Gee, I know this dates me but when I was a kid I remember Hurricane Hazel almost destroying the northeastern area of Pennsylvania. It packed a wallop that was unbelieveable and a wall of water coming down the Susquehanna River!! So really Pennsylvania is prone to having its own little problems as well as most any other state.

Like said - give it a rest - Try to picture yourself in the other person's shoes!!

Stephanie-Have you NEVER heard of the Johnstown, PA floods? YUP, right there in your own state. And I have relatives who live in PA and they tell me that there are flash floods, ice storms, blizzards, tornados right there in PA. And I live in Ohio, right next door and we have tornados, floods, ice storms, blizzards etc. My family has a house on Lake Erie and it has been flooded a couple of times when a nor'easter blows in. You must live underground in one of those nuclear shelters or something.

As to Florida and hurricanes, destruction happens inland too.. If someone has the money and will to build on the beach, more power to them.

Your comment were callous and IMO an apology is in order. (Gojacks too.)

Hmmm:
"Hazel turned north and accelerated on October 15, making landfall as a Category 4 hurricane near the North Carolina-South Carolina border. Subsequent rapid motion over the next 12 hours took the storm from the coast across the eastern United States into southeastern Canada as it became extratropical.

High winds occurred over large portions of the eastern United States. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina reported a peak wind gust of 106 mph, and winds were estimated at 130 to 150 mph along the coast between Myrtle Beach and Cape Fear, North Carolina. Washington, DC reported 78 mph sustained winds, and peak gusts of over 90 mph occurred as far northward as inland New York state. A storm surge of up to 18 ft inundated portions of the North Carolina coast. Heavy rains of up to 11 inches occurred as far northward as Toronto, Canada resulting in severe flooding.

Hazel was responsible for 95 deaths and $281 million in damage in the United States, 100 deaths and $100 million in damage in Canada, and an estimated 400 to 1000 deaths in Haiti."

Apparently difficult for some to think before preaching/admonishing. People express their hopes and prayers that FL will be missed and the poor people who were hit will escape Frances, and have to listen to ... O, they're unimportant - what is important is for FL to be safe.

Buckeyemom..What exactly should I apologize for. Saying people who build next to the beach know the risks?

Blacktie - "Did you have to register, austin, or were you grandfathered in?"

What does that mean? Sorry. I'm clueless!

You totally missed my point blacktie. You chastised LilMsFoodie for her "alarmist thread title" and urged less hysteria. I am saying it's insensitive of you to not understand why she might be on edge! Wishing everyone in FL well doesn't negate your uncalled for criticisim of her wording earlier! And talk about preaching...you constructed your own sturdy little pulpit for that post! LOL

Thanks Hibiscus

I had forgotten how horrible that "Hazel" was. Hurricanes and reality!!