OT: Hurricane Irma? OT

SamIAm2

First time we ever bugged out in over 40 years on the space coast. Took most of the papers we need after the storm, loaded the memories I really wanted into the other van and pulled it up next to the east facing windows of the living room. Brought the MiniMax and small table into house along with all other egg add ons. Pushed the large egg table against the north wall of the house and secured it as much as possible. Did not have the time to get everything in order to evacuate and breakdown the large. We got up this morning at 1:30 am and left for Fort Valley Georgia at 2:21am. Getting thru Orlando and the Florida Turnpike was quicker than we expected but then we hit the rolling parking lot of I75. Finally got off at 441 and followed it most of the way up. Little traffic and no problems getting gasoline, though we brought more along in another truck in case there were issues. Don't know what we will find if and when we get home. Don't think 291 miles away is going to be enough but this was our only option. This is going to be a bear of a storm.

GATraveller

SamIAm2 said:

First time we ever bugged out in over 40 years on the space coast. Took most of the papers we need after the storm, loaded the memories I really wanted into the other van and pulled it up next to the east facing windows of the living room. Brought the MiniMax and small table into house along with all other egg add ons. Pushed the large egg table against the north wall of the house and secured it as much as possible. Did not have the time to get everything in order to evacuate and breakdown the large. We got up this morning at 1:30 am and left for Fort Valley Georgia at 2:21am. Getting thru Orlando and the Florida Turnpike was quicker than we expected but then we hit the rolling parking lot of I75. Finally got off at 441 and followed it most of the way up. Little traffic and no problems getting gasoline, though we brought more along in another truck in case there were issues. Don't know what we will find if and when we get home. Don't think 291 miles away is going to be enough but this was our only option. This is going to be a bear of a storm.

We're praying for all you folks.....and those around here too.  Living in the forest ain't fun when this type of storm rolls through (even this far inland).

Smokinpig

We were supposed to be moving from Atlanta to Jacksonville today. We are in a holding pattern with Irma and hoping we still have a place to move to once our house in Atlanta closes next week. 

1voyager

Fort Lauderdale Marina area looks like a ghost town. It's usually packed with boats, mega-yachts and water taxis.

Lauderdale Marina

NPHuskerFL

The calm before the Nor'easter hits and then right after we we'll see Irma. This is one salty ****!

DoubleEgger

Watching this reporter on CNN chastise a guy who isn't evacuating. I guess news reporters can stay but everyone else is an idiot.  

THEBuckeye

Family in Boca. They're sicking it out. They have the special  windows, a generator and a boatload of good wine. And this from a cousin who could have flown his family anywhere in the world he wanted to on a days notice.  He's stayed before. Fear this one's different. 

Legume

1voyager said:

Fort Lauderdale Marina area looks like a ghost town. It's usually packed with boats, mega-yachts and water taxis.

Lauderdale Marina

That's a little creepy.

CigarCityEgger

Put up the hurricane shutters today. This week has been insane trying to get supplies, luckily if we lose power for a few days we should be ok on what we have.

This things looking to rip through the whole state. Praying for everyone out there to stay safe 

henapple

Should have been named hurricane Ron. It wouldn't hit very hard. 

HeavyG

This is kinda funny. Glad he saw the light tho and is bugging out.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rush-limbaugh-says-hurricane-irma-is-conspiracy-evacuates-anyway_us_59b29c31e4b0354e44115aa8?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067

GATraveller

THEBuckeye said:

Family in Boca. They're sicking it out. They have the special  windows, a generator and a boatload of good wine. And this from a cousin who could have flown his family anywhere in the world he wanted to on a days notice.  He's stayed before. Fear this one's different. 

I'd hate to be drunk when the SHTF.  But that's just me.

Botch

DoubleEgger said:

Watching this reporter on CNN chastise a guy who isn't evacuating. I guess news reporters can stay but everyone else is an idiot.  

HLN showed a huge line of folks, who were staying, in (iirc) Ft Myers Beach for up to several hours to get precisely ten pre-filled bags of sand per vehicle.
 
  
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I envision another reporter, sometime next week, walking up to a concrete foundation and nothing else, save a line of 10 sandbags where the garage door once stood.  

Wolfpack

GATraveller said:

THEBuckeye said:

Family in Boca. They're sicking it out. They have the special  windows, a generator and a boatload of good wine. And this from a cousin who could have flown his family anywhere in the world he wanted to on a days notice.  He's stayed before. Fear this one's different. 

I'd hate to be drunk when the SHTF.  But that's just me.

Hey Irma- hold my beer. 

Gulfcoastguy

It looks like Naples is going to get pounded and Tampa is going to get hit harder than predicted this morning. https://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/atlantic/2017/hurricane-irma

henapple

I pounded Naples and hit Tampa... Oh crap, they were strippers. 

Gulfcoastguy

If only hurricanes were limited to stripper names.

NPHuskerFL

Hurricane Bubbles about to slam Florida doesn't have the same ring. 

Gulfcoastguy

Of course for the left wing people on here they could alternate with drag queen names. Hurricane Ruth Paul for the first.

DoubleEgger

kl8ton

One of those weather planes that takes readings from inside hurricanes took this pic of @Sea2Ski fishing in the Caribbean last night. 

HurricaneEddie1

I live in Coral Gables and was able to get my family to DC last night.  I packed what i could and know that my house (and valuables) may not be there when i return. The important thing is i got my family out.  

This was a preplanned trip.  Luckily my flight wasn't cancelled.

SmokeyPitt

HurricaneEddie1 said:

I live in Coral Gables and was able to get my family to DC last night.  I packed what i could and know that my house (and valuables) may not be there when i return. The important thing is i got my family out.  

This was a preplanned trip.  Luckily my flight wasn't cancelled.

Username checks out.

1voyager

NPHuskerFL said:

Hurricane Bubbles about to slam Florida doesn't have the same ring. 

DW and I are thinking about you tonight. Best wishes.

DoubleEgger

Back to Cat 5 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Gulfcoastguy said:

Of course for the left wing people on here they could alternate with drag queen names. Hurricane Ruth Paul for the first.

Some of them might be too busy helping those affected to worry about it  

JNDATHP

Some of our friends in Miami, Hialeah, Halendale, Miramar etc are not leaving. Sick to my stomach. 

PoppasGrill

A lot of utilities workers in palm beach , waiting it out. 
Now that Irma turned our houses are going to get hit more than what was expected earlier in the week.
Tried to prep our families before coming down here, as much as we could.

Gulfcoastguy

It finally changed it's travel path from West to WNW. All of the people who evacuated east Florida to go west and the ones on the west side who stayed home to free gas and hotels 

g8golfer

Saw a fellow friend today. He's from the Miami area and his son lives in eastern KY so he drove north to stay with him while the hurricane does its damage. Said it's normally 16 hour drive but it took him 27 hours with all the traffic.