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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 9, 2017 8:02:26 GMT -5
well damn damn damn - this is fine news to wake up to. gonna be a long weekend. Told the wife unit that it was a good thing that I decided we should have the hurricane shutters up. I got the look. I'd be in the car heading north for my long weekend. Our kids are gone to college, so we have extra bedrooms. My sister lives in Key Biscayne. They keep mentioning key Biscayne in news stories, so it doesn't look good for her house. Her family is hunkered down in Orlando.
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Post by jamesp on Sept 9, 2017 8:20:42 GMT -5
well damn damn damn - this is fine news to wake up to. gonna be a long weekend. Told the wife unit that it was a good thing that I decided we should have the hurricane shutters up. I got the look. Any chance you will evacuate ?
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 9, 2017 8:21:00 GMT -5
Speaking of sand displacement... We have wicked nor'easters here. Every bit as bad as the hurricanes we have gotten. Granted we don't get the monsters. There is a heavily populated beach area called Willoughby Spit in Norfolk (pronounced naw' fuk -for those who haven't lived here long). It was put there by a hurricane. Every bad storm that comes through alters it a bit. It's only a matter of time before it's gone. My daughter lived there a few years in a house built in the 20's. Every year the downstairs flooded at least once. No way to live. Then there's the Outer Banks, NC. I would never live there. All the hurricanes that come up the coast run into the Outer Banks and break the storms up for us. They save our asses every time. But, at a great cost to themselves.
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Post by jamesp on Sept 9, 2017 8:32:14 GMT -5
That footage of the wind hitting the islands is terrifying. No way would I feel comfortable in one of those high rises. Not that I think it would fall, but the experience is one I could do without. No thanks, 20 floors up and not knowing if building will stay put. This one may test high rise buildings Randy. Depends if she strengthens turning north.
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Post by toiv0 on Sept 9, 2017 9:08:48 GMT -5
Prayers for everyone in the zone. A friend just escaped with minimal damage with Harvey on the intracoastal NW of Houston.
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Post by jamesp on Sept 9, 2017 9:37:48 GMT -5
Prayers for everyone in the zone. A friend just escaped with minimal damage with Harvey on the intracoastal NW of Houston. This one is breaking records Billy. Who knows, maybe it will get up to the Great Lakes and re-intensify.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 9, 2017 9:41:03 GMT -5
Prayers for everyone in the zone. A friend just escaped with minimal damage with Harvey on the intracoastal NW of Houston. This one is breaking records Billy. Who knows, maybe it will get up to the Great Lakes and re-intensify. Where is the "thumbs down" button?
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Post by jamesp on Sept 9, 2017 9:48:04 GMT -5
Speaking of sand displacement... We have wicked nor'easters here. Every bit as bad as the hurricanes we have gotten. Granted we don't get the monsters. There is a heavily populated beach area called Willoughby Spit in Norfolk (pronounced naw' fuk -for those who haven't lived here long). It was put there by a hurricane. Every bad storm that comes through alters it a bit. It's only a matter of time before it's gone. My daughter lived there a few years in a house built in the 20's. Every year the downstairs flooded at least once. No way to live. Then there's the Outer Banks, NC. I would never live there. All the hurricanes that come up the coast run into the Outer Banks and break the storms up for us. They save our asses every time. But, at a great cost to themselves. Lots ao barrier islands built to the hilt is S Florida Tela. They are there for protection, not to build on ! I believe they stopped allowing people to rebuild if the beach washes away starting at Gulf county - Cape San Blas 40 miles east of Panama City during the 2004 2005 hurricane attacks. No longer able to pump sand in...your lot is now owned by the ocean. Those hurricanes changed a lot of the thinking on beachfront in the Gulf. And I believe damaged beachfront houses that did not have land erode out from under them were no longer insurable. The owners were rebuilding them and owning them without insurance, and that is the way it should be. Driving around in that area you will notice all the high land has old houses on it. Old timers bought it long ago up since it is relatively safe. The big money is buying those lots and tearing the old cracker houses down. building expensive structures.
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Post by jamesp on Sept 9, 2017 9:50:02 GMT -5
This one is breaking records Billy. Who knows, maybe it will get up to the Great Lakes and re-intensify. Where is the "thumbs down" button? C'mon Rob, one hurricane's experience for the record. You guys get serious winds up there. across those lakes. Worse, 0F wind, burr.
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Post by captbob on Sept 9, 2017 9:54:32 GMT -5
Any chance you will evacuate ? No. I don't see the need, and the logistics for such would be worse than the storm! Seems all neighbors staying put. Party atmosphere. See how long that lasts - NO ONE stocks up like I do! We are on "high" ground here, above any level of evacuation zone, so flooding isn't a high concern. The wind will be blowing the water OUT of Tampa Bay rather than in, so only the lowest locations in my area are threatened. Will get wind damage in area, trees high concern. 10 full sized oaks in yard (have I mentioned I hate oak trees lately?) that will hopefully stay right where they are. Have extra 8x4 3/4" plywood sheets and tarps should I need to deal with any damage. Neighbors starting to board up windows. People can get rather creative when they don't have the proper supplies already on hand. I am spending the day doing minor things as we are basically ready. Picking up things in the yard that the wind may effect and moving stuff in out of the sun room in case that room decides to part ways with the house. I built it strong, but we shall see if it is Cat 3 strong. Rain predictions lowered from 12" to 6" - - - we shall see I reckon. W.U. just went to grocery store and said it wasn't crowded and that they had everything in stock. Water, ice, etc. We need a THIRD refrigerator for all the crap we have! Traffic on Interstate is back to normal day traffic. Folks that planned to leave mostly have by now. Not supposed to get any real weather until tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon. Time to kill. Keeping busy just because I can. No biggie. Will check back later. Gonna be fun! Hope we don't lose power, but ready for that as well.
