[wizrap]

Originally Posted by andrea3821

I live in Levy County and we have a small co-op. They almost always have help from other utilities and vice versa.

We too have well water and will be filling a tub. We lose power every time the wind blows. :/ We bought a generator last month but it was damaged during shipping and we had to send it back. Super disappointing.

Alachua County in the house. Stay safe. Can see some scattered dark outer bands from the south west right now.

[Travelassie]

Originally Posted by beach43ofus

I'm playing it down because the media & gov't overhypes these storms every year...like crying Wolf.

I've seen it repeatedly for 40+ years, since I came here for college at 17.

Then, when we did get hit for real with Ian, they had the path wrong, & some were unexpectedly hammered...like in Ft. Myers beach.

The path of this one has a much narrower range of spaghetti models, so its not taking any sharp turns towards land like Ian did.

This storm just became a hurricane this morning, & at 9 am it was only 85 mph at the eye....barely a Cat 1.

It is expected to intensify, but by then, it will have missed SW Florida entirely...where the population's at.

It will reach Cat 2, but it may not even reach Cat 3 before it hits a sparsely populated "big bend" area.

The eye is >200 miles offshore too...nowhere near land as it pases SW FLA. SW Florida is just getting the outer bands.

The worst risk is a Tornado.

I call them as I see them.

We just have a light rain going on right now. Had one or two heavy rains and some winds for a while earlier. Looks like the storm is just about parallel to the Charlotte Harbor or will be soon. Expecting some heavy rains and maybe wind later from the southeast quadrant of the storm, but hoping not, as it looks as though we have developed a small leak in the brand new roof we had replaced in November.

[b29510]

i been through about 30 hurricanes since 1972. I have never left. I have never had any damage, i dont even board my window unless its a three, a one, the front door still open, just a lot of rain

[mollybygolly]

Originally Posted by beach43ofus

I'm playing it down because the media & gov't overhypes these storms every year...like crying Wolf.

I've seen it repeatedly for 40+ years, since I came here for college at 17.

Then, when we did get hit for real with Ian, they had the path wrong, & some were unexpectedly hammered...like in Ft. Myers beach.

The path of this one has a much narrower range of spaghetti models, so its not taking any sharp turns towards land like Ian did.

This storm just became a hurricane this morning, & at 9 am it was only 85 mph at the eye....barely a Cat 1.

It is expected to intensify, but by then, it will have missed SW Florida entirely...where the population's at.

It will reach Cat 2, but it may not even reach Cat 3 before it hits a sparsely populated "big bend" area.

The eye is >200 miles offshore too...nowhere near land as it pases SW FLA. SW Florida is just getting the outer bands.

The worst risk is a Tornado.

I call them as I see them.

Wow. Just wow.

The "Big Bend" area may be sparsely populated by your standards, but hey, guess what? We are real people who value our lives and property.

This is a big storm, and it will have a huge impact on this area.

I'm happy for you that you will not be affected, but there are hundreds of thousands of people who will be.

[LKJ1988]

Originally Posted by Arcenal813

I guess they forgot about Michael, a mere 5 years ago... Or Irma, 6 years ago...

Anyway, thank you for the well wishes!

I never forget bra. That was 2 more misses for me.

[Chas863]

Originally Posted by Travelassie

By that reasoning, perhaps the souls who bought property in those areas of wildfires, widespread flooding,

lethal heatwaves, mudslides, snow/ice/windstorms should have considered those risks and dangers before they decided to buy and live there?



Point is, disasters are a part of life, part, as I see it, of being in the path of natural events, good and bad that take place on this violent earth. You do everything you can to prepare as you can, get out of the way as you must and do your best to mitigate the effects of these disasters on your life and livelihood. I don't think it's possible to find a location on this planet that is entirely free of at least potential disasters, and IMO, it's disingenuous at best to bash others for their life choices. Especially when those choices also involve taking the responsibility and living with ( or mitigating the damages) the consequences of those choices.

Absolutely. Thanks for explaining my point so well.

[beachmouse]

CNN was just talking to an idiot bed and breakfast owner who was planning on riding out the storm on Cedar Key.

Sigh.

[Aquaboy]

Florida. Where hurricanes go to die.

[Corrie22]

well, somehow Jim Cantore and his entire support and camera crew are going to ride the storm out on Cedar Key too....

.....guess they are all a bunch of idiots

"The 12-hour intensity forecast shows a 100-kt major hurricane. It
is imperative to realize that Idalia is expected to continue
strengthening beyond that time, possibly close to the 110 kt shown
in the previous forecast, before the center reaches land.
Weakening is expected after landfall, but due to the system's
expected fast motion, it is possible that Idalia could maintain
hurricane intensity as it moves across southern Georgia and
approaches the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina."

74mph is considered a hurricane.......60mph wind...plus 15mph forward speed.....75mph winds

[LKJ1988]

I am going to bed fred. Another let down.