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    Daniel
    wrote on 8 Oct 2024, 06:06 last edited by Daniel 10 Aug 2024, 06:08
    #71

    The Mayor of Tampa (who has been the mayor since I was in HS) was interviewed by CNN.

    She said the storm surge might be 12 feet and all of Pinellas County might be under water.

    Her message to the residents of Tampa was (I'm quoting)-- "Get out or die."

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      Daniel
      wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 01:09 last edited by
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      My plans have fallen apart again. I guess I'll have to die here in 12 feet of water with the wind blolo

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        wtg
        wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 01:13 last edited by
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        Are there any schools that are being used as shelters?

        When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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          wtg
          wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 01:18 last edited by wtg 10 Sept 2024, 01:20
          #74

          Here’s a list of shelters in Pinellas County.

          https://www.tampabay.com/hurricane/2024/10/07/hurricane-milton-shelters-pets-hillsborough-pinellas-pasco/

          https://pinellas.gov/emergency-information/public-shelters/

          When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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            9 Oct 2024, 01:09

            My plans have fallen apart again. I guess I'll have to die here in 12 feet of water with the wind blolo

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            Daniel
            wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 01:55 last edited by
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            @Daniel said in Hurricane headed my way:

            My plans have fallen apart again. I guess I'll have to die here in 12 feet of water with the wind blowing at 165 mph.

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              Daniel
              wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 02:44 last edited by Daniel 10 Sept 2024, 03:30
              #76

              I saw that. I have time to change my mind. I still think those buildings could be prone to flood surge. I still think staying with strangers and having no privacy would be its own kind of hell.

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                ShiroKuro
                wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 11:12 last edited by
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                Oh dear, really sorry to hear all of this @Daniel
                Keep us posted on how (and where) you are.

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                  Steve Miller
                  wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 14:08 last edited by
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                  Uber and Lyft have announced that the state is paying them to take people to shelters.

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                    ShiroKuro
                    wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 14:16 last edited by
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                    Was just coming here to say this!
                    @Daniel please try one of these options, #Milton or the promo code for Uber is MiltonRelief.

                    Be safe!

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                      Steve Miller
                      wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 21:43 last edited by
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                      Waffle Houses closed across the state. Apparently this is a thing and a fairly reliable indicator.

                      https://www.wmtw.com/article/waffle-house-index-hurricane-milton/62558873

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                        Daniel
                        wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 23:04 last edited by Daniel 10 Oct 2024, 00:38
                        #81

                        SK, Steve,

                        My hotel plan fell apart when they called me back and said I couldn't have the room after letting me have it. They didn't offer an explanation and I didn't waste time asking for one. It had taken me two hours of being told no to find this one. There were no hotels by the time I tried to get one. I waited too long.

                        I changed my mind and decided I wanted to go to one of the shelters but by that time there was absolutely no option for transportation.

                        I don't know how I figured this out but the 10 ft or similar storm surge isn't coming to my neighborhood.

                        The wind speed might be a problem. We'll see

                        I still have electricity. I expect it will go out at some point.

                        I have my flashlight. Each of us has two oil lamps. I have one for my room and one for moving around the house. I'll use my flashlight for that but RM wanted me to borrow a set.

                        RM just finished taking his shower. My next project is to clean up the bathroom and take mine before the electricity goes out

                        He has broken ribs, he asked for some shampoo with salicylic acid. It's expensive for me to buy for myself, too expensive to buy on a regular basis, and I can't leave it in the bathroom, or he'd use it whenever he wanted.

                        I put some in a creamer bottom, made from what happens to be collectible, expensive, beautiful, green glass. He dropped it in the tub, and it broke into many pieces.

                        The set has several other pieces. It was a gift to him from his mother. I told him never to tell her about breaking it and he readily agreed.

                        They just announced (for the first time or not; I don't know) that ALL police, etc. are off the streets.

                        We're on our own.

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                          Steve Miller
                          wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 23:14 last edited by Steve Miller 10 Sept 2024, 23:16
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                          Picture taken in Wellington, some 150 miles south of the storm. Taken approx 6:30 PM.

                          image.jpeg.

                          House and car belong to a friend of Greg’s.

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                            Jodi
                            wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 23:19 last edited by
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                            Holy sh*t.

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                              Piano*Dad
                              wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 23:44 last edited by
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                              Seeing the shingles come off the roof is a very bad portent. That's how rain gets in and soaks the insulation, which then crashes through the ceiling. The result is a totaled house full of mold within days. Ask me how I know ...

                              Answer: that was what happened to my folks' house in Country Walk near the Miami Metrozoo during Andrew. The house had to be demolished and rebuilt from the slab up. The whole neighborhood had to be rebuilt.

                              Crazy economist who likes to write about higher education.

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                                ShiroKuro
                                wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 23:46 last edited by
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                                @Daniel I'm sorry to hear that you weren’t able to get out. Keep us posted on how you’re doing!

                                @Steve-Miller OMG!!

                                Also, @Piano-Dad that must have been a nightmare!!

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                                  Daniel
                                  wrote on 10 Oct 2024, 00:44 last edited by Daniel 10 Oct 2024, 00:46
                                  #86

                                  SK, So far, so good. I just got done with my shower and organizing the house as well as I could do it. The wind is frighteningly strong. I'm pretty sure I'm hearing items being thrown around as projectiles but obviously I'm not going outside to look.

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                                    ShiroKuro
                                    wrote on 10 Oct 2024, 00:45 last edited by
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                                    Stay safe, @Daniel !!! Fingers crossed for you!

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                                      10 Oct 2024, 00:45

                                      Stay safe, @Daniel !!! Fingers crossed for you!

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                                      Daniel
                                      wrote on 10 Oct 2024, 00:46 last edited by
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                                      @ShiroKuro Thank you!

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                                        wtg
                                        wrote on 10 Oct 2024, 00:47 last edited by
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                                        Hang in there @Daniel .

                                        When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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                                          Mik
                                          wrote on 10 Oct 2024, 01:05 last edited by
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                                          Keep posting as you can. I’m so sorry your shelter plan didn’t work.

                                          “I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
                                          ― Douglas Adams

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