Lively Case Discussion #580 2/1 - 2/4/2007

[Florida]

The hardest hit area: Lake county, FL  Fourteen people killed!

Lake County Florida Cities/Towns - Altoona, Astatula, Astor, Bassville Park, Clermont, Eustis, Forest Hills, Fruitland Park, Grand Island, Groveland, Howey-In-The-Hills, Lady Lake, Leesburg, Mascotte, Minneola, Montverde, Mount Dora, Mount Plymouth, Okahumpka, Paisley, Sorrento, Tavares (County Seat), Umatilla, Yalaha

[Mere]

Red Cross is encouraging the use of it's Website to look for family and friends and to list those people who are "Safe and Well"....this is the site...not much used yet....

https://disastersafe.redcross.org/

[MsVada]

Thanks Memere' I'll make sure I let my sister know.

[Mere]

Thanks Memere' I'll make sure I let my sister know.

Ms.DV.....during the aftermath of Katrina, we went on local TV and Newspaper blogs to find family.  Sometimes it took a few minutes....sometimes it took days....but these blogs had so much other
information also....what businesses were open...where you could get water and food and gas....where you could find shelters...etc.

[MsVada]

This is about a mile from my sisters house in Paisley

[msmarple]

The four counties hit hard are: Lake, Seminole, Sumter, Volusia.

Damage known in DeLand, Hontoon Island, Lady Lake (3 deaths), New Smyrna Beach, Orange City, Paisley (11 deaths).

The area is just barely north of Orlando and extends from central Fla. almost to the Atlantic in the vicinity of Daytona Beach.

Link to The Orlando Sentinel:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com

The paper's blog about the storm:
http://www.topix.net/forum/source/orlando-sentinel/TKKIBCNVVIOMO6ERE

[msmarple]

Red Cross Safe & Well site - list yourself as okay, and/or search for others.

https://disastersafe.redcross.org/Default.aspx

[hummingbird7525]

Good Afternoon my Monkeys:
I hope all your loved ones (even those that arn't your loved ones) are okay in Florida,so sad.
I don't know if this has been posted or not.  I hope I can bring it over to the cage, as never done this before. It looks like good news to me.....

http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000057/005714.htm

[hummingbird7525]

Could anyone find the actual warning that was sent out.  I wouldn't know where to start. tia

[2NJSons_Mom]

Good Afternoon my Monkeys:
I hope all your loved ones (even those that arn't your loved ones) are okay in Florida,so sad.
I don't know if this has been posted or not.  I hope I can bring it over to the cage, as never done this before. It looks like good news to me.....

http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000057/005714.htm

Just found a travel site that lists some of the islands hosting matches...Aruba doesn't seem to be one of them:

http://www.virginholidays.co.uk/
brochures/caribbean/info/cricket_world_cup/

[klaasend]

AMERICAN AIRLINES TA CANCELA SU BUELONAN FOR DI NEW YORK PA ARUBA.  This is in todays BONDIA.

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o100/klaasen3/Bondia070207a.jpg


I'm not positive, but it looks to me that American Airlines has canceled a flight or all flights from New York to Aruba???  Hopefully Sandy or someone can translate for us.

[hummingbird7525]

Wouldn't that be great.  If American Airlines cancelled flights there would have to be a real good reason.  I wonder if there are any US warnings out yet. Didn't I read within 30 days there would be something about that happening?  I'm slow, but looking for that.

[klaasend]

Wouldn't that be great.  If American Airlines cancelled flights there would have to be a real good reason.  I wonder if there are any US warnings out yet. Didn't I read within 30 days there would be something about that happening?  I'm slow, but looking for that.

To be fair, I'm not sure what the headline says.  I'm guessing.  Hopefully we'll get someone that can translate pap better than me, lol.

[2NJSons_Mom]

I checked aa.com and also their travel site.  There are flights & reservations still posted as available thruogh 11/29/07.  The article mentions JetBlue...Boston, NYC & San Juan, PR...so it may be a suspension due to connecting flights & JetBlue's schedule....just guessing, and could be totally off.

[hummingbird7525]

okayKlaas, I'll wait with you til we get clarifcation, won't get my hopes up too high.
How is your pa-n-law?  You said he was in hospital, hope he'll be going home soon.

[hummingbird7525]

sorry I did mean clarification

[Tibrogargan]

Good Afternoon my Monkeys:
I hope all your loved ones (even those that arn't your loved ones) are okay in Florida,so sad.
I don't know if this has been posted or not.  I hope I can bring it over to the cage, as never done this before. It looks like good news to me.....

http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000057/005714.htm

Just found a travel site that lists some of the islands hosting matches...Aruba doesn't seem to be one of them:

http://www.virginholidays.co.uk/
brochures/caribbean/info/cricket_world_cup/

Aruba certainly isn't one of the venues for the cricket.  Closest venue to Aruba is probably Jamaica with matches also in Georgetown, Guyana.  Rest of them in the island group St.Lucia, Barbados etc.  No warnings on any of the official World Cup Cricket websites.  As an Aussie I will taking more than a passing interest in the matches!

Good Morning Monkeys

I do hope all our Florida monkeys and their families are safe.  What dreadful storms.  

Klaas You will have to have a world wall map with pins in the areas where all your monkey family live.  

Have not seen Tylergal or IBE posting lately.  Hope they are alright.

[Cat]

It is always tornado season in the south east.I saw the warning last night,but I am not in the area.I have relatives all over central Florida,no word either way.Hey Tib,The pimps should know not mess with people from down under or the nordic countries,to tough.I mean your water rotates the wrong way and they wouldn't be sure what to do,besides,it is hard to spike a Fosters.I played rugby against some of your countrymen and they are tough.Saw one guy from Hobart get knocked out,carted off and return later.The damage looked to be an F-3 maybe.The Florida area gets lots of tornado's but not the F-5's.I pray everyones family is okay.CAT

[klaasend]

Good Afternoon my Monkeys:
I hope all your loved ones (even those that arn't your loved ones) are okay in Florida,so sad.
I don't know if this has been posted or not.  I hope I can bring it over to the cage, as never done this before. It looks like good news to me.....

http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000057/005714.htm

Just found a travel site that lists some of the islands hosting matches...Aruba doesn't seem to be one of them:

http://www.virginholidays.co.uk/
brochures/caribbean/info/cricket_world_cup/

Aruba certainly isn't one of the venues for the cricket.  Closest venue to Aruba is probably Jamaica with matches also in Georgetown, Guyana.  Rest of them in the island group St.Lucia, Barbados etc.  No warnings on any of the official World Cup Cricket websites.  As an Aussie I will taking more than a passing interest in the matches!

Good Morning Monkeys

I do hope all our Florida monkeys and their families are safe.  What dreadful storms.  

Klaas You will have to have a world wall map with pins in the areas where all your monkey family live.  

Have not seen Tylergal or IBE posting lately.  Hope they are alright.

Tylergal posted a few days ago in the Political forum.  IBE last posted in the LCD thread 1/23 but was having some DSL issues.  IBE may not have internet access right now.

We have several forum members that live in Florida, some have checked in to say they are OK and others we haven't heard from yet.  Hopefully everyone is OK.  Very sad all the death and distruction early this morning with those tornados.

[Cat]

I saw on Greta that his sister played Natalee,I could be wrong.I was wrong about smelling guilt,I smell fear,which taste better.Did gvcäs sister get to play the pimps or was she off limits.Curious Cat