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Location: Florida | Southtxponygirl - 2016-10-06 10:52 AM Vickie - 2016-10-06 12:53 AM I am staying. I have stayed through 61 years of hurricanes, but this one is kinda of scary. Should be an interesting few days, BTW I am also at ground zero on this one. Why are you staying? Are you on the east coast?
I am in Canaveral Groves, just west of Cocoa. Been here since 82 and never flooded. Plus I built the house and barn myself with help from my family. I know every joint has hurricane clips. The windows and roof are hurricane rated. I may lose trees and once again an above ground pool but I feel pretty confident I will survive. |
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| Praying for everyone in it's path. I can't IMAGINE having to leave my horses behind - that would be terrible! |
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Location: Running my kids somewhere. | Best of luck to those in the path of Matthew! We are all prayers for you.
Now I am happy my son took this year off from college. He was in Daytona. |
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Location: Running my kids somewhere. | I could not leave any of my animals behind. If that was the case; I would not go! |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Vickie - 2016-10-06 11:10 AM Southtxponygirl - 2016-10-06 10:52 AM Vickie - 2016-10-06 12:53 AM I am staying. I have stayed through 61 years of hurricanes, but this one is kinda of scary. Should be an interesting few days, BTW I am also at ground zero on this one. Why are you staying? Are you on the east coast?
Stay safe  , do you have a generator? Hope that you can check in offten  |
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Location: In a happy place | I am praying for all that are being hit by Matthew. I worry about Bilba, she is staying. I hope eveyone can stay safe. |
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| Vickie - 2016-10-07 9:10 AM Southtxponygirl - 2016-10-06 10:52 AM Vickie - 2016-10-06 12:53 AM I am staying. I have stayed through 61 years of hurricanes, but this one is kinda of scary. Should be an interesting few days, BTW I am also at ground zero on this one. Why are you staying? Are you on the east coast?
Praying for you and your fur babies, but I wish you'd get out of there. |
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Hawty & Nawty
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| sorrel horse ranch - 2016-10-07 10:22 AM I am praying for all that are being hit by Matthew. I worry about Bilba, she is staying. I hope eveyone can stay safe.
She is? Please pass along my prayers to her. Dang, I just wouldn't mess with this one. |
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | RidenFly - 2016-10-06 3:35 PM sorrel horse ranch - 2016-10-07 10:22 AM I am praying for all that are being hit by Matthew. I worry about Bilba, she is staying. I hope eveyone can stay safe. She is? Please pass along my prayers to her. Dang, I just wouldn't mess with this one.
No she isn't staying now. She is packing to leave - about an hour ago - |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | 3canstorun - 2016-10-06 2:59 PM RidenFly - 2016-10-06 3:35 PM sorrel horse ranch - 2016-10-07 10:22 AM I am praying for all that are being hit by Matthew. I worry about Bilba, she is staying. I hope eveyone can stay safe. She is? Please pass along my prayers to her. Dang, I just wouldn't mess with this one. No she isn't staying now. She is packing to leave - about an hour ago -
Oh thank goodness, this is going to a really really bad hurricane.. Prayers that all her horses will be ok.  |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | Southtxponygirl - 2016-10-06 3:14 PM 3canstorun - 2016-10-06 2:59 PM RidenFly - 2016-10-06 3:35 PM sorrel horse ranch - 2016-10-07 10:22 AM I am praying for all that are being hit by Matthew. I worry about Bilba, she is staying. I hope eveyone can stay safe. She is? Please pass along my prayers to her. Dang, I just wouldn't mess with this one. No she isn't staying now. She is packing to leave - about an hour ago -
I had messaged her awhile ago on FB and hadn't heard anything.... Prayers to all (and their animals) who are affected by this storm....It looks like it is turning out worse than expected. Hopefully, those who are affected will check in with us to let us know how things are going! |
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Location: NE Texas | My thoughts and prayers go out to all my BHW buddies in the path of this storm. Please check in as you are able and after it's over! |
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| flyingcolors - 2016-10-06 11:15 AM I could not leave any of my animals behind. If that was the case; I would not go!
That would be such a heartbreaking decision. Sad. |
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Location: Cocoa, Florida | I just made it to my moms boyfriends vacation house in Largo, Fl (a little west of Tampa about 3 hours west of cocoa and my home). We left at 11am and got here around 4, took 5 hours as traffic was bumper to bumper for a lot of the drive. I'm sick to my stomach that I left my horse at my friends in a hurricane rated barn, it's all concrete with concrete poured in between and double hurricane straps. The windows have been boarded up, I'm
Not sure how strong the roof is, but it's fairly new and well built.
The other horses at our barn have been tagged and turned out. I just sold my big stock trailer and downgraded to a 2 horse so I couldn't take anymore. My step moms horse is a mustang so I'm hoping his wild instincts kick in (jk) I'm so worried about them, they're on 40 acres that are prone to flooding but don't have many trees or flying debris around.
So many of my beachside friends have decided to stay and hunker down so please say a prayer for them and the animals only 10 miles from the beach and rivers like mine.
I also work on merritt island one of the barrier islands so I hope I can go back to work after this as well! We have horses on the north end of the island as well that my friends are turning out so prayers to them as well!
I'll be in contact with everyone as much as THEY can, hopefully cell towers stay up so we can check on them.
God speed to everyone that this storm is effecting |
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Location: Cocoa, Florida | Vickie - 2016-10-06 12:53 AM
I am staying. I have stayed through 61 years of hurricanes, but this one is kinda of scary. Should be an interesting few days, BTW I am also at ground zero on this one.
Stay safe! I used to live off cabbage palm, I have lots of friends out there, prayers for you! |
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Queen Bean of Ponyland
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Location: WYOMING | Checking in. We expect to lose electric tomorrow afternoon but will report in after. Good luck everyone!
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To the Left
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Location: Florida | I have an automatic propane generator which will power my house for 3 weeks. After the summer of storms in 2004 I bought it and haven't needed it since. In 2004 I was without power for 2 weeks. |
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 My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | Praying for God's merciful hand of protection on all the people and their four legged kids that are in the path of this storm. May He protect all of you |
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| Praying and thinking about everyone in the path. And the horses too! |
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