Nothing wrong with that, I would rather have them ask than show up and have to go through this shit.
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Florida Gov. Declares State Of Emergency Over Hurricane Irma (Up: clean-up begins)
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I live in Georgia, that shit is not that far off some days. Air be so thick you can chew it
Beer Monkey
Member
Red line might be better for Florida than some of the black ones as a Cuba landfall may take the edge off. Bad for Cuba though!
I think red is just the middle point of the tracks but I'm not sure on that graph. Tbh nothing past the Caribbean is "likely", anything can happen at any time with these things. For all we know it could completely miss Florida at this point.
TheCochese
Banned
GoldenEye 007
Member
It's a real thing people have a right and expectation to be concerned about. So, whatever.
Dark_3nergy
Member
Also, if what reports on the Weather Channel are saying, at least in terms of Hurricane's directional movement, if the core where to stay betwix the Bahama's islands and Cuba seas -- will it still retain it's Cat 5 strength?
Yeah but you can cancel your vacation. I can't cancel living here.
Inferno313
Banned
Getting pretty anxious about this here in Tampa.
Every other thread on neogaf: Florida was a mistake, bugsbunny.gif, etc
Hurricane thread: how dare you people ask legitimate questions about how safe it will be there, have some empathy!
Is it Opposite Day on gaf? Fwiw Floridians don't give a fuck. We go through this shit every year. Please please please keep an eye on your vacation plans and monitor the storm. We don't need an influx of tourists during a natural disaster.
Sure, that's why people are asking if they should cancel their vacation.
I understand where you are coming from as I live in Florida too but most of the people asking haven't experienced hurricanes before and probably legitimately don't know if they'll be okay coming down or not.
TheCochese
Banned
I just think the juxtaposition of GAF is funny.
GAF, I got a slight papercut - GO SEE A DOCTOR
GAF, should I fly directly into a Category 5 hurricane?
GAF, I got a slight papercut - GO SEE A DOCTOR
GAF, should I fly directly into a Category 5 hurricane?
True, it would take the edge off, but it would also expose the well-populated Gulf Coast areas like Tampa/St.Pete/Sarasota, etc. to the more destructive northeast quadrant of the storm.
Savannah has it moments
Hesemonni
Banned
So true.
fluffydelusions
Member
I mean will there be a blue shed nearby?
You would be surprised how little people that don't live in a hurricane zone know about hurricanes. Unless you've lived in other states, I highly doubt you know much about blizzards or something.
Mandatory evacuation of visitors to the Keys to begin on Wednesday evening.
https://twitter.com/SunSentinel/status/905099931211456512
https://twitter.com/SunSentinel/status/905099931211456512
Just visitors and not residents?
GoldenEye 007
Member
Ok, nobody has implied that. But storms like these affect tons of people in varying ways. Obviously those that live there the most. And I'm not sure if you're new to the US, but the vacation situation is trash. So it isn't always simple just canceling. It's perfectly valid for people to ask questions and wonder about their options - even if they don't live there. Not all parts of FL will face the same effects more than likely and decisions will likely come down to the wire for many people.
I'm from Florida, I am well aware. I've been through hurricanes - Francis and Jeane more specifically. I've bitched a lot about that type of stuff here on GAF to no avail. But unless you can show that posters in here asking about vacations or other issues are also the ones talking about sawing off Florida, I'm not sure what the point of bringing that up is.
So politics are off-limits. Even though that's a direct effect on what happens locally usually. And now people asking about future plans are off-limits. Anything else?
Abstrusity
Member
You can get out, at least. It's looking like it's going to cut from the bottom up and gut all of Florida that missed Matthew last year...so I'd explore my options, there.
For my part, again, I'm going to try to get my hands on more water and food before it hits. Bread is right out, go for things that can be eaten out of a can without power. Then I'll likely go 50-27-441-92 for people that need shelter, before, and after the storm.
I H8 Memes
Member
I just bought this house. Havent even had a chance to break anything in it yet.
