Hurricane Irma Live Thread III

To: DAVEY CROCKETT

I so hope those folks can get off the highway before it makes landfall

21 posted on 09/09/2017 2:30:00 PM PDT by Undecided 2012

Hope the SWFL eagle family in Ft. Myers will be alright. I love watching their live cam.

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oh me too. Is the cam currently running?

22 posted on 09/09/2017 2:30:07 PM PDT by pollywog (" O thou who changest not....ABIDE with me")

My bet is that the storms eye will miss Florida altogether. I bet it destroys Key West then scoots along the Gulf just missing Florida until it slams into Pensacola or maybe Mobile.

23 posted on 09/09/2017 2:30:47 PM PDT by poinq

24 posted on 09/09/2017 2:31:03 PM PDT by TheStickman (#MAGA all day every day!)

My wife just read off some texts from her brother who lives in Tampa/St. Pete. He and his family are staying. My wife asked why, and he told her that, in reality, at this point there’s no way out. Like Davey Crockett said in their excellent post, no flights, can’t drive, and no gas.

He will keep us updated as long as he can while they still have power and communications.

25 posted on 09/09/2017 2:31:37 PM PDT by hoagy62 ("It's not the whole world gone mad. Just the people in it." Oh start)

Im here in Broward...sent the fam to Tampa on Tues......outside of Tampa. They are now in a school shelter. Everyone from s Florida thought it would be safer...

26 posted on 09/09/2017 2:33:56 PM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.6l)

To: DAVEY CROCKETT

By Howard Cohen

Hurricane Irma is a bad mother. But you’ve done your due diligence in the event Hurricane Irma makes landfall as a Category 4 or 5 storm on Sunday. You have your shutters up. You took in anything that could become a projectile in the winds. Your pantry is stocked.

Good.

Now don’t be a fool and get yourself hurt or killed doing stupid things during and after the storm. Here’s your lucky seven tips on getting through Irma intact.

1. Don’t X the windows with tape

Are you still taping your windows? Do you drive with your blinkers on during the rain, too?

When you run tape over your windows you aren’t making them stronger. Rather, should they be pummeled by flying debris and still break, they will do so as larger, potentially deadly pieces, according to Gizmodo. Better to have a window break into small pieces that won’t cause potential great bodily harm. Plus, you’ll have cleanup to do anyway. Sun-baked tape on a window is a bear to remove.

2. Don’t crack open the windows to relieve pressure

Some people think it’s a good idea to crack open a window to relieve the pressure inside the house lest the dwelling explode from within. Given that all of our homes have little openings here and there it’s highly unlikely a hurricane will build up enough pressure inside to blow.

If you willingly open a window to let the wicked wind in you’re not going to like the result when said wind tries to escape.

3. Water isn’t your only enemy — it’s the wind, too When you scrimp on money, or personal energy, and only board or shutter the windows that face a body of water you’re making a mistake. Hurricanes move and rotate — as do the tornadoes they often spawn — so don’t assume the winds will come from one direction. Windows are most susceptible to the flying debris like rocks or the patio furniture your infuriating neighbor left out on his balcony. Board up and go all the way.

4. Don’t push back on a bowing door or window

Despite your best efforts, a powerful storm like Irma could lead to the surreal visual of your doors and windows bending to the pressure. They may or may not hold. But you aren’t going to help them by pushing back or leaning against them, no matter how much you weigh. If the doors or windows blow in, your flesh and blood is no match. And if you’re doing this, you probably taped your windows so read No. 1 again.

5. Use flashlights, not candles.

Sure, candles set a romantic mood — or foreboding if that’s your thing (been watching too much “Game of Thrones”). But candles tip or get knocked down and can start fires. Flashlights are much safer. And you did buy enough batteries, right?

6. Stay inside unless you *must* venture out

Yep, cabin fever has probably already set in as you walk around your shuttered home. But if you can stay in a little longer after Irma departs you’ll be better off. Downed trees and power lines can be dangerous if you blindly stumble into them. Drive only if you have to as roads without stop lights and strewn with debris, or under water, can be deadly.

