Tempers are showing in Florida. I can understand.

[madfloridian]

We have had two thunderstorms today already, heavy rain. We are not low-lying, but a friend called. They experienced flooding in their home today, after Frances is gone. A couple of our neighbors who live alone are getting so edgy and tense we are worried. This article refers to Ft. Pierce and other parts of Florida. Even the news anchors are getting worried looks. I just saw a Tampa station say that people were calling frantically about when power would be restored.

http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040908/NEWS/409080421/1039

SNIP..."Tempers Ignite as Victims Return Home

By JILL BARTON
The Associated Press

FORT PIERCE -- Thousands of residents desperate to return home after fleeing Hurricane Frances ignored Florida's plea to stay put Tuesday, jamming highways, delaying emergency workers and causing tempers to flare in the sticky heat.

One man was so desperate for ice that he shot the lock off a freezer. Fights broke out in some places. Drivers waited for hours to fill up their gas tanks. More than 1,000 cars coiled around several blocks in Stuart as a distribution center watched over by National Guardsmen offered water, ice and ready-to-eat meals.....