To: RightGeek
The storm which I can’t name turned on a dime, exactly as predicted and when it was predicted. Very impressive forecast.
748 posted on
09/07/2017 9:51:48 PM PDT by
NautiNurse
(Tear down the Mexican Carrier plant and use the materials to build the wall)
To: NautiNurse
It was Charlie in 2004. We were living aboard in St. Pete and the forecasters were all saying, "This is IT Tampa Bay, it's our turn!". We left the boat and went to Plant City to stay with my sister. Well Charlie made a quick dogleg east at the last moment and went right over Charlotte Harbor and Punta Gorda. Then it proceeded right up the middle of the state. We had MORE wind and rain in Plant City than if we had just stayed on board! You just never know what these things will do for sure.
It's funny when people knew we lived on a boat the first question they would invariably ask was, "What do you do when it storms?". We'd answer, "The same thing YOU would do...if you're in its path you get the heck out of Dodge!" You really can't outrun a hurricane on a boat.
759 posted on
09/07/2017 10:18:23 PM PDT by
boatbums
(The Law is a storm which wrecks your hopes of self-salvation, but washes you upon the Rock of Ages.)
To: NautiNurse
When I was 12 Hurricane Dora took a sudden left hand turn and slammed into Jax with 120 mph winds. Most people hadn’t boarded up because it was supposed to run up the coast. Our plate glass window in the living room just kept waffling back and forth. My Dad sat up all night with a broomstick propped against it.
The eye passed right over our house. We all ran out and watched it for about 5 minutes til the other side started to hit.
762 posted on
09/07/2017 10:25:44 PM PDT by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
To: NautiNurse
To: NautiNurse
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