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    Gerry B.
    BPL Member

    @taedawood

    Locale: Louisiana, USA

    I did not know where else to put this but I just wanted to express my concerns for the safety of Joe Valesko, his family, and all the folks at ZPacks down in Melbourne, Florida who may soon be seriously affected by Hurricane Matthew.  And for that matter, all the folks in the southeast who may be affected by this storm. ZPacks is a wonderful groups of folks and I hope they personally as well as their business makes it through the storm safely.  Let’s keep them in our thoughts and prayers.

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    Gerry B.
    BPL Member

    @taedawood

    Locale: Louisiana, USA

    PS:  I sure wish we could edit our posts.  I did not proof-read before submitting and in two places my grammar sounds terrible.  Nevertheless, the sentiments remain the same.

    #3429682
    Monte Masterson
    BPL Member

    @septimius

    Locale: Southern Indiana

    I’m here in Gainesville Gerry and I was thinking about Joe and Cheryl this morning when I was out training on the trails in Sweetwater Preserve. I believe the Valeskos are technically in Palm Bay, close to Melbourne though. I thought about asking them to come stay with me, but I feel certain they wouldn’t because Joe knows I would drive him and Cheryl crazy talking about UL gear the whole time.

    As of now NOAA is predicting the Cat 4 monster to come closest to land right in Joe’s area. Of course I’m worried about their safety, however I’m also worried that a direct hit could knock them out of business for awhile.

    Gainesville probably won’t see hurricane force winds unless Matthew takes an unpredicted turn inland. Things are getting tense here in Gator country though. Classes at UF stop at 5:00 PM today. People in a mad dash at all the stores and gas stations around town.

     

    #3429684
    JP
    BPL Member

    @jpovs-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2

    Locale: Arrowhead

    Joe, Matt and Will are on the Superior Hiking Trail (Minnesota). Hope everyone makes it through the storm ok.

    #3429687
    Don H
    BPL Member

    @donh-1

    Locale: Midwest

    Pile on – in my thoughts and prayers as well.  Thank you for starting this string!

    #3429696
    Jim Colten
    BPL Member

    @jcolten

    Locale: MN

    Joe, Matt and Will are on the Superior Hiking Trail (Minnesota).

    Indeed?  I’ve been up there a lot recently (half of last week and half of this week).  It’d been fun to nice to met them.

    It’s been wet up there  .. but no hurricanes!  One of the best falls for mushrooms in recent years and fall colors have been spectacular

    #3429790
    Chad “Stick” Poindexter
    BPL Member

    @stick

    Locale: Southeast USA

    Joe, Matt and Will are on the Superior Hiking Trail (Minnesota). Hope everyone makes it through the storm ok.

    They have finished the hike and if I am not mistaken they are back home now… Hoping they stay safe through this storm!

    #3430146
    Packman Pete
    BPL Member

    @packmanpete

    Locale: Rainy Portland

    I was thinking about them, too. I got an email reply the other day saying they were shut down through the hurricane. I hope the business pulls through ok and everybody is safe.

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