Hurricane Matthew

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Hurricane Matthew

Post by cindy » Thu Oct 06, 2016 1:07 pm

Everyone in the path of this monster of a hurricane please be safe, take no chances.

They are predicting it to be a possible CAT 5 by the time it makes landfall on Florida's East Coast. It is very dangerous, the entire state is in a state of emergency now.
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Re: Hurricane Matthew

Post by Icearstorm » Thu Oct 06, 2016 2:00 pm

They haven't told my area to evacuate yet, but I've got an emergency cage set up with enough food and water to last my three birds for a week to a week and a half, just in case.

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Re: Hurricane Matthew

Post by Barbara » Thu Oct 06, 2016 2:52 pm

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Yes please everyone be safe my prayers are with everyone [-o<
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Re: Hurricane Matthew

Post by Sally » Thu Oct 06, 2016 8:38 pm

Prayers for everyone. I hope that those on the east coastal areas were able to evacuate.
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Re: Hurricane Matthew

Post by lem2bert » Thu Oct 06, 2016 8:46 pm

All members in the path of this storm please be safe. Sending prayers your way [-o<
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Re: Hurricane Matthew

Post by cindy » Thu Oct 06, 2016 10:35 pm

Sally wrote: Prayers for everyone. I hope that those on the east coastal areas were able to evacuate.
They did it in a system in areas. Some are refusing to leave, the storm is a serious one.

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Re: Hurricane Matthew

Post by Babs _Owner » Fri Oct 07, 2016 8:05 am

My deepest apologies for the callous news casters gleefully using phrases like "tear into" and "plowing through" the region.

As a non-TV watcher, it is truly enraging/shocking to have to read such disgusting & juvenile mainstream media reports on this serious storm. X(

Praying everyone and their property in Florida is safe. [-o<

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Re: Hurricane Matthew

Post by Madcat » Fri Oct 07, 2016 8:27 am

Sending prayers of protection.
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Re: Hurricane Matthew

Post by Babs _Owner » Fri Oct 07, 2016 8:39 am

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How you doing down there Cindy? Hope everything is ok. [-o<

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Re: Hurricane Matthew

Post by Shannylee » Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:28 am

Hope all are safe! We're getting some pretty strong gusts in Central FL and are under curfew until 7am tomorrow. 600,000 in the state with no power. Thankfully, we are not one of them....yet.

We boarded up the aviary yesterday and it is secure. I just ran out there (in the hurricane...LOL!) to check on my kids and they are dry and sitting next to the window we left for them on the non-wind side. The winds should ease up around 4pm so we'll be able to remove the front boards later today. I'm leaving the rest up because there is a CAT 2 storm...Nicole...brewing. Ugh.

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Re: Hurricane Matthew

Post by cindy » Fri Oct 07, 2016 11:42 am

did not see the Nicole... checked it is in the Atlantic..looks like it will likely stay out to sea,weakening I hope.

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Re: Hurricane Matthew

Post by Babs _Owner » Fri Oct 07, 2016 1:35 pm

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Glad to know that both of you are safe and sound. apparently the storm is affectingCox Cable Tower in Georgia. and a lot of our internet access here in Virginia is going to go down. I am unable to work today due to the outage. I'm checking Yall out on my phone. if it's gone out to see I don't understand why it's affecting an internet Tower in Georgia. makes no sense.

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Re: Hurricane Matthew

Post by Shannylee » Fri Oct 07, 2016 3:55 pm

Babs, Matthew is still a CAT 3 storm that is hitting Jacksonville now. Nicole is the one at sea that they think will peter out. Let's hope so!
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Re: Hurricane Matthew

Post by lovezebs » Sat Oct 08, 2016 2:46 pm

Hoping that everyone is well down there.
Best wishes to all.
Stay safe.
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Re: Hurricane Matthew

Post by delray » Sun Oct 09, 2016 2:26 pm

Hope that everyone in Florida is safe! I have a lot of family in north and south Florida so I pray everyone is doing ok.
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