Central Florida Storms/Tornados

[petslover]

I was checking to see how everyone in Florida was.. I sent Kari a myspace message and hadn't heard from her. I hope she and her family are okay.

[Randi]

Delidog is in St. Lucie, not sure how far that is from the chaos.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

There are lots of power outages so maybe some of them can't get to the Internet right now. I imagine the phones may be having lots of problems too with everyone trying to check on their friends and loved ones.
Prayers continuing for everyone!

[Pam]

Hooray!!! My friend just called and she is fine!! She has power but no phone service and was finally able to use her cell. She said she was awakened by horrendous thunder and lightning around 3:00 in the morning and went to use the bathroom. While there she heard the "freight train" noise in the background. Thankfully it did not come plowing down her street. I am so relieved and hope that we will soon hear from Kari.

[rosethecopycat]

wow, that was close for your friend, Pam.

I'm 1 hour south, in the same county. Nothing happened here.
I'm very thankful.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Still nothing from Kari. I hope and pray she's okay. I went through Deland today to get to work, taking different routes to and from. All I can say is WOW!!! What a mess!! It was truly a disaster area. I was late getting to work due to all the detours but some of the roads had re-opened so I came right through one of the worst areas coming back. It's very very sad. Those areas still have no power so some Deland residents may not be able to get on a computer, Kari included.

Pam, I'm so glad you heard from your friend. That was very close for sure.

I'm still having trouble using my cell phone and many others are too. We had rain and thunderstorms most of the day and now it's pretty cold. It's going to take alot of time for things to return to normal, if that's even possible I will continue to keep the victims in my thoughts and prayers.

[Kfamr]

Really worried about Kari. No updates on her website, Myspace, etc.

[Giselle]

Oy vey. I saw the tornado damage in FL on yesterday's news and my mind immediately flipped to the Floridian PT'ers. I know we've got a lot of you guys down there. I hope the lack of updates is just from the power outage and nothing more serious than that

[Daisy and Delilah]

Can anyone PM me with Kari's last name? I'll check the phone book for the #. It's a long shot but it might work. I've already checked what I thought it might be but I came up with nothing.

Edit: I found it in an old thread, checked the two books I have and I don't see it.

[Kfamr]

They recently moved, so that could be a problem. I tried searching on a few websites with no luck. They must be unlisted.

[Daisy and Delilah]

I'm thinking they're unlisted too, Kay. I even did a Google search and came up with nothing useful. Hopefully, we'll hear something soon.

[Pam]

Those areas still have no power so some Deland residents may not be able to get on a computer, Kari included.

My friend has power but no phone, so she can't get on the computer because she has dial-up. Maybe that is Kari's problem too. Terry I am so glad you and your family are all well.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Thanks Pam. I have no idea as to how many places are without power but I saw today that they're working feverishly trying to get it restored. I also heard that they had to turn the power off in some areas for various reasons. I must have seen 100 power trucks in Deland today. Let's all hope and pray that Kari can check in soon.

[smokey the elder]

I was in Orlando and woke up to see it on the news. What a terrible disaster!

[Kfamr]

I had forgot where Joyce & Ginger were visiting down here in FL, but now I remember it was somewhere in the Orlando area. They came down from NJ on Wednesday.

We are supposed to be meeting up today at around 2-ish. Hopefully her and her family in that area are okay.