Hurricane Irma

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  • tweedyfanjen
    tweedyfanjen Posts: 881
    It looks like SC is going to start evacuating on Saturday.  
    I'm through with screaming
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,101
    A 60' oak landed on my house during Sandy caused 30k worth of damage I won't ever again stay if any kind of hurricane comes near me and live here on Long Island im just driving up north and staying away ! I hope people heed the warnings get the fuck out while you can ! 
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,910
    josevolution said:
    A 60' oak landed on my house during Sandy caused 30k worth of damage I won't ever again stay if any kind of hurricane comes near me and live here on Long Island im just driving up north and staying away ! I hope people heed the warnings get the fuck out while you can ! 
    Wow. Was that covered by insurance?
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,101
    PJ_Soul said:
    josevolution said:
    A 60' oak landed on my house during Sandy caused 30k worth of damage I won't ever again stay if any kind of hurricane comes near me and live here on Long Island im just driving up north and staying away ! I hope people heed the warnings get the fuck out while you can ! 
    Wow. Was that covered by insurance?
    Every cent of it ! StateFarm came thru for us ...
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,981
    josevolution said:
    A 60' oak landed on my house during Sandy caused 30k worth of damage I won't ever again stay if any kind of hurricane comes near me and live here on Long Island im just driving up north and staying away ! I hope people heed the warnings get the fuck out while you can ! 
    Did it come up straight by the root?  The ones I saw were like that.  Just pulled right out of the ground.  The root structure is taller than you when they are toppled over.
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,101
    mrussel1 said:
    josevolution said:
    A 60' oak landed on my house during Sandy caused 30k worth of damage I won't ever again stay if any kind of hurricane comes near me and live here on Long Island im just driving up north and staying away ! I hope people heed the warnings get the fuck out while you can ! 
    Did it come up straight by the root?  The ones I saw were like that.  Just pulled right out of the ground.  The root structure is taller than you when they are toppled over.
    Yep exactly..
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,778
    Some time back in the early 80's I watched a huge oak- a good 70-75 foot tall giant-  fall in a strong wind.  One of the most both awesome and sad sights I've ever seen.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,778
    I have relatives in southern Florida who my wife and the rest of my family out here in the west will be keeping close in our hearts these next few days. 

    And all us PJ fans here have some really wonderful fellow PJ friends in southern Florida as well, so lots of love and prayers and best wishes and good thoughts going out for them all. 

    Be safe, friends.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • JC29856
    JC29856 Posts: 9,617
    billionaire life: wine cellar shelter

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  • Degeneratefk
    Degeneratefk Posts: 3,123
    Newest forecast track is horrible news for florida. But good news for charelston.
    will myself to find a home, a home within myself
    we will find a way, we will find our place
  • Annafalk
    Annafalk Sweden Posts: 4,004
     I really hope people have the time and possibility to move to safety without getting panicked. 
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,864
    I'll repeat this again.

    The barometric pressure is lower than Sandy and just above Katrina, lower is worse.  This means that a wall of water or surge is going to flood anything at sea level or just above it.  

    If you have a house on stilts that is 10' high it isn't going to protect you.

    Get the hell out of there.

    Make a plan to find gas before you leave so you aren't stranded as this seems to be a huge problem.

    Be safe.
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,981
    brianlux said:
    I have relatives in southern Florida who my wife and the rest of my family out here in the west will be keeping close in our hearts these next few days. 

    And all us PJ fans here have some really wonderful fellow PJ friends in southern Florida as well, so lots of love and prayers and best wishes and good thoughts going out for them all. 

    Be safe, friends.
    You're right about this.  I have a lot of friends in Miami that are very active in the PJ community.  Very worried about them.  Also, my company's main office is in Bonita Springs.  We closed yesterday but most people headed north on Tues or Wed.  People are very worried about this one, mostly because they just watched Harvey.  
  • tweedyfanjen
    tweedyfanjen Posts: 881
    josevolution said:
    A 60' oak landed on my house during Sandy caused 30k worth of damage I won't ever again stay if any kind of hurricane comes near me and live here on Long Island im just driving up north and staying away ! I hope people heed the warnings get the fuck out while you can ! 
    This is what I am most worried about. I only have one tree in my yard and it's so close to the road that if it falls it won't hit my house. But my neighbors on all sides have trees that if they fall, who knows which way they will go. And I know they don't prune or take care of the trees so that makes them even more vulnerable to wind.
    I'm through with screaming
  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    Ugh.  Hoping it takes an Eastern turn into the Atlantic somehow.  Not looking good for Miami
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 45,221
    Cat 3 hurricane(as of today) right behind Irma.......
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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 45,221
    cp3iverson said:
    Ugh.  Hoping it takes an Eastern turn into the Atlantic somehow.  Not looking good for Miami


    current models show storm track traveling up I 75 to above atlanta where it picks up I 24 to Nashville.
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  • tweedyfanjen
    tweedyfanjen Posts: 881
    mickeyrat said:
    Cat 3 hurricane(as of today) right behind Irma.......
    Forecasts have it turning away from the US though, right?
    I'm through with screaming
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 45,221
    tweedyfanjen said:
    mickeyrat said:
    Cat 3 hurricane(as of today) right behind Irma.......
    Forecasts have it turning away from the US though, right?


    Jose? for now yes.but you never know do you.
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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,249
    Well I'm as ready as I'll ever be here in the Palm Beach. I even tuned my bicycle in case my cars are incapacitated and took a large amount of cash in case of prolonged power outage. My main worries though are the possible tornados after Irma has passed through. 

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