There is complete silence

#1 Postby **tracyswfla** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:40 am

There is complete silence outside. I just went out, no birds at all... Usually they are chirping away. It is eerily silent outside.... :eek:

#2 Postby **Cookiely** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:46 am

Animals are smarter than people. They don't need an evacuation order to know what to do.

#3 Postby **tracyswfla** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:48 am

Cookiely wrote:Animals are smarter than people. They don't need an evacuation order to know what to do.

I know. I honestly have never heard silence like this.... Even before Charley.

#4 Postby **TampaFl** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:51 am

Same here this morning. At this moment very little wind, extremly humid & warm (for this time of year). Temp:76.3, Dewpoint: 71, Humidity: 85%, Wind: 0, Pressure: 29.80"

Robert 8-)

TheShrimper · #5 Postby **TheShrimper** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:51 am

I woke up to find my bassett hound standing on its head, what does that mean?

caneman · #6 Postby **caneman** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:53 am

TheShrimper wrote:I woke up to find my bassett hound standing on its head, what does that mean?

Did he drink too much. :eek:

#7 Postby **fci** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:54 am

TheShrimper wrote:I woke up to find my bassett hound standing on its head, what does that mean?

#8 Postby **TampaFl** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:54 am

TheShrimper wrote:I woke up to find my bassett hound standing on its head, what does that mean?

TheShrimper · #9 Postby **TheShrimper** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:55 am

He may have, I passed out early at Bert's Bar in Matlacha.

#10 Postby **Cookiely** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:57 am

I read an article and it said always walk your dog on a leash when a storm is coming because their instincts are to run away and you will end up out in the storm trying to find your animal. I told the neighbor next door last year before Charley because he lets his dog out by himself in the fenced in area. Did he put the dog on a leash, no. Did the dog jump the fence and run away, yes. Was he out in the storm trying to find his dog, yes. I tried.

TheShrimper · #11 Postby **TheShrimper** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:59 am

There was complete silence here in Cape Coral until I heard a Code Enforcement Officer removing a Garaga Sale sign from the median in front of the house. What a joke this city is.

caneman · #12 Postby **caneman** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:59 am

ClearwaterBeach here and not a bird to be heard this mornin.

caneman · #13 Postby **caneman** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 6:00 am

TheShrimper wrote:There was complete silence here in Cape Coral until I heard a Code Enforcement Officer removing a Garaga Sale sign from the median in front of the house. What a joke this city is.

Hey my brother lives in Cape Cora a.k.a Cape Coma. Won't be Cape Coma come Monday though.

TheShrimper · #14 Postby **TheShrimper** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 6:05 am

I never put my bassett on a leash when I walk him, not even with a storm approaching. If he decides to take off running, I find the nearest Gopher Tortise and he will head him off at 25 yards.

DESTRUCTION5 · #15 Postby **DESTRUCTION5** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 6:06 am

tracyswfla wrote:There is complete silence outside. I just went out, no birds at all... Usually they are chirping away. It is eerily silent outside....

You would be hiding if you were a .10 lb bird too...LOL

caneman · #16 Postby **caneman** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 6:08 am

TheShrimper wrote:I never put my bassett on a leash when I walk him, not even with a storm approaching. If he decides to take off running, I find the nearest Gopher Tortise and he will head him off at 25 yards.

Either that or just look for stomach drag marks in the sand. :lol:

#17 Postby **TampaFl** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 6:08 am

tracyswfla wrote:
Cookiely wrote:Animals are smarter than people. They don't need an evacuation order to know what to do.

I know. I honestly have never heard silence like this.... Even before Charley.

Even my 2 cats (Siamese: Sebastian & Sabrina) are very quiet this morning. Both have been with me all morning asleep while I have been here on Storm2k. Very unlike them to be this quiet (Siamese are known to be talkers)

Robert 8-)

tjs107 · #18 Postby **tjs107** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 6:16 am

Well out here in Lehigh Acres there are some birds singing away. Of course there are some hurricane shelters out here!

TJS :wink:

NC George · #19 Postby **NC George** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 6:26 am

TampaFl wrote:Even my 2 cats (Siamese: Sebastian & Sabrina) are very quiet this morning. Both have been with me all morning asleep while I have been here on Storm2k. Very unlike them to be this quiet (Siamese are known to be talkers)

Robert

I don't have to worry about my cats and storms at all - they are both 'fraidy cats and run under my bed at the first sign of thunder or howling winds. If they see rain, they will sit at the door, but won't take a step outside. Same goes for snow, but of course I have to throw them out in that, they are just too funny in the white stuff.

During Floyd, I had to evacuate to my neighbors house, and took the cats with me. They found a bed there and stayed under it the whole time, except one cat came out into the room where we all were, meowed about 5 times as loud as she could, then ran back under the bed until the hurricane passed. I wish I knew what she was trying to say then, because it must have been very important.

#20 Postby **abajan** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 6:32 am

tracyswfla wrote:There is complete silence outside. I just went out, no birds at all... Usually they are chirping away. It is eerily silent outside....

This sounds more like a precursor to an earthquake to me. Before earthquakes occur, rocks emit ozone which some animals can smell.

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