Well, the television station just announced at 5PM that Naples, Fort Myers and Cape Coral are in line for a direct hit. And they've announced mandatory evacuations for Cape Coral Zone A. I'm about 20 blocks from that.
In the words of Parson Johnson in Blazing Saddles: "The time has come to act, and act FAST." (picks up suitcase) "I'm leaving"
Mrs. Writer has a cousin who owns and operates vacation cabins in the North Carolina mountains. We're headed there.
Be safe! I don't know if it helps you but US 27 was great yesterday, not sure about today.
Stay safe, Thorn.
Wonderful! so glad to know you're outta' there. I'm hearing a lot of the highways are clearing so maybe you'll have better travels tho all the gas stations along the way are out of gas or closed. Safe travels.
Good decision Thorn hope you can get out soon
Be safe, Thorn! Please let us know when you've arrived!
Be safe, Thorn! And while you're in NC, if you want to come thisaway, we have dry homes over here!
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We're in a hotel just north of Tampa. Will be resuming the trip in the morning
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Traffic wasn't bad, Gas Buddy found an open gas station with gas.and we managed to get a room on very short notice
fantastic. rest well
Glad you're safe and got gas. Good luck tomorrow!
Glad to hear you won't be receiving the "Darwin" award this year, Thorn. You're a smart man who made the right decision! Safe journey and we in Texas are pulling for all you Floridians!
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We're in Georgia now. Traffic still isn't bad. Had some difficulty finding gas but we're back on the road.
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Headed north on I95 we're seeing an enormous number of electric line cherry picker trucks heading south
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Arrived at our destination at North Carolina last night. I saw on the news that Cape Coral Evac Zone B was added to the mandatory list
You were wise to leave for a little while.