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[Redneckerz]

Milton didn't become the apocalyptic hurricane it was projected, but it still was pretty bad, on the water and tornado level.

Where i live, these things don't happen (We do have storms though) and i know the Japanese have similar. But what is it that most American homes are huge wooden boxes that just wash away?

Geniune question. If you know your country has literal tornado and hurricane seasons, wouldnt it make sense to have structural integrity programs nationwide?

 

[FunkMiller]

Big shocker, media overhypes fucking everything. It's a hurricane, if you live in Florida it's just part of life, it's gonna happen. Unless you live there or have family there who cares really.

It significantly weakened, thankfully. A cat 4 or 5 landing would have been much more horrific. You would not be saying a cat 4 or 5 was ‘just part of life’.

 

[ssringo]

Geniune question. If you know your country has literal tornado and hurricane seasons, wouldnt it make sense to have structural integrity programs nationwide?

They do build to resist these things, and if you check out videos/images of disasters you'll see buildings that survive with minimal damage, but you can't really make them completely resistant. As Ron White said in one of his comedy bits,

"It isn't...that the wind is blowing. It's...what the wind is blowing."

Granted, he's talking about it in reference to a person but it absolutely applies to buildings. The stuff that gets flung around by the wind or carried by the flooding can smash right through what you build.

 

[Chiggs]

Power is still out and flooding is crazy. So is damage.

People saying “it’s overhyped” can kiss my ass.

 

[SlimySnake]

They got extremely lucky it downgraded. Thank god.

Great to see Tropicana field get fucked though, Worst stadium in baseball.

 

[ClanOfNone]

Milton didn't become the apocalyptic hurricane it was projected, but it still was pretty bad, on the water and tornado level.

Where i live, these things don't happen (We do have storms though) and i know the Japanese have similar. But what is it that most American homes are huge wooden boxes that just wash away?

Geniune question. If you know your country has literal tornado and hurricane seasons, wouldnt it make sense to have structural integrity programs nationwide?

I’ve been in Florida for almost 50 years, about two miles from the coast and I’ve never had hurricane damage worse than a downed gutter and some soffit damage.
It’s the luck of the draw. The vast majority of structures down here are concrete block. They hold up great to hurricanes, but not so much to the tornadoes that spawn off of them.
The storm surge is usually the biggest offender damage-wise. But if you can afford the insane prices of waterfront properties, you can afford to insure them.

 

[Chiggs]

Day 2 with no power.

 

[ClanOfNone]

We’re not back up either, which doest’t surprise me really, but I’ve got my fingers crossed for sometime today.
REALLY glad I went over and cleaned out my fridge/freezer yesterday. It needed a good scrubbing anyways.

 

[Chiggs]

Damage in the Brandon/Valrico area is just incredible. Flood waters are not receding, either.

 

[ClanOfNone]

Hallelujah, power back on.

 

[Retrofluxed]

We’re not back up either, which doest’t surprise me really, but I’ve got my fingers crossed for sometime today.
REALLY glad I went over and cleaned out my fridge/freezer yesterday. It needed a good scrubbing anyways.

We left on Tuesday and I killed the breakers and dumped our Fridge/Freezer before we left. We'd been buying light on purpose since Helene, just kinda cooking daily and restocking from there. Our neighborhood is still without power, so we're going to stay in St Augustine until it either comes back on, or it's Sunday. Whichever comes first.

 

[Chiggs]

Day 3 with no power.

 

[kruis]

Damage in the Brandon/Valrico area is just incredible. Flood waters are not receding, either.

Is this what the situation looks like?

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Day 3 with no power.

Hopefully you have a generator.

 

[Chiggs]

Is this what the situation looks like?

Yes, it’s pretty bad.

 

[DeepEnigma]