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First possible Hurricane of the year. Stay safe my fellow dawgs! Beachdawg, don't worry about your reservation bud. I'll call ya later to let you know what's what. 
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If it swings back into gulf doing damage to oil rigs, you can expect the price of gas to rise again. Bet your bottom $ on it. Any friggin excuse!
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I hardly find Hurricane damage to the oil rigs an "excuse". That seems to me to be a legitimate cause / effect scenario.
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pretty low winds, and it's been a cool year (at least up here)... I wouldn't think it would strengthen all that much.
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it's been hot and humid down here. This is a weird year as far as weather goes for us. The winds shifted earlier than usual (normally around the end of April, this year around the end of March). And we've been unusually dry. The water temp right now at our beach is 78*.
It ~could~ strengthen, but it would need to not pass over the mountains in Cuba, which right now it looks like it will.
The worst part for me is having to field all the calls from concerned guests cause of the sensationalism that is going on at the news stations. There is a difference between warning and panic. They toe that line a bit too close for me.
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I'm not worried Keys. Unless the roof blows off the place and the rum stores get washed away, I'll be there  They've already started the hype on the local news here trying to throw everybody into a buying frenzy. Guess I'll hafta go get bateries before they are all gone (good thing wallyworld is right next door) and a gallon of rum tomorrow on the way to the..... Beach... 
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Being on the west coast, just south of Tampa, we are watching it. It's going to be a weak storm either way, so not a big deal, but still need to take precautions, pick up small articles around the yard, and so forth.
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Being on the west coast, just south of Tampa, we are watching it. It's going to be a weak storm either way, so not a big deal, but still need to take precautions, pick up small articles around the yard, and so forth.
I have a home in Venice. Some of my family moved out some time back.....moved there for a couple of years after Katrina...but only live 5 miles away and still have a key...they will go over and close up the hurricane shutters and check up on my MIL who lives a block over.
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Looks like I might be holed up in Denver for an extra day. My flight is scheduled to arrive in Orlando at 3:15 P.M. ET. Crazy weather!
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Yeah, I know, I was in Rocky Mtn. Nat'l Park Friday when it was snowing. The weather here has been totally ridiculous.  It has been raining here since friday morning.
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Being on the west coast, just south of Tampa, we are watching it. It's going to be a weak storm either way, so not a big deal, but still need to take precautions, pick up small articles around the yard, and so forth.
FloridaFan- Had to go out and get the usual bottled water, battery powered lanterns, canned meats and other spreadable foods.
Wife made me go back out and get her hurricane supply of "Crown Royal" to ride out the storm.
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yeah - when we had that scare earlier all the stores were sold out of water... so I bought rum :-)
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Stupid Colorado.. Has it yet to hear about Global Warming?
No kidding! When the hubs and I were there 4 years ago for our honeymoon, it snowed in the mountains...and it was AUGUST!!! Closed up some roads, but we got up into Rocky Mtn Nat'l the next day.
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I'm in Delray Beach and watching it closely. I'm on the east coast of Florida but you never know with these things. You wouldn't believe the mess it causes in my business.....Swimming Pool Service. The pools get absolutely trashed!!!! 
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In all seriousness D., be carefull, be safe. Looks like it's going over you at about 60 mph. I'll be thinking and praying for ya.
Just an odd question.....does your beagle go nuts right before a storm???
Mine did...always before...not during...like a cockroach. (always howled right BEFORE the sonic booms when the shuttle landed too....weird dawg lol)
Anyways, Be SAFE !!
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Woohoo, another storm's coming to down.  It won't be bad, we're getting the worst predicted rainfall in the Central Florida this next week, about 4 inches. I'm not dreading it at all, but it should still be exciting.
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Just to update ya. They've issued mandatory evacuations for the keys for non-residents. It's starting to rain, and we've got a few gusts that are fair. Nothing more than a summer shower at this point.
We are expecting to let everyone back into the Keys by Tuesday PM. Back to business as usual then. Shuttering up the houses now, and getting everyone to hotels on the mainland for the next 2 days. Lots of folks just rescheduling. Unfortunately, I'm losing about 7 villas from guests that are from Europe. Italy, Sweden, UK, and Spain are all leaving and not coming back this year. They will return next year though.
I'll see ya later this week Beach, the rum will be in stock. =)
And yes, my beagles go nuts right before the storms, calm as can be during and after, but nutty before the storms. heh
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I just hiked through snow a few weeks ago here in Montana . Granted it was on top of Logan Pass at Glacier National Park
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Looking to come ashore somewhere around us sometime Tuesday morning.
I shuttered the back and sides of the house today, will shutter the front tomorrow after work, ran the generator a few minutes today to ensure it was operating fine.
Think we are good to go.
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I should still be fine to watch the game tonight.  But I will be shutting down our servers tonight here, so the Predictions site will be down from around 5pm tonight to Wednesday morning or so.
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To all in the mostly sunny state of Florida...godspeed and great luck...
Looks like I'm finally going to have to clean out the backyard and evacuate all the junk on the lanai.
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Yeah, there are no pools anywhere else in the country........
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You Florida people are so pampered! What is this?? Three to Four day advanced warning ... landfall prediction to the hour ... accurate mapping and detailing of the storm size and windspeed?? In California all we get is a ... "You'll have an earthquake. It'll be something over 6.7, hitting somewhere in the state, and should be happening in the next 30 years or so ... but there's a small chance we could be wrong too." 
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Yea but do you know how long an evacuation takes when you get stuck behind a long line of golf carts?
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hey, when an earthquake hang around and rattles your house 12-24hrs straight, let us know. 
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You Florida people are so pampered! What is this?? Three to Four day advanced warning ... landfall prediction to the hour ... accurate mapping and detailing of the storm size and windspeed??
I prefer Ohio where they tell us there is a tornado warning five min. after the tornado has passed 
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Great....my NASCAR Bristol weekend  .... In 1995 it rained all day from a hurricane remnant, but somehow someway a little window opened after an 1-1/2 delay and stayed open until the checkered drop and then it didn't stop. It did turn out to be one for ages though as Dale Earnhardt Sr. came from dead last twice to take the lead and then wrecked Terry Labonte at the line just missing the win. 2 years later he would get the win after "rattling Labonte's cage" again on the last lap. Rain rain go away... oops..Sorry I was thinking about myself....be safe down there!
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One of my providers accepted a work order at 11am. They just called me and asked if it was alright that they could not ge tthere until 8pm.
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Turned out not to be much, which is a good thing.
Any word from Keys yet?
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