Cypress Sun

You'd sell more Chevy trucks, Winchester would sell more rifles and mechanics would have more business, what's not to like!

Cheer up...a lot of them come from India these days.

Wanted a little more info...spelled Ada wrong...boy, you wouldn't believe what happened next!

BOOOO! BOOOOOO!

Glad your daughter is okay and damage minimal. That's not rain water in the pool, it's flood water. Rain was really minimal for a hurricane. I'm 10 miles (mol) away from her, rain gauge read 1.85 this am...that's nothing for a hurricane. As far as I know, there has only been 1 fatality in the Tampa Bay area. A road sign on I- 4 fell on someone driving in the hurricane and killed them. Don't know about the bend area or other locations.

There was/is a lot of flooding around the Tampa Bay area related to storm/tidal surge. A lot of people still without power and some wind damage to roofs/trees/power lines/etc. For me, no loss of power, a bunch of leaves/small branches down, road had about 2' - 2.5' of surge water (gone now), two sections of the neighbor's fence w/snaped 4" x 4" down in my yard and one piece of roof shingle on the ground (don't know if it's mine or not). My gal has owned this house (had it built/2nd in the neighborhood) for 40 years and has never seen the road flood anywhere near like last night. The wind wasn't too bad, 40 - 50 mph sustained for about an hour with gusts to 70 mph or so and the roof (evidently) held up good. The hurricane was at least 80 miles away at it's closest point, I'm glad it didn't get any closer. Speaking only for myself...we got lucky, real lucky. While I got lucky, all up and down the coast, a ton of folks didn't get so lucky...especially where it made landfall. I wish those people a speedy and rapid recovery. For the people that are experiencing, or going to experience, the effects of the hurricane...I wish them the same luck that I had. It appears that Alpoland got it real bad. I hope Alpo and other Saloon folks in that area are okay and check in soon.

I'm an oil/chemical tanker ship!

I am certainly hoping for the best outcome for her. Please keep us posted.

Some low and high areas in that area. If she is not at least 6' or higher above the high tide mark, she could have problems with the surge. Not trying to alarm you but the water is pushing back up into Tampa Bay with tidal surge flooding in Gulfport already and it's low tide right now. If she is in a low lying area, I suggest that she take important items and leave now, go to a safe shelter or friends house in a higher location. For what it's worth, the wind is not a serious problem in Pinellas Co.

Where in St. Pete?

Not around here. Still plenty of the guys that ride the back of the truck, pick up nasty, unwanted refuse.

Yeah, but they don't get to play with all of the old draftsman tools or have a huge draftsman's table with the appropriate surface. I still like Magic Rub erasers for pencil erasing's.

Just had to make sure that your fingers were out of the way 'cause if they weren't, it hurt like hell...at least that's what I heard.

I don't know anything about these two businesses, but they are located in your area. Personally, I wouldn't want to mail anything with such sentimental value for fear of it getting lost in transit. At least you can hand deliver/pick up if local. https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Vhs+To+Dvd+Transfer&find_loc=Prescott%2C+AZ&msockid=0584e1a540db64720735f4a041c76599

Something like that. If it is the third one, it's 3 too many. Now forecast to be a Cat 4 w/130+ mph winds and 18' storm surge. The Big Bend area (as it looks now) is really going to get it again. Then comes Georgia's turn with high wind and a ****load of rain. Good luck everyone in the path.

Getting old....real old.

Resistance is futile.

Better than I received.

It used to be pocket sized....not now.

Favre was a heck of a player who is now paying the price for taking so many blows to the head from repeated hits by other players and the ground. It's not just football players that suffer from CTE. Race car drivers, hockey players, boxers, MMA fighters and many other types of athletes that endured repeated blows to the head are susceptible to CTE and associated ailments. Many people, not just athletes, suffer mild to medium concussions and never know that they have sustained permanent damage, damage that doesn't become evident until much later in life. Anyone who's ever been knocked out from a blow to the head or had "their bell rung" from a blow to the head has incurred a brain injury whether they knew it or not. I wish Favre the best in his fight against the disease.

I really respect Dolly, her philanthropy and her longevity in the music industry....however.... There is just something about her voice that grates on me like nails on a chalkboard. That said, nails on a chalkboard doesn't bother me in the least...listening to Dolly sing Jolene or Islands in the Stream is akin (for me) to listening to someone torturing an annoying cat or cartoon chipmunks. Someone had to say it.

Thanks for checking in. Sorry to hear that life is kicking you around a bit. I certainly hope everything works out for you!

I was just thinking about him today and wondering the same thing.

When is the last time you saw one in operation?