tanks for the camping stove. What I’ve never had to deal with before is this here blog. So I just wanted to give you all a head’s up — during Hurricane Wilma, I lost power for a full week. AND because I work for a newspaper and the news don’t stop, we had to work from our office in a gasoline powered trailer in the parking lot. So if this thing hits and I disappear for a few days, you know what’s up — I’m dealing with weather drama. And I’ll be back as soon as I can.
Fingers crossed that Fay doesn’t do too much damage, wherever she hits.
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August 18th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Bella be Safe. I live in Saint Petersburg, FL and I decided to pack the kids up and go to my mother’s in Orlando. Now, they are saying the storm may come here…that’s life and that’s Florida. I lived through the last four that went through Orlando so, I’m not too worried. I’ll be ready to read your blog when it’s over.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Take care Bella! Maybe it will veer off at the last minute. The ones that come to Texas always threaten Houston (where I live) at first and then we rarely see more than a sprinkle. Except Tropical Storm Alison.
Anyhoo, be safe!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
wow…be safe out there…
August 18th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
good luck! stay safe.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
I’m here in Miami too (back home for a couple weeks, escaping New York). While I try to keep positive, I’m starting to become a little anxious about the storm, even if we’re on the east coast. It’s taken a several lives in DR, Haiti and Cuba. It slowly getting stronger. I don’t think it’ll be horrible, but it has the potential to get worse.
What’s crazy is that I’d still rather be here than back in Brooklyn right now. I’m looking forward to the smell of the air once the storm passes.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Hang in there!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Trice just take care especially when travelling to & from work.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Be safe bella,and pray God is good.I just watched the news ,and they said that the report was an error .They said that it should not be more than a tropical storm,but still be safe.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Take care and be safe!
August 18th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
wow. I am just so glad hubs and eldest is back from ja. as you know florida cuba and ja seem to match with weather.
prayers with you bella that Fay will just disapear. I will get withdrawal symptoms if I dont see the usual update
August 18th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Bella, we’ll be here when Fay is long gone. Please stay safe!!
August 18th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Yikes! We hope that Fay doesn’t strike but if it does, please be safe! We’ll here when you get back, don’t worry bout us.
August 19th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Hurricanes are no joke. I experienced Hurricane Gilbert and that wasn’t a pleasant experience. Stay safe, beautiful weather will be ahead.
August 19th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Jeez Louise! I’m from Chicago and I could never imagine going through that every year. We had a little hurricane scare a few weeks ago and I was TERRIFIED! I couldn’t imagine going through that every single year. Stay Safe!!!
August 19th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Be safe
August 20th, 2008 at 11:35 am
Be safe! I’ll be praying for you and yours!
August 20th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
I hope the storm doesn’t end up being too bad. I can only imagine having to deal with that type of weather on a regular basis. I am happy to live in the Bay Area where we only have to be on the look out for earthquakes, which are no fun either since they are not predictable. At least you have hurricane warnings, when a quake hits folks just have to spring into action.
Be safe.
August 23rd, 2008 at 7:18 pm
I’m up in Miramar. The bad thing about it is, I wanted it to hit us. I need the extra time off from work. Oh well! THe weather is still crazy. The winds were heavy and now the rain is coming and going. Just hours ago it looked like a hurricane outside.