FIRST!

Now that that's done with, I had wonderd what you were going to do with the guns...
Be safe yourself Frank, all of East Florida be safe.

oh, you'll be okay. s'pecially with SarahK to take care of you. ;D

Prayers, and safety for all in Florida.
Hang in there Grandad!

I'm going to be one of the stupid bastards riding it out. Not quite as stupid as the stupid bastards you described, though. I'm in Seminole County (just north of Orlando).

God bless all stupd bastards :)

Everything'll be fine Frank...even if the property ain't. You got what matters nearby. Luck to you from the Windy City.

OT....
Sorry Mr. J.

Come visit Hello Infidels! and click on the pics to read the articles.

These frickin' Islamofascists must be stopped!!

Take no prisoners, kill these SOB's.
Just like the Russian's did to one of these bastards that was trying to sneak out on a stretcher.

Well I'm one of the stupid people riding it out. I grew up in 'cane country. If you have shutters, your place will be fine other than flooding. I don't have flood insurance either.

I am worried it will get stronger. I'm just praying real hard.

Best of luck Frank. Hope your house and all your friends make it through okay.

Stuff is just stuff dude. Peoples is important.

Oh, and welcome to Texas. Even though Amarillo is halfway to Canada, you're still a welcome visitor to our fine state.

I advised my best friend on Wednesday to get her butt up here to Maryland where I can keep her and her kids safe. She hedged until nightfall and was unable to get a flight. I was in the process of tracking down a former employee of mine who has his own plane when she called me and said she had decided to ride the storm out at her mom's house....in Del Ray! Does this make any sense? She was at least in Coral Springs! Now she's right on the friggin' ocean!

She's been my best friend for 18 years. I'll kill her if something happens to her.

Frank, I'm glad you were smart and got out. It doesn't make you a coward at all. It shows your mature enough to put yourself and the people who love you above some irrelevant material possesions.

for the record, Frank sang Rocky Raccoon in excellent form, and Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash was even better. and the bikers heart Frank.

don't worry about Mr. J, i'm taking great care of him. :) and Minerva's been snuggling him all day long.

prayers for all those still in Florida, God bless, and take care of yourselves.

Well, if you have to be anywhere but at home. Texas is a great place to be. Take care be safe. Hope you come through this in good shape. And to all the rest of you in the path of this monster. May you all be watched over by your guardian angels coming through this in great shape.

But how is Chomps? Who is watching Chomps?

My prayers are with you and the whole state. God always provides one way or the other.

SarahK again. You're not fooling anybody, so called Monkey Slayer.

"There are no Athiests in fox-holes."

God bless you, Frank.

I say, sell your house...and move in with sarahk permanantly! I think you should invite all of us to the wedding. ;-)

wedding first than move in.
Only way SK would have it anyway.
She is a decent gun toting Christian gal, after all.

Ha, I'm gonna be in Amarillo this weekend!

Best of wishes to everyone down in Fla.

Hopefully this will pass with out too much damage and life will go back to normal.

Yup, the people are what counts and the stuff is all lost sooner or later anyhow. Wish the whole state could'a just left like you did. Gotta be weird knowing what's coming, we live out here in earthquake/fire country where you are doing good just to try not to get hit on the head.
Anyhow, having been there my advice is: when you get back get to know those neighbors. Even if they seem to need you more with your safe stuff and young back, those old folks have ridden out a few of life's twists by now and the wisdom is gold.

Are you questioning my religious values Joshua???? Lol. Apparently I didn't make it clear....when I said permanantly move in, I meant get married. I was implying marriage, and then drove it home with the "invite us to the wedding thing". At least that's what I was shooting for. I'm a Christian gal too! 'Cept not gun toting.

Stuff is just stuff Frank, besides the safe is to heavy to drift away, and with your guns you can get new stuff :wink:

lol@Jen.
That comment is seared, seared into my memory!!

I'm glad you moved to safety. I ran from Charley 3 weeks ago and, even though it didn't hit my home in St Pete, I'd do it again in a heart-beat. I went to Arcadia and saw what one of these things can do. It's always a tough decision on whether to stay or go, but better safe than sorry.

Be well and let SarahK take good care of you. Our prayers are with you.

Prayers and thoughts with you and yours, especially all those stuck in the path of Frances. As previously stated, you're a good capitalist, you can always earn more stuff, so getting yourself out is the smart thing to do.

Always welcome up here in your neighbour to the north, although I doubt I'd be as pretty or accommodating a host as yours.

Ha, Knew it!

Still, Hurricane is a good excuse as any to visit your T-Shirt Babe...

