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Our thoughts and prayers are with the millions who are being, and will be, affected by this huge storm that is bearing down on the FL, GA and SC coasts. Our forum has many members who will be under it's influence, and we pray for their safety and well being. Those along the FL coast are being pummeled tonight, and the GA and SC coasts are under the gun for tomorrow and tomorrow evening. Hundreds have lost their lives due to this storm already before it reached the US mainland, and we pray that there are no more. The evacuation traffic coming inland past my home has been astounding, as many try to escape the chaos. The well being of our friends should be foremost in our minds at this time, IMO.
We hope to soon hear from our members, who post here regularly and that live in these areas, that they are safe and healthy in the aftermath.
SRH
May God bless America and those who defend her.
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Hope it doesn't get too rough at Hillis' Store, Stan.
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God bless America, long live the Republic.
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I agree with Stan's post above.
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The 2nd Amendment IS an unalienable right.
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I agree- Mavis's younger sister Blanche and her husband Stan live near New Port Richie. We haven't heard from them in 4 days, and have our fingers crossed for not only them but all others in The Southern States affected by Matthew- Same thoughts for you and yours Stan- where-ever you are in the Peach Tree State. Stay well, stay safe. RWTF
"The field is the touchstone of the man"..
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We have 15 hours before the worst of it is predicted to be off the coast of Savannah. We have bags packed and are minutes from I-16 to bug out if thngs change with the prediction. I'm 14 miles from the ocean and on the same high ridge that Oglethorpe picked to settle Savannah. Tornadic activity is usually on the NE side of a hurricane and the we expect to be ticked by the western side. We will have power outages. Once it passes Savannah, evacuees will not be permitted to re-enter; only Georgia Power and First Responders will be allowed back in.
Have big SUV; will travel. Gil
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Praying for the people along coast. Bobby
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Good luck to all. Local motels here are full of FL folks. Nothing wrong with bugging out. Who needs the misery.
Hurricane Hermine messed up my fishing shack on the Gulf a few weeks ago. Now the beach house on Jekyll Island is in for it with Matthew. Property damage is all manageable, life's not...Geo
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Hope everyone weathers the storm well. Will keep them in our thoughts and prayers. You are right things can be replaced but it is so hard to replace memories. It is the little things lost that are so missed.
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We are in western Duval Co., Jacksonville. approx 30 miles off the coast. We have everything fastened down. Lost power as I type this. Been raining for 24+ hrs so ground is saturated. Sand here will not support tree roots so even large trees will go over with a bit of wind. All power lines are overhead and trees are not kept trimmed back so any wind is an issue. I don't foresee any major problems here but closer to the beach and Intercoastal could be. Wind is picking up now.
Safe for now in Florida,
John & Deb Eurom
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I had a friend's vintage Winchester for 30 years (he sold it to me for $40 as kids). I sent it back to him last year so he'd have a family heirloom at Port St. Lucie where his home is next to the waterway and a few miles from the beach. He's riding it out. No word yet.
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