ImHere

(PS Dont read this if you dont want to know about hurricanes and Florida)

Our first expected Hurricance should make landfall in South FLA sometime round Friday/Saturday and is expected to be a cat 1 or 2 called "Dennis" (TS "Cindy" should be named in the Gulf first apparently).

Now to watch all the panic buying by Noo Yoikers on zimmer frames as the world comes to and end.

anotherlimey

Better be Friday, I'm expecting the fiancee to fly up here Saturday.

ImHere

Personally I'm hoping for Friday as then the weekend wont be a write off. But either way the airport delays are likely to be horrendous all over the weekend.

Manc

when is your typical hurricane season?

emmals

June to November......although sometimes the odd one or two come before..........when are you going down....October........?.....actually we got married on 8th October and a hurracaine was ripping through....you can hear it on our wedding video.......supposed to be good luck.......don't worry mate I'll take care of ya

ImHere

Height of the season is September/October. Right now theres 3 tropical systems all developing at once, which is highly unsual for early July, when an average year only sees 2 systems for the whole month.

What are you coming down here for Manc?

Manc

to get drunk.

Lion in Winter

Yes it's almost impossible to get alcohol in Michigan. They hardly drink at all.

vegas

Well I'm fed up with this state so I've put my house up for sale today. I'm off to Dallas hopefully by next month

callé

I look forward to the storms. not the bad ones that take lives and do extensive damage :scared: , but the smaller ones that bring some rain and much needed cloud cover and a drop (somewhat) in temps. Otherwise this Florida heat gets to be too much day after day.
(my last hurricane season here! yay!!!)

emmals

don't worry you will find some other extreme weather condition to worry about in the uk.......like the fact it pisses it down 360 days a year and we still have a drought.

Manc

aaah yes, but you live in Yorkshire.

remember about 8 years ago or so, they were trucking water in from Northumberland?

You notice that the droughts got worse after the water companies were privatised?

emmals

no....I only notice the rain.....and then lack of drinking water.....bizare bloody country

ImHere

Is the beer better down here then? Wherebouts you coming to?

Manc

dunno yet, looked at Key Largo, and emmals showed me the place near Bradenton where her and Jay stay.

The kids have never really been on a sea/sand/hotel pool/relaxing by a beach bar holiday, and I think it would be kinda cool for them

but nothing is set in stone yet.