2005-10-23 - 3:12 p.m. EST - damage will be wrought.

"OLDER MOBILE HOMES IN CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. SOME OF POOR CONSTRUCTION WILL BE UNINHABITABLE UNTIL REPAIRED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...AND GUTTERS. SOME WINDOWS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. MANY LANAI SCREENS AND POOL CAGES WILL BE DAMAGED. UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS OF WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS.

MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND ROTTING SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. DOZENS OF PALM FRONDS WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO CITRUS ORCHARDS AND NEWLY PLANTED LOWLAND CROPS.

...NEXT STATEMENT... THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FOR HURRICANE WILMA WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RUSKIN AROUND 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON."

I live in Lee County, which is where Fort Myers is. UHM.
I'm not really nervous. just sick of my schedule changing. TOO MUCH CHANGE, LATELY.
anyway, I like how they tell you what will happen as if it already has. let's just yank everything down now and we won't have to worry about it. yeay.
oh well.
I'm off to enjoy my apple juice and play the sims. 'tis a simple life I lead.
fulton OUT.