Well glad you're safe, enjoy Texas and I definitely hope your house does NOT get flooded, lose power, but, if it does go flying... May it land on Hillary! Before she gets you and your little dog too! (Uh, well if you ever get a dog that is... I guess in this case Minerva would have to substitute)

SarahK is the cat really snuggling up on Frank?

wow, you and sarahk are really hitting it off

be careful, sarahk!

C'mon Frank J, nobody had any doubts about where you'd find safe haven. ;)

Sounds like you covered all the bases before leaving Fla. The only thing I might have done differently might have been to find better shelter for the firearms.

I'm sure your local PD would have been happy to secure them while you were gone, rather than risk looters getting into them.

Judging from the storm's actions, I think maybe it's been misnamed. I think it discovered that the Bahama's are full of people that look a lot like hippies, and is taking a big bite out of them.

Who does that remind us of, hmmmm?

You two be good.

No Worries, Frank

How to locate M1A1's house in Florida

1) Draw a line representing Charley's path
2) Draw a line representing Frances' path
3) Locate the intersection.

God's trying to get me, twice.

(Actually, God used wind to catch Elijah up to heaven. However, if they're predicting "sunny skies with an 80% chance of fire and brimstone", then you have to worry.)

We sat out Charley in a walk-in-closet. Minor screen damage and some trees down outside. The biggest bummer was no power for 8 days. It was Cat 2 when it hit our area. Because we're inland, we did not board up.

Frances is down to Cat 2 now. Probably be Cat 1 by the time it hits. Your house will be fine as long as there's no flooding or sewer back ups.

However, we're watching this one from a safe distance. Like Canada for example.

If you want local news on your place, you can get streaming newscasts from

http://www.wesh.com/weather/3656985/detail.html

Good luck Frank. Glad to know that you're going to be safe.

Hell Frank, a guy would think you're scared.

An entire post (and a long one at that) of handwringing over a nasty house and some freaking rain?

There's a Democrat meltdown going on, you're curled up with a juggie blonde, and the best you can do is ramble on like a middle-aged empty nester?

Lay off the weed, man.

Darn you M1A1!!! I hadn't had any Elijah bits stuck in my head for a while. (there came a fiery chariot, with fiery, fiery horses and he went on a whirlwind to heeeeaaaaven) oh, back on topic, Ring of Fire! woooooo! I bet that would sound cool, maybe 'I walk the line' too. mmmmmmmmmm.

Impressive. The Great Frank J creates a hurricane and puts his own house on the line just so he's got an excuse to spend time with SarahK. If that doesn't say "evil genius" I don't know what does.

Hey M1A1, I am right with you. I am in Winter Haven, right where the two storm paths cross. Since I was on call this week, I get to ride out the storm at work. I have my air mattress ready to go and lots of books.

...activated my alarm...

At least you'll know exactly when the hurricane hits. ;)

Wow Justin! You may be on to something here... maybe that whole SMITE thing was a decoy, and his real plan was to make a Weather Machine In Order To Woo SarahK In Amarillow.

Hmmm. WMIOTWSKIA

That doesn't trip off the tongue nearly as nice. I still want a space laser!!!

OK Frank here's what you do. Plop down next to Sarah on the sofa and turn on Fox News. They'll be talking about Frances and all you have to do is go "oh my house! What am I going to do?" etc. Try to work in some crying or something. That should be worth some cuddling.

Exile,
That is brilliant, brilliant I say!!
Good luck Frank.
The woosey thing might work for ya.
hahaha...

Serious note..... hope your house survives.

OT,
learned all about my rights and responsibilities of carrying a concealed handgun.

I took the course today, basicly a gun safety course that adressed the whole "when can I shoot, when can't I shoot?" thing.

Frank, since you live in Flor-ee-dah and you have a CCW license, it's good in about 29 other states.

Non-resident with the Florida CCW, it's good in about 19. So it's definently worth getting a Florida CCW if your gonna carry and travel.

Other things I learned is you can not use deadly force to stop someone from stealing your tv, or to protect any other non-person.

So if Michael Moore is in mortal danger you can't save him, since he is an inanimate object, basicly a pile of bat guano.

There are so many urban legends out there and the class 'blew holes' in each of them.

I don't think I am going to carry through with getting my CCW after all. There are way too many liabilities and such if it turns out I gotta kill someone.

In Oregon it can cost as much as 10k in legal fees to prove your justified. Not worth it, I am not that wealthy. And I definently have no desire to share a cell with a guy named Bubba, who would want to use me as a sex toy.

So now I am rethinking the whole gun thing.

They did have some nice guns down at 'The Place To Shoot'. I will definently go down there to shoot some of the guns.

So all in all I am glad I took the class.
I learned quite a bit, and I will never look at a person wearing a fanny pack the same way now, especially the square shaped black ones.