Re: OT-Hurricane Denis

Grrrr not again, We just had 2 tropical storms roll over the top of us in
the past month, Ivan hit us 10 months ago. Now Dennins looms on the
horizon. I just got my house boarded up, with the exception of the upper
windows which I am doing today. We stayed in our house for Ivan; which our
house was built in 1940 and is made of concrete block, the upstairs is
framed. We planned on staying in the house, but Uncle Sam is making it
mandatory that we shelter on base in the building in which I work. It was
originally built to double as a bomb shelter in the 1940's. It has 4" thick
solid reinforced concrete walls and no windows - lol the interior walls are
also 4" solid concrete. It survived Camelle 1969 George 1998 Ivan 2004 and
all the other storms.... but then again so did my house. People are getting
crazy buying up wood canned goods water batteries etc. And the traffic
going out of the gulf coast is crazy, gas stations getting low on gas. We
didnt get hit as bad as PCola did last year as we were on the west side of
Ivan and it looks as of now we are going to be on the west side of Dennis.
for those that dont remember Ivan:
http://www.ramva.org/dragenwagen/ivan.html

Secure up those 'wagens Wild Bill, Susan S and anyone else in MS, AL. and
FL!. protect those family members!! Hope all goes well!

My'66 is going under the carport and well, the 69... it will have to ride
the storm out where it is. : (

dw in Biloxi MS.


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"Susan S." <sis0661NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Yxmze.49992$Tt.702@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Well, once again, here we go. Another fine storm headed directly at my
> house !! LOL
> Sometimes it seems like that. Everyone here is in full panic after
sitting
> through Ivan. The stores are packed with people but empty on food and the
> lines at the gas stations are already down the block, if they have any gas
> left at all. Sad thing is we still have people living in houses with blue
> tarps for roofs from the last storm.
>
> I sat through the last one, headed out of town for this one. Once is
> enough. Pulling out Saturday morning. Just wish my car was running so I
> could at least move it to a safer location.
>
> Say a prayer for us here on the Gulf Coast........I think we're going to
> need it.
>
>
> Susan S.
> Pensacola Fl
>
>


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