The Beast is Coming
This doesn't have much to do with irrigation or lawn sprinklers, but it is a very important issue facing many people in the Southeastern part of the United States this week so I thought I'd add it to my blog.
A few years from now I can look back and see what I wrote right before the "Big One" hit. Or maybe this one will dissipate or just pass over...Although the weather specialists don't seem to think so at this time.
As you know, I live in Northwest Florida which is a great place to live, only you have to deal with a major storm or hurricane every so often and it looks like we are bracing for another one.
I first moved here in 1995 about a month before Hurricane Opal hit and it hit this area hard. The high school I was going to at the time was damaged and closed for two weeks. Other's lost their homes, but we were spared as at the time we lived about 25 miles north of the coast and at a higher elevation than most areas.
Today, Tropical Storm Bonnie is heading directly at us and should make landfill by tomorrow morning. It is not expected to become a hurricane, but there is another storm down near Jamaica that is supposed to be coming our way as well. I'm referring to Tropical Storm Charlie, which is 4 miles under category 1 Hurricane status.
Charlie should hit us Saturday and at this point only God knows how strong it will be and how bad it may affect us. Well, we'll all pray for the best.
I hope that damage is minimal, but one thing is for certain, there will be plenty of tree work and cleanup jobs!
Scott Young
http://www.autolawnsprinklers.com
A few years from now I can look back and see what I wrote right before the "Big One" hit. Or maybe this one will dissipate or just pass over...Although the weather specialists don't seem to think so at this time.
As you know, I live in Northwest Florida which is a great place to live, only you have to deal with a major storm or hurricane every so often and it looks like we are bracing for another one.
I first moved here in 1995 about a month before Hurricane Opal hit and it hit this area hard. The high school I was going to at the time was damaged and closed for two weeks. Other's lost their homes, but we were spared as at the time we lived about 25 miles north of the coast and at a higher elevation than most areas.
Today, Tropical Storm Bonnie is heading directly at us and should make landfill by tomorrow morning. It is not expected to become a hurricane, but there is another storm down near Jamaica that is supposed to be coming our way as well. I'm referring to Tropical Storm Charlie, which is 4 miles under category 1 Hurricane status.
Charlie should hit us Saturday and at this point only God knows how strong it will be and how bad it may affect us. Well, we'll all pray for the best.
I hope that damage is minimal, but one thing is for certain, there will be plenty of tree work and cleanup jobs!
Scott Young
http://www.autolawnsprinklers.com
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