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Florida Gov. Declares State Of Emergency Over Hurricane Irma (Up: clean-up begins)
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Dad?
LumpOfCole
Member
If cell phone towers go down in the Orlando area, then our only hope will be for the Rock to come save us.
Alligatorjandro
Banned
I'm afraid people will be stuck in traffic during the storm and a lot more will die than if they stayed
I swear to God fucking old folks aren't taking this shit seriously at all. Hearing stories about how people parents are just like "whatever" attitude is killing me.
Like fucking run. It's a damn hurricane not small rain.
Btw I need help GAF. My mother is flying back from Houston to Orlando on Tuesday (she's flying from Japan to Houston). She'll be landing around 1pm. Do you think it will be safe for her to come back then? She can change her flight right now but it would delay her till next week. (the 19th).
She's freaking out, wanting to come home later. I think she'll be safe to come home on Tuesday.
Like fucking run. It's a damn hurricane not small rain.
Btw I need help GAF. My mother is flying back from Houston to Orlando on Tuesday (she's flying from Japan to Houston). She'll be landing around 1pm. Do you think it will be safe for her to come back then? She can change her flight right now but it would delay her till next week. (the 19th).
She's freaking out, wanting to come home later. I think she'll be safe to come home on Tuesday.
Dark_3nergy
Member
Tuesday the airport in Orlando should be cleaned up and open. She should expect to just keep an eye out for what her airliner says. On paper, the storm will be already into Georgia given it's current path.
fluffydelusions
Member
Also worth noting that the eye has expanded now to 70 miles in diameter. Hurricane force winds on both coasts
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
She should be OK but be prepared for a lot of ground delays because airlines will be trying to adjust their schedules and moving planes around to compensate for the backlog of flights disrupted due to the storm.
So Rush Limbaugh, who said the hurricane was a conspiracy, evacuated.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...tm_medium=facebook&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063
lol
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...tm_medium=facebook&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063
lol
Knew it.
People latching onto what they want to hear. "Its slowing down and weakening" sounds great, but its still Cat4 and slowing down over warm water along with the streams it has? Thing is going to strengthen in velocities, size, or both.
I took two classes in college as science electives about this stuff out of interest. And this storm is pretty wild thus far.
Told my friend his dad needs to GTFO regardless which side he's on to play it safe with patching shifts, and the fact everybody is going to get a bit of this storm in FL. Theyll get from not good to RIP if this storm strengthens up again.
I took two classes in college as science electives about this stuff out of interest. And this storm is pretty wild thus far.
Told my friend his dad needs to GTFO regardless which side he's on to play it safe with patching shifts, and the fact everybody is going to get a bit of this storm in FL. Theyll get from not good to RIP if this storm strengthens up again.
SchrodingerC
Member
Ok, are there no Starbucks left open or something? It looks like they all closed early.
one of my friends was bitching earlier bc she has to go to work but the starbucks are all closed. seems weird that everything is shutting down this early and feels very eerie.
all orlando area publix shut down saturday at 8pm until further notice. OP and the thread title need to be updated
You can go to Publix and buy Starbucks in a bottle.
fluffydelusions
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Randolph Freelander
Member
Come on, Starbucks. People need evacuation fuel.
Dreams-Visions
Member
I would think it problematic, it sitting over the Everglades and its hot waters.Also worth noting that the eye has expanded now to 70 miles in diameter. Hurricane force winds on both coasts
Either way, we get the northeast eye where I am. Hold onto your dicks.
SchrodingerC
Member
Probably the only few items left.
BlazinSkatinAxel
Member
TheCochese
Banned
I fucking hate when people just come here and post a goddamn picture without not fucking context. What the fuck I suppose to look in this picture?
You're constant need to downplay a storm in which the characteristics nobody has ever seen, is surprising.
seems to be part of his username, hehe
I have this fear too but I haven't been monitoring anything. My friend is leaving out of Tampa today but hadn't left last I talked around 9AM. Anyone know if he'll have issues?
