Keeping in mind I'm saying this from the POV of a Floridian, "Baby, it's cold outside!" We had another night of a low down to 55, but this time, I had taken strides to prevent shivering all night. It took me about thirty minutes to find and set up the 15,000 BTU LP ventless gas heater in the room,... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, September 30, 2022
Thursday, September 29, 2022
A Brief Video From Last Night
We got through the night and hopefully, the storm without damage. This video was taken by a friend of ours near Kissimmee at about 1 AM. It got worse after that. Reports are there were "hundreds of casualties," but there is no "official" count or estimate. Duke Energy, the main source of electricity... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
9:30 EST Update
We are getting a little rain, but a wind of about 25-35 mph. We are safe, but much of Florida to the south of us is devastated, with over one million ++++ people without power. I consider my family to be blessed, but I have a lot of friends from downstate who are in danger from Lake Placid to... Sign in to see full entry.
Other than being *cold* by Florida standards at 58 this morning and currently at 63, things are quiet here. The skies are gray and the breeze is a bit stiffer than usual, but no sign of the storm that is hitting the Tampa area. Local projections say it will cut diagonally southwest to the northeast... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
It appears that the storm has taken a violent hard right turn is headed into mainland Florida at or near the Tampa area. While this will give us only a bunch of wind and rain, I feel it's going to do a lot of damage and probably cause some casualties in the Tampa MidFlorida area. If you or any of... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, September 26, 2022
ATTENTION TAPS
I told you earlier that the hurricane was going to stay away from the Tampa area. The storm has changed its mind and it is now heading toward Tampa. This is a conservative site, but that guy who runs this site is also a paid storm follower. He has new information and is continuously updating it.... Sign in to see full entry.
Okay. I'm back. My publishing group is setting me up for a series of book signings in Florida and southern Georgia this late fall and during the winter. I missed what appeared to have been a good one in Live Oak (Florida) Saturday, but I wasn't told about it far enough in advance to be ready. That... Sign in to see full entry.
Today has already been one of those days where ya wish you could reset the clock and try again. Take away the (by actual count) seventeen calls from companies that want me to change my healthcare insurance (no, thank you!), credit card companies calling to offer me a "SPECIAL NEW CREDIT CARD!" (No,... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, September 25, 2022
A quick look at the radar and forecasted tracking of the tropical storm that is about to become a hurricane show it's still headed fairly much right at us. Every moment it keeps going west improves the chance it won't be a direct hit. We are prepared. We have about fifteen loaves of bread in the... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Food for thought. A bottle of water can be 50 cents at the supermarket, $2 at the gym, $3 at the movies, and $6 on the plane. The only thing that changed its value was the location, so the next time you feel your worth is nothing, maybe you're in the wrong place. Sign in to see full entry.