Haha, all the phones in our house went off at the same time. Phones are loud as fuck when it's so early.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Florida Gov. Declares State Of Emergency Over Hurricane Irma (Up: clean-up begins)
- Thread starter fluffydelusions
- Start date
Question
Just watched a tiny segment on the storm (CNN), and they have a newscaster out in the storm in Cuba reporting.
Never understood that. Do they get boners or some shit from tempting fate just to report that the storm is bad? Do you have to have a correspondent out in the field for us to believe you that theres flooding and extreme wind/rain?
Just watched a tiny segment on the storm (CNN), and they have a newscaster out in the storm in Cuba reporting.
Never understood that. Do they get boners or some shit from tempting fate just to report that the storm is bad? Do you have to have a correspondent out in the field for us to believe you that theres flooding and extreme wind/rain?
Carpe Carnim
Member
It's mainly for "Man on the ground has opinions" and stock footage of storm surge they'll use for decades to come
Gotcha. Makes sense. It just seemed odd to me this time and I KNOW Ive seen every news outlet doing it for years but this one just stood out as attention-seeking. Like almost in a patronizing way.
BassForever
Member
My family finally decided to evacuate parish florida for jacksonville where my uncle lives. Hopefully they get there with minimal issues before stuff gets bad.
Carpe Carnim
Member
There are two types of weathermen: Scientists and talking-heads with nice teeth.
It is, because they've found it more effective instead of the old dry 'scientific' warnings.
And it helps them emphasize when things get really serious.
Here's the old Katrina warning, for comparison.
Thatonemoor
Member
Just got off work. Man feels like these people from Florida just keep coming. I75 is better but still very crowded for my town.
Dead Prince
Banned
Is it going to be cat 5 again when it hits?
I H8 Memes
Member
If anyone here knows of a hotel in pinellas county with a vacancy tonight let me know. Dont trust my old house in a cat 4 and I dont want to spend the night with strangers in a shelter.
Hit up the shelter man. They won't bite.
I know of a hotel in Orlando with rooms, but they admitted to only being Cat 1-2 resistant.
Fuck off already, Irma.
Its crazy seeing Jose follow it.
I want more scientists and less talking heads. ;_;
Valkyr Junkie
Member
Even though it will restrengthen, did any of the projections have it getting weakened by Cuba this much?
JHoNNy1OoO
Member
We're more about solar. "Sunshine State"
You do not let them run in high wind events. Florida does not have many of these, anyway. More solar, and really not enough alternative energy. We do have 3 nuclear plants, 2 of which are in possible storm path.
Thanks to Politics, Florida doesn't have much wind or solar power.
But the nice teeth!!
brochiller
Member
They also can't say "climate change" so they won't feel the effects! Why didn't everybody else think of that?
You have to declutch them(ie put em in neutral). Just let them windmill without any resistance and thus any ability to produce power And in a large cat 4/5 hurricane, hope they dont get destroyed.
Same with large tower cranes. Just let em spin in the wind.
Yes, and don't forget, we have Rick Scott to thank for that bullshit.
No. Florida has neither solar nor wind. It has a ton of natural gas and nuclear though, and it's as green carbon emission-wise as California pound for pound(they tie for first place).
xKilltheMx
Member
Not accurate. The cost benefit ratio for wind in the state isn't worth it.
Solar is about to get a shot on the arm, namely from FPL who are putting up about 700MW of solar energy a year for the next 4 years. In the next 10 years solar is projected to be the 3rd or so biggest energy source in Florida.
GregLombardi
Member
Cuba has done an immense amount and may save Florida from an incredible disaster that was in the making. That still remains to be seen. But the Cuba interaction has been nothing but good news.
Really. Can you give a quick summary?
This is good. Still scared shitless, but good for SWFL.
It's a terrible feeling to be wishing it on someone else, but it's such a regular occurrence with storms like this.
I'm in Tallahassee, and the family and I have to decide today whether to leave our home behind and head further north, to Atlanta. If it makes landfall further south and weakens a bit, we'll ride it out here. If it swings out into the gulf and strengthens, we need to get out.
I want to be safe, but I don't want to leave home. I already went through the process of breaking down my apartment in Orlando and deciding what to bring with me as I evacuate - doing the same thing again here two days later will break my heart. I don't want to lose my childhood home.
What do you think, GAF?
I want to be safe, but I don't want to leave home. I already went through the process of breaking down my apartment in Orlando and deciding what to bring with me as I evacuate - doing the same thing again here two days later will break my heart. I don't want to lose my childhood home.
What do you think, GAF?
xXCrazyCostaXX
Member
Brandon fl 3rd story (top floor apartment) trying to figure out if it's safer at my parents 1 story home in Fishhawk/Lithia
Atlanta may see cat 1 conditions, so no, not a great idea.
I'm just worried it'll keep shifting west and we'll find out at the last minute there's a Cat 5 heading for us.
Alligatorjandro
Banned
After this I think I'm leaving Florida
I'm not a professional meteorologist (disclaimer blah blah), but this sounds too optimistic considering that Florida is still forecast to get hit by a hurricane anywhere between Categories 3 and 5.
Yup, you hope you don't get fucked but that means someone else gets fucked.
Hopefully no one would get fucked but that's impossible.
I'm pretty sure the way to deal with storms is to apply the brakes and stop it.
xKilltheMx
Member
Hi fellow Tallahassee gaf. I'm here too and doing the same plan, I don't want to deal with the possibility of a five myself so I'm waiting to leave if it shifts west by the 11pm track tonight. If so I suggest you be prepared and packed, get sleep now and wake up then to dip out at 1am like me. I assume i10 should be pretty empty by then.
The downside for me is my safe space is Alabama and that's gonna get hit too and so no I'm pissed because getting another hotel is literally financially impossible.
PositiveGamer
Member
Yeah, there will be a lot of fucking for sure.
Irma makes a 5 cent hooker look classy in comparison.