#286081 - 09/11/17 03:45 AM
Re: Florida - Here comes Irma
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Hang in there, Jeanette_Isabelle! It sounds like you're well prepared, hopefully it won't be too bad there.
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#286084 - 09/11/17 04:04 AM
Re: Florida - Here comes Irma
[Re: Russ]
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it sounds like things are calmer ... Irma has gone to a Cat 1 storm. Very fortunate for Tampa. The main problem now is the rain and the flooding.
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#286085 - 09/11/17 05:34 AM
Re: Florida - Here comes Irma
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Carpal Tunnel
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Yeah, it looks like FL caught a major break! Hopefully the next one will stay out to sea.
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#286091 - 09/11/17 01:59 PM
Re: Florida - Here comes Irma
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Hurricane Irma: Dozens of dogs abandoned, left unable to escape ... such abandonment is one of the worst things someone can do to their pet, saying "There is absolutely no excuse for doing that." ... Sauve said the agency will pursue felony animal cruelty charges...
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#286117 - 09/12/17 12:31 AM
Re: Florida - Here comes Irma
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Pooh-Bah
Registered: 07/11/10
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running on the alternator genset....I'm about 35mi north of St Pete... about 90mph straight line and higher gusts... no damage to the house, lots of limbs down... we dodged a big one...I lost power about midnight and got up, watched the storm till about 2:30am... hope all are safe... regards
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#286129 - 09/12/17 03:22 AM
Re: Florida - Here comes Irma
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UPDATE AFTER IRMA
It looks like there is a general pattern to these big hurricanes. Off-shore islands get hammered. Meanwhile, the mainland has to deal with major flooding and loss of electrical power.
The real coin toss was the Florida Keys. Here's what they are saying ...
------------------ Officials were still assessing Irma’s impact in the Florida Keys, which may have borne the worst of the storm. After a survey of the islands, Gov. Rick Scott told reporters that he had seen crippling damage there, including countless overturned trailers and many boats washed ashore. Recovery in the Keys would be a “long road,” he said. “I just hope everybody survived,” Mr. Scott said. “It’s horrible, what we saw.”
Later on Monday, the Defense Department said that damage to the Keys was so extensive that it might be necessary to evacuate the 10,000 residents who rode out the storm on the islands. -------------------
I still can hardly believe that 10,000 people "waited it out" on the Keys. I understand that most of Key West had slight damage ... just felled trees. But that was only because the Eye of Hurricane Irma passed closer to the mainland. If the Eye had been on the ocean-side of Key West, this story might have had a much sadder ending.
I think that the authorities did everything - and said everything - they could ... ahead of time. But I have serious doubts about human nature.
Edited by Pete (09/12/17 03:23 AM)
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#286134 - 09/12/17 04:54 AM
Re: Florida - Here comes Irma
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 11/09/06
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The people who stayed in the Keys were "Conchs", and "Conchs" don't ever leave the Keys.
BTW: Evacuation busses were provided.
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