Tropical storm Debbie is so unorganized it was covering the entire state of Florida at one point. I'm paranoid about the rabbits, so I bring the three I have in a cage outside into the kitchen. They were covered, of course. Then I hear about a tornado touch down in Sarasota, which is south of us, and it was moving north at 40 mph. Tornados are not very common around here, mainly warnings, but a watch is a rarity. I'm watching for Tea Cup, who I am worried will abort her litter if it gets too bad. Luckily there wasn't much thunder or lightening.
I never thought that i would have to choose between which rabbits to save. The thing is, in Florida there isn't anywhere to run. If a tornado is coming, you have to duck there is no cellar or basement, just a house. Only a few rabbits can fit in the safe places, and it was a scary thought. I am so glad that I did not have to fully make that decision.
Either way, we made the decision to leave for Orlando for a couple of days like we planned, despite my worry of another tornado. On the way up, the rain continued, as I expected, and we hear on the radio that there is a tornado just north of the county we live in. It was in the area we were driving in. Luckily that tornado was moving north, no threat to us. On the way up we found a car with no lights on. No lights on on I-4 in the middle of a storm at 8pm!!! We flash our lights (we=Spencer and I), passing cars do the same, I say "forget this", and roll down my window and shout at them to turn on the lights. They did, thankfully, and oh did the karma gods rain happiness on us. We drive and drive and 3 hours later, normally a hour and a half drive, we make it to Kissimmee safe and sound.
I have a friend a few minutes form my house, so if she says they'll be safe, I feel good. My parents are home, but whenever an expected mother is involved I take extra care. It's great that Tea Cup is such a good mother.
Such a depressing post! Hopefully I'll be able to post more joyful news from the area, hopefully the parks, if we can get there.
Please excuse any grammatical errors.
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