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Post by captbob on Sept 9, 2017 9:57:30 GMT -5
Don't get me wrong, this Irma thing is big and bad and it's gonna down right SUCK for a LOT of people.
Just don't think it will be all that bad here or for us specifically.
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Post by captbob on Sept 9, 2017 10:10:17 GMT -5
Oh, my major downside to this deal is it will be here during night hours. Would MUCH rather deal with this with daylight.
Can't always get what ya want!
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Post by Intheswamp on Sept 9, 2017 10:29:15 GMT -5
well damn damn damn - this is fine news to wake up to. gonna be a long weekend. Told the wife unit that it was a good thing that I decided we should have the hurricane shutters up. I got the look. The "look"...??
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Post by meviva on Sept 9, 2017 10:30:59 GMT -5
I contacted Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Facebook. I told her we were worried about her. She said she is good. She has no service, but she will check in when she can. Andrea
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Post by Intheswamp on Sept 9, 2017 10:38:09 GMT -5
Barrier Island Captiva ? gets a eroded by hurricane Charley called Charley's Pass. It didn't take long, Charley was moving fast. Years ago (YEARS!!) I used to go down to Captiva for part of my vacation...3rd weekend in October. I'd stay at "'Tween Waters Inn", and old Florida-type hotel complex with rooms build up on stilts bayside. Road in front of the rooms separated them from the Gulf. I'd get the folks there to haul me out to one of the outer islands and I'd camp out a couple of nights on the beach...nice quiet, seldom ever even saw a boat that time of the year out there...conch shell mounds on each island...best shelling ground in the western hemisphere. When I got married that's where we went on our honeymoon...even camped on an outer island one night. Those island have been there a long time...at least long enough for the native Americans to have inhabited them for a long period of time. It's been a long, long time since I was down there...it's hard to imagine how those narrow islands have even a chance with something like Irma...this may very well be when some of them turn into low-tide islands.
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Post by jamesp on Sept 9, 2017 10:45:33 GMT -5
Bob, if the east side of the eye wall was to hit you was my concern(eye going east of you hopefully). Wouldn't that fill Tampa Bay ? They got it the wall going east of you at present predictions. But that is a way off in time. Hope that thing doesn't stay out in the ocean until Tampa.
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Post by Intheswamp on Sept 9, 2017 10:53:16 GMT -5
Oh, my major downside to this deal is it will be here during night hours. Would MUCH rather deal with this with daylight. Can't always get what ya want! I agree, Bob, catching a storm at night is the pits. We seem to *always* catch bad storms at night...whether tropical storms or tornadoes. It appears that Irma, bucking the trend, will be getting to us here in south Alabama around mid-day. I don't expect much more than tropical storm winds unless Irma decides to skip further to the west and out into the gulf an appreciable distance...that could definitely liven things up for the north gulf coast and inland areas.
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Post by jamesp on Sept 9, 2017 11:44:09 GMT -5
Barrier Island Captiva ? gets a eroded by hurricane Charley called Charley's Pass. It didn't take long, Charley was moving fast. Years ago (YEARS!!) I used to go down to Captiva for part of my vacation...3rd weekend in October. I'd stay at "'Tween Waters Inn", and old Florida-type hotel complex with rooms build up on stilts bayside. Road in front of the rooms separated them from the Gulf. I'd get the folks there to haul me out to one of the outer islands and I'd camp out a couple of nights on the beach...nice quiet, seldom ever even saw a boat that time of the year out there...conch shell mounds on each island...best shelling ground in the western hemisphere. When I got married that's where we went on our honeymoon...even camped on an outer island one night. Those island have been there a long time...at least long enough for the native Americans to have inhabited them for a long period of time. It's been a long, long time since I was down there...it's hard to imagine how those narrow islands have even a chance with something like Irma...this may very well be when some of them turn into low-tide islands. Ha, me and wife did same thing Ed YEARS ago. We stayed in campground on Sanibel where the guy had/has all the exotic birds all corners of the camp ground. Honeymoon and Anclote Key is chock full of fine coral just under the sand. Betcha there is going to be mega exposures. Captbob needs to get a boat out there when all this settles. Keys from Anclote and down to Honeymoon, that fine Tampa Bay coral. Shorelines too if you can access them.
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Post by coloradocliff on Sept 9, 2017 12:17:13 GMT -5
well damn damn damn - this is fine news to wake up to. gonna be a long weekend. Told the wife unit that it was a good thing that I decided we should have the hurricane shutters up. I got the look. Have my head on your situation Bro. Fingers crossed. Cant wait till after the SOB has gone by you. Think that you POed the storm goddess so shes going to drop by your place and teach you a lesson, Fingers crossed. Know your elevation on your rock pile is at least 20 feet higher than the neighbors. People will be hounding poppy jasper as far north as Ocala if Irma visits your house.
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Post by lookatthat on Sept 9, 2017 13:12:50 GMT -5
Dear lord, some people--! This young black guy on the TV this morning, south Florida, he wasn't worried at all. "There's nothing to be scared of," he says. "What's there to be scared of?" Does he think this is a Disneyworld ride?
Just to prove that stupidity has no color or gender, they then showed 2 white women, one with a baby on her hip, who also seemed unconcerned. "We've been through it all before," says one. She was, maybe, 25 years old.
How much preparations do you think these people made? And yet they'll expect others to risk their lives to come rescue them.
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