OT Hurricane Irma

[Mediocre Man]

Harvey is category 0.

What does that have to do with the storm of the century?

 

[julius]

Wow, she sure is a cunt.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Is everyone ok after that monster?

 

[KingSpeed]

My sister is an emergency room doctor in Jacksonville and she's 8 months pregnant (and working) Also has 2 little girls and a husband. Haven't heard back from them this morning

 

[Mediocre Man]

My sister is an emergency room doctor in Jacksonville and she's 8 months pregnant (and working) Also has 2 little girls and a husband. Haven't heard back from them this morning

My guess is they are completely fine

 

[crandc]

My Florida cousins decided to shelter in place. No word yet.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Brought 20" of rain. Flooding shouldn't be too bad. Luckily this storm wasn't the end all be all some predicted.

That's about a 1/3 of the rain Harvey dumped on Houston, but I don't think Tampa is designed for mass rain... not sure though?

All in all, for the US anyway, not that bad

 

[Mediocre Man]

My Florida cousins decided to shelter in place. No word yet.

Where in Florida?

So far "only" 5 dead in Florida.

 

[Sedatedfork]

My sister and her family stayed at a Disney resort. They are fine.

 

[crandc]

Various locations, MM. Mostly Miami area.

 

[THE HCP]

All my Miami friends got hit pretty hard, still no power. My Orlando friends said it was nowhere near as bad as they all expected.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Various locations, MM. Mostly Miami area.

Should be more inconvenienced than anything else

 

[SlyPokerDog]

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  It’s really coming down out there
  
  
  
  
• STEP 9
  
  
  The arrival of a windbreaker-clad Anderson Cooper signals the storm surge is at its peak
  
  
  
  
  
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[rasheedfan2005]

Perectly safe here. Aside from no power and getting no sleep locked in at work. A lot of the areas just above sea level are flooded. Im good at about 9 feet though.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Irma is fake. This is all just a scam by the Deep State.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...s-fake-news/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.ff48a8f9bd3d

LIMBAUGH WAS RIGHT.

“These storms, once they actually hit, are never as strong as they're reported,” Limbaugh claimed on his syndicated radio show. He added that “the graphics have been created to make it look like the ocean's having an exorcism, just getting rid of the devil here in the form of this hurricane, this bright red stuff.”

 

[SlyPokerDog]

LIMBAUGH WAS RIGHT.

Except Harvey was bigger than reported.

Right @Mediocre Man?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Except Harvey was bigger than reported.

Right @Mediocre Man?

Article was in response to Irma and in reference to Hurricanes in Florida, which Limbaugh has experience living in that area.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Article was in response to Irma and in reference to Hurricanes in Florida, which Limbaugh has experience living in that area.

Then why did he evacuate the area?

 

[Mediocre Man]

Except Harvey was bigger than reported.

Right @Mediocre Man?

Nope. They knew it was going to flood everything. It was a rain event. I said that in the Harvey thread. The Hurricane was going to be all but over once it got towards Houston. Some of smaller towns on the way got obliterated though. We got some wind, but the rain was our issue. 60" in a lot of areas. Some parts still under water. Some cities still without water.

The issue Harvey brought was it moved over Houston and basically stopped. Then moved back over.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Then why did he evacuate the area?

Why wouldn't he?

 

[BrianFromWA]

Many in Tampa lost power, but my neighbors said my neighborhood didn't. Trees across the street blew over, but (unimaginably) my diseased, 40 y/o pines that I'm just waiting for the permit from the county before I chop them down, are still standing. Of course Irma couldn't save me a few grand in tree-removal...

The predicted storm surge never really materialized in Tampa, though South Tampa flooded similarly to if there was a wetter-than-normal rainstorm. Our kids' school's courtyard had about 6 inches pooled up, but even that's mostly gone now.

I'm heading back on the first flight tomorrow to help with cleanup and assess the house. Family will stay in AZ until everything's back in order. Gramma's house is warm, big and has a pool.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

My power came back while i was sitting on the couch unpacking so i opened the fridge and beer was still cold. I was probably only without power for a couple hours tops. Everything in freezer still frozen through. Yay.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[theprunetang]

Don't dox me sly!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

My power came back while i was sitting on the couch unpacking so i opened the fridge and beer was still cold. I was probably only without power for a couple hours tops. Everything in freezer still frozen through. Yay.

Can you still access pornhub?

 

[theprunetang]

Can you still access pornhub?

The true hardships of life.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

Can you still access pornhub?

Thats what phones are for my dude...

 

[rasheedfan2005]

The food work gave us gave me food poisoning. I wonder how many sorry saps it took out.

 

[Chris Craig]

Have family in Miami. They are ok.

 

[illmatic99]

Maria seems like an evil twin. Headed straight for PR as it still recovers from Irma