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Hurricane Season In Florida

I wrote this article last year when intensity. Then came Ivan. Ivan was
hurricanes after hurricanes pounded supposed to be very fierce and dangerous.
Florida. It is the hurricane season. This But 'Ivan the terrible' drifted westward
year the season has turned ugly for the and finally struct the coast of Alabama.
state of Florida. "There are no seasons This also happened when I was still
in Florida", they say. But we can now say travelling to Omaha.I can understand the
there are two distinct seasons in panic faced by my hapless wife or my
Florida: Hurricane season and friend and his family. But I do not get
Non-hurricane season.We moved to this why people have to panic and have any
state last year from texas. When I joined trouble at all to get out of harm's way.
the VA hospital as software engineer I In today's technology, they get warning
was very surprised to hear that we had to far in advance.It is also ironical that
attend all tourist are welcome in Florida except
two mandatory hurricane safety class. It hurricanes? Why can't they not visit
had us worried for a while. But all we florida? After all, they do a superb job
got last year was sunny skies all the of cleaning up debris. If people are
time and some rain. We did not find any careful and have some respect to the
reason to worry. We almost took to the mother nature, the human toll can be
words that dogs that barks does not almost non-existent. We can not emphasize
bite.But this year! Oh boy! What a enough that there is no need to be hero,
difference a year make? It was further no need to stay in front of a running
complicated by the fact that hurricanes train unless you work for CNN! Difference
tended to come our way whenever I am out between with them and you is simple. They
of town. It was bad enough to get are in front of a camera and you are not!
downsized from a government project. So nobody will come to know if something
After six weeks of searching, I was able strikes you and you fall or die until it
land a job in Omaha, NE. I was excited to is too late!This also got me thinking.
have this job because it involved Can we not make use of the huge source of
travelling and that meant frequent flyer energy in some way? The way oil prices
miles. It was beginning to be fun. But are going upward and the prospect of
within a few weeks, came the news of global energy crisis looming, one can not
hurricane Charlie understand how this huge source of energy
which headed directly toward where I be ignored. We can place many windmills
live. I felt very worried for my wife. I along Florida coastline. When the
started frantically calling my friends hurricane comes ashore, the windmills
asking for help. But fortunately, when starts churning and produce electricity.
the dust settled, there was no problem at One can either store the electricity or
all for us, because Charlie changed path simply sell it hapless countries like
drastically and headed toward Disneyland. Cuba.But what will happen the no
It was a great sigh of relief for me. hurricane comes this way. Like 'Ivan'
However, it was not so for some people in decided to dodge Florida altogether and
Punte Gorde. It was also not good headed for the boring state of Alabama. I
experience for one of my friends who was think hurricanes can be lured as well
also downsized along with me and took a just as humans can be. They can put signs
job in Fort Myeres. He had sister living of Disneyland and numerous other places
there.They decided to pack of entertainment on the sea (using the
and move to a hotel between their houses electricity generated by those
so when the storm was gone they can move windmills). This may help wayward ships
to whichever house will be in better or the desparate cubans who are trying to
shape. But Charley decided to come to USA on a boat or sometimes just a
ignore both their houses and headed log.I am deeply saddened by the aftermath
straight to the hotel they took shelter of hurricane Katrina. My
in.The hotel was badly damaged, but they thoughts and prayers are with the
were fine as they huddled all of them victims. I hope they come out
together in the closet. When they came of their misery soon. If you want to
out and learned what had happened they donate please go to
could not be overjoyed. Each of their Redcross
houses were left in tact. No scratch, no or call 1-800-HELP-NOW.If you would
dent.Hurricane Charley was followed by like, you can view my free stock picks at
Frances whose spreadth covered the entire my home page.
state of Florida but was not of great




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