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Old 01-09-2008, 07:29 PM
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I want to make sure nobody was anywhere near the terrible pile-up on I-4 in Polk County.

Please drop a note to let me know you're okay
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Old 01-09-2008, 09:32 PM
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Thanks for asking--I'm all the way south, but heard about the awful wreck. What happened exactly--do they know?
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Old 01-09-2008, 09:40 PM
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Very thick smoke from a controlled burn combined with very thick fog led to disaster. The last I heard there were a total of 70 cars involved in accidents along a 14 mile stretch of I-4. The main one was a 50 car pile-up and the other 20 were scattered around in smaller crashes. Death toll so far is 4. What a nightmare...and it's on a major roadway so I'm very concerned about anybody who may have been traveling through there.
They've issued a Highway Advisory Alert because with I-4 being shut down for who-knows-how-long, all of the other roads will be getting the overflow.

I hope all of our friends and their families are okay.

The Associated Press: Fog Causes 70-Car Pileup in Fla.; 4 Dead
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Old 01-09-2008, 10:14 PM
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Oh my goodness! That's terrible!
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Old 01-09-2008, 10:17 PM
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Well, you scared me half to death. Went straight to the phones to find out about my parents. Thankfully, they don't even know where I-4 is. Hehe. Thanks Sue!!
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Old 01-09-2008, 11:35 PM
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Thanks for checking on us, I live nowhere near that accident.

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Old 01-09-2008, 11:49 PM
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That was a horrible pile up…I for one hate traveling on the interstate….
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