Macon Whoopie

Don't ya just love that name? That's the name of the hockey team here in Macon, Georgia. Oh, right, I forgot to mention that we are in Macon. We left at 5:30 this AM and didn't really hit a whole lot of traffic until Atlanta. We found out later that many of the Gustav evacuees headed to Atlanta. We rolled in here about 5:30 PM and were greeted with some showers which apparently are connected with Gustav.

We are staying in the Best Western here for the night and will head on to see Mickey tomorrow in Orlando. It appears now that Hurricane Hanna may visit us on Thursday or Friday. Great. Just Great!!! So much for our trip to Disney World. So now, we don't know whether to ride it out in Orlando and stay an extra day or head home to Sanibel. I guess we will play it by ear. My friend, Linda, who lives in Titusville just got cleaned up from Fay and now is facing Hanna. But NASA will probably give her a "snow" day so that's not all bad. Stay safe, Linda. And, oh yeah, just in case we haven't had enough of hurricanes and tropical storms this year--Ike is steaming his way west and they don't really know where he will end up. And it appears there are a few others revving up out there. It is going to be a loooonnnggg fall.

So, if I can get free internet at the Doubletree in Lake Buena Vista, I will keep you posted on the exciting adventures of the Snowbirds as they wing their way south.

Fay, Fay Went Away--Yay!

To quote Barry Manilow "Looks like we made it". Fay never became a full fledged hurricane before it hit land south of Naples, Florida which is about 40 miles south of Sanibel. Apparently, unlike most tropical storms, it gained strength as it crossed across land. It could actually become a hurricane once it hits the Atlantic. Stay safe Linda!! But, as for Sanibel, no flooding, no power loss and no wind damage. Yay! According to Tootie on Sanibel Toot's Lazy Days, there is this shield that was set up around and over Sanibel after Hurricane Charley so we are now protected from future hurricanes. Oh, if that were only true!

CROW came through unscathed and was taking in lots of patients today. My friend, Diana, was driving all over Ft. Myers picking them up and delivering them to the hospital. Would you believe that they have 32 baby raccoons??

So, it looks like we don't have to make a mad dash to Sanibel to pick up debris this week. We can go see our son and family this weekend and then WAIT for Bob the Builder to reappear and do what he was hired to do!

Anyway, I can't tell you how happy I am that we dodged this bullet.

Fay, Fay, Go Away

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like she is going to go away. She has decided that Lee County and Sanibel look like a great place to spend a few hours. Sanibel is under a Voluntary evacuation right now and I would bet dollars to donuts (don't you just love that expression?) that it will go to mandatory in a few hours. But, I hope that is enough time to get everyone off of Captiva and Sanibel as landfall is supposed to be tomorrow morning. I would not want to be there if there is a storm surge. A surge back in the 20's was like 10 feet high. Not good when you live in a trailer that is about that high. Anyway, my friend, Diana, who lives in Ft. Myers and Gordon who called to tell me that our place was shut up and locked up will hopefully keep us informed of what is happening. Keep checking back for more information as I get it.