2004 Florida Hurricane

hurricaneFrancesYou know you’re in trouble when Jim Cantore from the Weather Channel broadcasts from your neighborhood!

We’ve lived on the east coast of Florida for many years.  Each year the forecasters would warn us about a hurricane approaching, but at the last minute it would always veer off to strike Georgia or North Carolina instead.  So when my wife said she had a bad feeling about an approaching hurricane I told her that it was nothing to worry about.  However this time she was insistent that we evacuate.  As I continued to reassure her she finally gave me an ultimatum – she was leaving and that I was welcome to come with her! Continue reading →