I am glad so many are concerned about me, but I am only of about 30 to 50 listers and other GSD folk here in S Florida. I wish all of us a safe next few days. This storm is not doing anything that will make it more predictable. According to the current map at 3:40 pm, eastern time, it is scheduled to hit my house, along with Joey, Hiram, Al, Ignacio, Jorge, and many others rather dead on. Margie Golant, Even Amy Safdir, and so many others, I can't get all the names. Let's all prepare, and be ready. We very likely will be home with kids for the rest of the week, the next 2 days for sure. And our dogs are going to need towels to keep the mud outside! I am going to message my husband that he really does need to get our shutters ready to put up in the morning. sheila Sheila Lieberman <sheilaofmiami@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: If you live in South Florida, please take heed. Don't panic yet, no clue yet how long it will be on Cuba. But judging from the maps I am looking at, Miami Dade is in the cross hairs. While it will be a nasty storm that will likely cause power outages, and loss of school time, we are still looking at a Cat 1. So it will be more a loss of time with minimal damage. At this point, I do expect to put up shutters, and have the kids home tomorrow, but I do not expect any concerning damage anywhere in the region. Let's all be safe, rather than sorry. And be sure you have crates for all your dogs, you never know when you will need to crate them all. Extra dog food and any meds they need. Be ready!!!!! I am sure this one is not one to panic over, but it is going to interupt our lives. sheila Sheila of Miami Mernydex GSD's Loving Obedience Dog Training --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================ Sheila of Miami Mernydex GSD's Loving Obedience Dog Training --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================