Edit: I'm more concerned right now for visitors and vacationers than floridians. We know how to get out of here. Some dont even have an option except for an unscheduled flight. Leave the tourist alone.
Edit: I'm more concerned right now for visitors and vacationers than floridians. We know how to get out of here. Some dont even have an option except for an unscheduled flight. Leave the tourist alone.
I think I might have quoted the wrong post lol, I wasn't trying to disagree with you.
I only brought up the bugs bunny gif because usually no one on here gives a fuck about Florida or its residents but then there's a hurricane and people might offend floridans by asking questions about the danger of the storm. Hurricane threads on here get weird idk man.
go knights btw and are you interested in a sidebet on how long it takes ucf to shut down? They waited until the last second last year with Matthew
My first year in Orlando was 2004, after that I'm numb to this shit. If we get hit, so be it, can't prevent it
There's literally no where I can go except out of state and I don't have the money for that.
Yep people think "just leaving" is easier than it really is. I have friends that have offered to let me stay with them out of state if needed, but am I supposed to just leave my entire family behind?
There's literally no where I can go except out of state and I don't have the money for that.
Dark_3nergy
Member
Isn't there only one main road out of the keys?
GoldenEye 007
Member
Yeah, I get it's stressful but I just think those questions are harmless. So if people don't like them, they can just ignore them. But that's just me.
As for the rest, I bet UCF waits until at least Saturday. There is actually a scheduled conference football game for Saturday night for Parent's Weekend. But I'm hearing it will be moved to Friday night. So I'd guess nothing will shut down until after that - putting it to sometime Saturday. The first higher winds likely would be felt by that Saturday night assuming most models hold true.
Abstrusity
Member
There's literally no where I can go except out of state and I don't have the money for that.
Shit.
Where are you located? Hunker down as best as you can. My area is gonna get the brunt of it at the median of the 06Z models, too, which is why I'll be out and about.
DriftingSpirit
Member
So based on projections, Florida is the main state in danger? Or is this an east coast problem?
Beer Monkey
Member
If I were in the Keys I'd be in the car already.
Snkfanatic
Banned
Still a bit early to tell where it will make landfall, looking like Florida or Georgia/South Carolina.
Yep - just US Highway 1!
Agreed that the questions are harmless, better safe than sorry.
I got an email about the football game today and they said they would make a decision about that by the end of the day. I think they should just postpone it since its family weekend and people will be trying to get to the campus from all over, not to mention the logistics of Memphis and their fans trying to get out
TheCochese
Banned
Bucs-Dolphins should probably be moved up or moved out as well. Be interesting to see how the new roof on Joe Robbie will hold up.
GA heat/humidity definitely got FL beat. At least Miami. I lived in GA for like 6 months after living in Miami almost my entire life. I thought I was going to die.
I think its that ocean breeze we get.
Dark_3nergy
Member
Gonna be a nightmare leaving via car....
Miami Danger
Member
Same buddy we are here in Sarasota. Thinking about heading North sooner rather than later.
Cant find water anywhere.
That shits gonna have to be cancelled or move somewhere else immediately.
I think I heard they already moved it a few days ago.
Via car? I imagine swimming is the only other option but I've never been to the keys lol
GoldenEye 007
Member
What'll likely happen is that game is moved to Friday and parent's weekend is just canceled. They probably went from a nearly sold out game on Saturday to less than 15k in the stands on Friday. That would still leave plenty of time for people to get to where they need to go after. Memphis players/staff would also have plenty of time to get out too.
One of those situations where it probably actually is better playing sooner than postponing. There isn't an opening the rest of the season to make it up and since it's a conference game, you probably can't easily skip it. Only good thing is both teams played last Thursday so they'd be on normal rest.
Epsilon-delta
Banned
It is because the heat/humidity in central florida is ridiculous.
BobNewbert31
Member
Tried to get gas on my lunch break. People are lined up in South Tampa. Will try again tonight.
Yeah, GA is uninhabitable outdoors.