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Hear Again said:
How ironic because that's exactly where I plan to move. I'm not bothered by 100+ degree heat.

Besides, I'm more of a hot weather person than a cold weather person. I'd rather have 100+ degree temperatures instead of subzero temperatures with ice, sleet and snow.

As for hurricanes, I've seen how dangerous they can be and there's absolutely *no* way I would want to live in an area affected by them.
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I have been through four hurricanes in one year.

Charley was the most devastating one I have been through.

It is a part of our lives. And we get plenty of warnings.
 
Babyblue said:
I have been through four hurricanes in one year.

Charley was the most devastating one I have been through.

It is a part of our lives. And we get plenty of warnings.
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You may get plenty of warnings before a hurricane, but I wouldn't want to take the chance of my home or apartment being destroyed by one.
 
sablescort said:
The DST-Standard Time changeovers drive me batty all times. I hate changing the clocks on my computer, my car, my watch and anything that tells time.

Even worse Im so pissed cuz my Casio TimeCeptor watch is supposed to be automatically linked to the atomic clock in Colorado with EST to DST changeover via a radio built into the watch. It hadnt changed back to EST by that time it was supposed to link itself to the Colorado clock at 12AM that Sunday, that I had to change over to the Chicago time on its World time feature.
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Sabs,

The clock on your computer doesn't automatically change by itself?
 
LuciaDisturbed said:
That's true. I lived in Wisconsin for 17 years, and in Minnesota for 5 years before I moved down here, and it always got dark so early, and that sucked. I love sunlight. Shorter days and less sunlight are depressing for me. All I wanted to do was stay inside, curl up with my cats and watch TV.
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Hear Again said:
I get extremely depressed this time of year because of the lack of sunlight. Even though I can't see, it still affects me because I don't like the cold, nor do I like traveling when it's dark outside. My mood tends to improve around March when the temperatures begin to warm up, but as I said in my previous post, I'm more of a hot weather person than a cold weather person. Also, when I visited Tucson several years ago during the month of December, we had mostly sunny weather with temperatures in the 70s for the entire week I was there. It was delightful and did wonders for my mood!
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Ick. Me too. It's less of a problem for me since I've lived here, but I still get moderately depressed this time of year.
 
Hear Again said:
You may get plenty of warnings before a hurricane, but I wouldn't want to take the chance of my home or apartment being destroyed by one.
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Exactly. Although. I'm also in the most vulnerable part of FL one could be in. Also, being physically disabled makes things all the more challenging, but I feel safe. That's really all that matters. As long as you or the people you live with have a plan for evacuation or dealing with the hurricanes, living here is doable. But, I respect anyone's rationale NOT to live in hurricane prone places. You guys are the sane ones; not us! :giggle:
 
even tho it fall on my birthday i get one more extra hour which mean 25 hours .. LOL weird.. hehe! :P
 
Oceanbreeze said:
Exactly. Although. I'm also in the most vulnerable part of FL one could be in. Also, being physically disabled makes things all the more challenging, but I feel safe. That's really all that matters. As long as you or the people you live with have a plan for evacuation or dealing with the hurricanes, living here is doable. But, I respect anyone's rationale NOT to live in hurricane prone places. You guys are the sane ones; not us! :giggle:
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:lol:

OB, does your city provide transportation to help the elderly and disabled evacuate before a hurricane?

People often say the same thing about living in the Midwest. They can't imagine what it's like to cope with subzero temperatures or blizzards. To those who have lived in the Midwest their entire lives (or for an extended period of time), it's no big deal.
 
Yes, I did change the time on alarm and microwave and coffee's time. I hate to change the clock every on Spring and Fall Season!!!! I don't like to get dark at evening either. Argh!
 
Hear Again said:
:lol:

OB, does your city provide transportation to help the elderly and disabled evacuate before a hurricane?
People often say the same thing about living in the Midwest. They can't imagine what it's like to cope with subzero temperatures or blizzards. To those who have lived in the Midwest their entire lives (or for an extended period of time), it's no big deal.
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Yes. Florida Keys residence are asked to register with the county prior to hurricane season every year. Those whose names are on the list get evacuated out once the EEOC calls for mandatory evacuation. I've never registered, but thats ONLY because I live with family. If I lived alone and had to rely on my own devices, I would register. We are so vulnerable down here that if a major hurricane is approaching, no shelters are open in my county. Those people needing to be evacuated out are taken to Miami.

Also of note, we evacuate in a staged evacuation procedure. Vistors and non residents are asked to leave first. Then, a staged evacuation begins for residence. Altogether it probably takes 24 hrs to move everybody out of the Keys before a hurricane.
 
Oceanbreeze said:
Yes. Florida Keys residence are asked to register with the county prior to hurricane season every year. Those whose names are on the list get evacuated out once the EEOC calls for mandatory evacuation. I've never registered, but thats ONLY because I live with family. If I lived alone and had to rely on my own devices, I would register. We are so vulnerable down here that if a major hurricane is approaching, no shelters are open in my county. Those people needing to be evacuated out are taken to Miami.

Also of note, we evacuate in a staged evacuation procedure. Vistors and non residents are asked to leave first. Then, a staged evacuation begins for residence. Altogether it probably takes 24 hrs to move everybody out of the Keys before a hurricane.
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I never knew exactly how evacuations worked in Florida. Interesting.
 
Oceanbreeze said:
Everyone is different. I don't know how evacuations work in other counties. I just know how they work down here. We're pretty efficient.
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That's good to know. Although it's sad that it happened, at least hurricane prone areas won't have to worry about experiencing another evacuation debacle such as the one that occurred during Hurricane Katrina.
 
Hear Again said:
That's good to know. Although it's sad that it happened, at least hurricane prone areas won't have to worry about experiencing another evacuation debacle such as the one that occurred during Hurricane Katrina.
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That SHOULD NOT have happened. We have had our evacuation plan in place for years.
 
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