Irma Doesn't Look Good

[Tom Woolford]

Can you buy pot at the liquor store?

No, but I've got plenty

 

[EddieB]

This latest westerly turn is concerning. Prayers to all and please do what you need to do!

 

[bnmappraisal]

we're getting out
I'm in Pinellas County and just saw on news that already Manatee County (county just south of us) is getting evac notice I think taking effect tomorrow (Fri)
thanks for all the well wishes from everyone and God's speed to my other Floridians!
- Brian (Bmac)

 

[Meandering]

Be safe.
Go to New York.
But
Run Forest Run!

 

[Eli]

It don't look good for Miami at all right now. It can still shift a little west or east. I wonder how many people have run out of gas or food or medicine trying to get out already.

 

[residentialguy]

we're getting out

Don't leave yet....there are still posts to be made.

 

[Michael P Jacobs MAI]

We are staying and as prepared as we can be, shuttered, first aid, food, water, and lots of etc. too. We're in Broward next to the Everglades at I-75 (Weston). The City of Weston is hardened for this and IF we're 20+ miles from the eye can be back up and running on Monday or Tuesday as long as the Florida State grid holds out and we keep our office roof. Lots of reports to get out next week, and a couple of them are fairly complex. I'm "never" late without cause.

But we're right in the path so it's 50/50 (we will or we won't), and worried that if it heads up through the Everglades park it may gain strength. I am sorry, but we'd much prefer it chew through west Miami-Dade first and calm down a little before it gets here. I'm hoping some of our friends get hit rather than us... that sucks.

I grew up with CA earthquakes, fires and landslides, was close enough to the Watts riots to have to worry about safety, was caught traveling on I-90 in 1995 or 1996 by a decade blizzard where fellow travelers slid off the road froze to death because nobody else could stop, lived in Manhattan 9/11/01 and was in Wilma's eye around 2007. None of those events were as scary and I wish we had evacuated for my son's sake. But, we have a large extended family and some are unable to travel so we'll stick it out together.

 

[JTip]

we're getting out
I'm in Pinellas County and just saw on news that already Manatee County (county just south of us) is getting evac notice I think taking effect tomorrow (Fri)
thanks for all the well wishes from everyone and God's speed to my other Floridians!
- Brian (Bmac)

You and the fam are welcome in PA. They build a brand new micro near my place, full functioning apartment, grocery store next door. Take the youngins down the road to the amusement/water park and I'll put you to work on comp photos for the weekend. Do a couple of evening cookouts at the farm, shoot some guns and howl at the moon.

 

[Meandering]

We are staying and as prepared as we can be, shuttered, first aid, food, water, and lots of etc. too. We're in Broward next to the Everglades at I-75 (Weston). The City of Weston is hardened for this and IF we're 20+ miles from the eye can be back up and running on Monday or Tuesday as long as the Florida State grid holds out and we keep our office roof. Lots of reports to get out next week, and a couple of them are fairly complex. I'm "never" late without cause.

But we're right in the path so it's 50/50 (we will or we won't), and worried that if it heads up through the Everglades park it may gain strength. I am sorry, but we'd much prefer it chew through west Miami-Dade first and calm down a little before it gets here. I'm hoping some of our friends get hit rather than us... that sucks.

I grew up with CA earthquakes, fires and landslides, was close enough to the Watts riots to have to worry about safety, was caught traveling on I-90 in 1995 or 1996 by a decade blizzard where fellow travelers slid off the road froze to death because nobody else could stop, lived in Manhattan 9/11/01 and was in Wilma's eye around 2007. None of those events were as scary and I wish we had evacuated for my son's sake. But, we have a large extended family and some are unable to travel so we'll stick it out together.

Rent a bus and take them all out together.

.

 

[miktay]

Once again, thanks to UC and Woolford for classin' up the joint (pun intended!).
See post #41.