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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2835057, member: 76194&quot;]Well, Hurricane Wilma did a number on South Florida before destroying Louisiana&nbsp; a few days later. My parent&#039;s home had extensive roof damage due to a tornado spun by the hurricane, I had a tree knocked out and lost the screen enclosure around the pool area, and we were all without power and water for 3 days. But at least the earth didn&#039;t shake. The idea of an earthquake&nbsp; terrifies me. At least a hurricane gives you some warning and time to decide how to prepare.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also went through hurricane Katrina. That one was a boring cat 1. I slept through most of it like it was nothing. Hurricane Frances was another story. I caught that one when I was visiting some friends in Ft. Pierce. It was terrifying and I seriously regretted wanting to go experience it and purposefully putting myself in its path. A Cat 4, it destroyed a lot of that area and the building where I was sheltering from the storm, a solid brick structure, had a large hole punched on the side by flying debris. I thought I was a goner, but hey, I&#039;m sure my friends appreciated me coming to be with them during that time (at least when they were not busy screaming and praying for their lives)</p><p><br /></p><p>You know how people say hurricanes sound like freight trains? Maybe a Cat 2 or 3 might sound like that, but a Cat 4 like Frances definitely didn&#039;t sound like an oncoming train. I&#039;d describe the sound more like the sound of the world being ripped into pieces, mixed in with the sounds of explosions every time an object hit the wall of the building at 140 miles an hour.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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