Jaguar Victory
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GatorandSnakenado
It took winds of 185mph+ to bring us together!
I'm pretty fucking dumb but it looks like topography that would indicate flood zones.
DarkJediKnight
Member
Oh Man!!! Be safe everyone! What a crazy mess of weather.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
I assumed it was wind speeds
Dreams-Visions
Member
:OOO
I'd pay to see that movie. I don't want to be IN the movie, however. I'm like a mile from the everglades :<
Jaguar Victory
Member
In Jacksonville looks like we're dodging another bullet here. Probably some trees will fall and the shoreline will get some flooding but projections show the eyewall going west. Stay safe Gainesville.
Lol.
Man, I'm really dreading the power outage. Shit's gonna be miserable. Was out for three days last year and I was fucking dying. 😭
Jaguar Victory
Member
I don't know how you do it man. With these idiots releasing exotic pets down there the Python population is booming.
kingofthedead45
Member
"Prepare for the worst hope for the best."-I don't know who.
Just took everything in one last time before it may all be gone. Lol, couldn't help but cry. At least I got the tears out of the way right? I really really hope it's not as bad as my fears are telling me it's going to be, but I've come to terms with losing all my material items. House stuff parents house their stuff. They just received my Christmas gift(gaming laptop to play pubg) Wednesday and it's probably going to be ruined. Haha ah life. God willing well still have each other after all is send is done.
Thank you gaf. You've all been real. Thanks for letting me live journal, I'll be here in the thread till the power goes. Getting this out of my system now though.
Much much much love <3
Just took everything in one last time before it may all be gone. Lol, couldn't help but cry. At least I got the tears out of the way right? I really really hope it's not as bad as my fears are telling me it's going to be, but I've come to terms with losing all my material items. House stuff parents house their stuff. They just received my Christmas gift(gaming laptop to play pubg) Wednesday and it's probably going to be ruined. Haha ah life. God willing well still have each other after all is send is done.
Thank you gaf. You've all been real. Thanks for letting me live journal, I'll be here in the thread till the power goes. Getting this out of my system now though.
Much much much love <3
Tyrant Rave
Banned
I'll be cool with a couple of days without power honestly. I'm just praying it won't be weeks like Wilma.
BobNewbert31
Member
I'm coming Chicken Tender Sub. Don't you worry.
Agent_Carnage
Member
What am I looking at. Context please.
I hope his house is absolutely demolished.
Poor GRIMES
Banned
Pretty certain that picture is a wind speed map, the whole area being covered in 125mph winds
Carpe Carnim
Member
You're doing yeoman's work on this. I wanted you to know your work is appreciated. Ill try to relay info I get from Collier EOC since we'll be in a place with wifi and generators
RabidTanooki
Member
im gonna try to make my way to publix right after work tonight to see if i can try my very first publix chicken tender sub. what a time to be alive ladies and gents!
What "last set of 4's"? There's only been two 4+ hurricanes that have made landfall in FL in the past 50 years. Charley didn't really land near Palm Beach County and also passed over the state relatively quickly, in about half a day, and Andrew absolutely wrecked some shit, so I wouldn't say it 'wasn't that crazy'. Don't spread complete misinformation please; people who are in the area unquestionably need to prepare for the worst.
Thank you! Glad to know I'm still pretty fucking dumb.
down 2 orth
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Can confirm: old people are scared too
Saint Gregory
Member
LOL, I was just about to say this. It's like the worst kind of hot take.
It was brought up a bit back about how glass shatters due to pressure, not wind.
We've got aluminum shutters in front of all the windows and glass doors in our house. Will that protect the glass from pressure drops? Or should we stay far away from any glass doors/windows regardless?
We've got aluminum shutters in front of all the windows and glass doors in our house. Will that protect the glass from pressure drops? Or should we stay far away from any glass doors/windows regardless?