No hurricane hit Florida in 1988 but there was a named, extra-tropical
storm called Keith that came from the Gulf and passed between Sarasota
and Tampa. Scary just the same since you don't know what it's liable to
turn into.
Some folks reading this might wonder if there is such a thing as "higher
ground" in Florida. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 7/2/2012 12:54 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
> I can't remember the plan for our families when I was in Germany. I
> reckon it was based on the idea that we would have so little warning
> of WWIII that there was no point.
>
> And I have been to Homestead, looking at my log book for that time.
> My wife also tells me that I went to Robbins (or Dobbins) and left
> her to fend for herself in 1988: she spent the night watching TV,
> waiting for the order to move to higher ground from Tampa; in the
> event the hurricane made landfall further south and she could stay
> put.
>
> Chris
>
> On 2 Jul 2012, at 13:00, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>> That reminds me of my status in Germany in the early 60s. In the
>> event of war I was to be evacuated ahead of the women and
>> children.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 7/2/2012 1:17 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
>>> It was frightening to read the report again, Chuck. I might
>>> have said before, but my job at MacDill required me to help move
>>> aircraft out of the path of a Hurricane, normally north to
>>> Dobbins AFB or somewhere similar. My wife was not impressed with
>>> the idea that I would "fly to safety" leaving her and the boys to
>>> fend for themselves . . .
>>
>
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