7. Don’t run a generator if your windows are open.

Do not run a generator from inside your house or garage — even if you have the doors and windows open. Fire hazard. The same warning applies to running it from your balcony when you live in a multi-unit building like an apartment or town house. Balconies are too close to your own living areas and to your neighbors’ homes. And if you have a gas stove, keep the generator far from the kitchen or gas water heater or gas powered washer/dryers.

Also, never run a generator on grass or on a metal surface. Make sure the surface is dry before starting your generator, and keep your hands dry, too. And never connect the generator to your home’s wiring system, fuse box or circuit breaker unless you have already had a qualified electrician install a transfer switch. If not correctly connected, the power can flow outside the house to the power lines and fatally injure workers who are there trying to restore power to everyone.

27 posted on 09/09/2017 2:35:56 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Tear down the Mexican Carrier plant and use the materials to build the wall)

He is right. SC upstate and GA is booked. In a twist of irony Myrtle Beach Hotels are accepting.

28 posted on 09/09/2017 2:36:21 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))

No, not now, but the new season was supposed to start Oct. 1, then the cams would come back on They have been seen together in the last week or so, building up their nest. I hope it doesn’t get destroyed and they move somewhere else. I just hope they survive this ordeal. Beautiful eagles.

29 posted on 09/09/2017 2:36:26 PM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)

Yeah, it was a tough call for the guys but at least the house made it through the the IIRC 35 event. It’s pre 1900ish.

30 posted on 09/09/2017 2:38:56 PM PDT by PeteB570 ( Islam is the sea in which the Terrorist Shark swims. The deeper the sea the larger the shark.)

To: DAVEY CROCKETT

Thank DC. These arm chair meteorologists don’t have a clue.
I left Hollywood and had to get to Ocala to assist my mom.
Jumped outta the pot and into the fire.

31 posted on 09/09/2017 2:39:02 PM PDT by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)

I will defer to folks who are more meteorology savvy than me. I do know that tropical systems tend to go poleward—eventually.

32 posted on 09/09/2017 2:39:16 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Tear down the Mexican Carrier plant and use the materials to build the wall)

The wind in the tropics generally goes from east to west (look up the trade winds) while in the temperate zone they go the other way. The tropics makes sense as the earth is turning eastward and the air isn’t quite dragged fast enough to keep up. I’ve never figured out the physics which get the temperate regions’ winds to move faster than earth’s rotation.

33 posted on 09/09/2017 2:39:51 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (The Whig Party died when it fled the great fight of its century. Ditto for the Republicans now.)

To: advertising guy

If Rick Scott’s sign language feller had webbed fingers he could fly

To say nothing of the "OMIGOD WE'RE GOING TO DIE!!!" facial expressions.

34 posted on 09/09/2017 2:40:30 PM PDT by snarkpup (The swamp is draining; and the alligators are allegating.)

FWIW, and for future reference, even better than flashlights for indoor use: Scroll down for Luci lights

We've got a number of these things. They are terrific. Compact, easy to use.

35 posted on 09/09/2017 2:40:33 PM PDT by mewzilla (Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)

Thanks. I didn’t mean to put you on the spot, knowing others would come by and address it.

Take care.

36 posted on 09/09/2017 2:40:35 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (One man's DACA, is 330 million other men's caca.)

It’s a big storm. Looks like there’s really no where to go, east or west or north inside Florida.

37 posted on 09/09/2017 2:40:43 PM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)

Is anybody from the NH area planning to go down to Florida to help out after the hurricane? I’d be interested in catching a ride with anyone doing that.

38 posted on 09/09/2017 2:41:20 PM PDT by calenel (The Democratic Party is a Criminal Enterprise. It is the Socialist Mafia.)

It’s getting hard to find an old fashioned battery operated transistor radio at stores anymore.

39 posted on 09/09/2017 2:42:10 PM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)

Thanks for the links.

40 posted on 09/09/2017 2:43:24 PM PDT by libertylover (Inhabitants of Earth with any freedom probably have the USA to thank.)

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