Irma
This thing looks ugly.
Not sure I’d stay in southern Florida if I lived there right now.
This thing looks ugly.
Not sure I’d stay in southern Florida if I lived there right now.
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we can’t evacuate silly we have to sit in the soup complacently and then later we can do cajun navy on it with many happy feels
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/5/2017 @ 6:59 pmnarciso and kishnevi are down there. And I have relatives in Ft. Lauderdale and Tampa.
nk (9651fb) — 9/5/2017 @ 6:59 pm185 mph winds right now, that’s nasty.
The great hurricane drought of the past decade is going out like a lion.
harkin (90be6e) — 9/5/2017 @ 7:03 pmNo I’m more nirthward, I have a sensible congressman, but it looks like the beserker machine fro that trek episode.
narciso (d1f714) — 9/5/2017 @ 7:07 pmMind-blowing in scope, scale and form. 185 mph winds…
Mr. Donald, better triple-check that Mar-A-Lago flood insurance policy.
“Somebody’s gonna have a hurricane… Yeah, nice thick clouds, good east-west slope… She’s gonna be a big beast.” – Astronaut Clayton Stone [James Franciscus] ‘Marooned’ 1969
DCSCA (797bc0) — 9/5/2017 @ 7:08 pmWilma was actually scaled up to category 6,
narciso (d1f714) — 9/5/2017 @ 7:10 pmI’d leave ASAP. Have friends there that I’m inviting up to NJ for the duration. Hope they take me up on the offer.
NJRob (7f4bec) — 9/5/2017 @ 7:11 pm@4…but it looks like the beserker machine from that trek episode.
Meh. Now that you mention it– it does.
DCSCA (797bc0) — 9/5/2017 @ 7:13 pmthat HEB article this morning made me cry like a little girl then my friend T called and wanted to talk about it
i merchandised HEB for a couple months one year all across Texas when i was little it was very special
i guess Florida has Publix
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/5/2017 @ 7:18 pmthere’s no way we can evacuate that many people plus the roads are actually clever flood control mechanisms
everyone needs to sit tight
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/5/2017 @ 7:19 pmMariano’s is a cheap imitation of Publix, but they look like they could handle it with the same level of competency. I’d worry about the remnant Winn Dixies…those will get torn up and they’ll give you attitude but not much relief.
urbanleftbehind (847a06) — 9/5/2017 @ 7:21 pmdrudge has a spirograph them things are so cool
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/5/2017 @ 7:21 pmMariano’s
if I’m to be honest with you
has garbage produce
you can’t go in there knowing what you want and grab it
you can just go and get what’s edible-looking and then make do
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/5/2017 @ 7:22 pmbut they had a piano guy today playing a somewhat over-fancy arrangement of Lee Greenwood’s America ditty
it made me think of Ann Althouse as I desperately hunted for serviceable produce
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/5/2017 @ 7:25 pm…that’s life with a northern chain grocer, unless you do one of those old Italian/Greek/Armo outfits in the suburbs like Tony’s, Caputos, Pete’s Fresh or Lewis Produce, but gee, you might actually luck into a butcher job (the true Jackie Robinson moment at an ethnic grocer) at one of them exactly 6 months from now…
urbanleftbehind (847a06) — 9/5/2017 @ 7:27 pmSo is that sedanos, down in south Florida.
narciso (d1f714) — 9/5/2017 @ 7:27 pmA powerful solar storm is headed toward us, bringing hazards and rare light shows
and me without any xanax
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/5/2017 @ 7:28 pmi actually have a Tony’s not too far but i never been
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/5/2017 @ 7:29 pmAs long as it aint a Bravo, its all good with me, Narciso.
urbanleftbehind (847a06) — 9/5/2017 @ 7:29 pmWe have to make do sometimes,
narciso (d1f714) — 9/5/2017 @ 7:34 pmPerhaps that Disney film with tony Perkins suggests itself:
narciso (d1f714) — 9/5/2017 @ 7:38 pmhttps://mobile.twitter.com/RyanMaue/media/grid?idx=0
That map could also serve as a divine strike if one notes where the eye is headed…as Narciso leaves suddenly, slamming the door shut and the gun chest is empty.
urbanleftbehind (847a06) — 9/5/2017 @ 7:42 pmI wouldn’t wish that on anyone it looks like the equivalent of the Haiti quake.
narciso (d1f714) — 9/5/2017 @ 7:55 pmpersonally i’d evacuate the eff out of florida and go check out stone mountain before the taliban blow it up
but i was born in houston
so the compulsion is strong in me to sit in the soup and laugh haughtily in the face of nature’s wrath while i wait for a haphazard rescue to be organized
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/5/2017 @ 8:00 pmcheck this out though
which is to say
stay on the effing trail
what’s wrong with people
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/5/2017 @ 8:03 pmIrma is far away from Florida, and may not get there actually. But it is now heading west. And its a very big hurricane. Because they don’t get too much warning I it should head to Florida – 2-3 days maximum – they are adopting a worse case scenario because the planning, or at east the stocking up of supplies, takes longer. If it does hit Florida, it could take any track whatsoever, east, west middle. I saw on TV, four, five or six tracks, covering all of South Florida. But who says it would go south to north?
They were talking about Irma a week ago!
About Harvey, I heard in the middle of last week:
If we get any rain on Sunday, it could be the remnants of Harvey. It was. It hasn’t rained all that much but it’s been mostly cloudy. No moon. The storm is moving slowly It was reported at 6:45 EDT to be raining heavily in New Jersey, and maybe (earlier?) Baltimore, but so far there is nothing in Brooklyn.
The National Hurricane Center stopped tracking Harvey after it had downgraded it to or below a tropical depression. It was then crossing Tennessee Kentucky and the Ohio Valley. Last week.
Sammy Finkelman (035e74) — 9/5/2017 @ 8:10 pmI’m glad I live in Canada sometimes. Cold, but 185 mph winds? Yow. 40 below hardly counts. We can plan for that, and do, but 185 mph? No.
Best wishes to all those in the storm’s path.
Fred Z (05d938) — 9/5/2017 @ 8:12 pmThey say no hurricane has hit Florida since Wilma, in 2005.
Sammy Finkelman (035e74) — 9/5/2017 @ 8:12 pmit’s raining in Baltimore 50 miles east
where you should be no one’s around
i need a phone call
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/5/2017 @ 8:14 pmI hope it misses but plan for the worst. Evacuate if you can.
DRJ (15874d) — 9/5/2017 @ 8:35 pmLet’s hope it misses, or maybe parks over Cuba.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 9/5/2017 @ 8:45 pmGTFO of the Keys. Now. There is little chance the hurricane will not completely overwhelm part, or all of them. I would not be surprised if portions of the causeway are lost to the sea.
As of now, it appears from Marathon on east that utter devastation is near-guaranteed. Remember, it is the NorthEast quadrant that takes the biggest blow from a hurricane. It would not take much movement for Homestead (on the main peninsula) to get creamed again.
If I were the governor, I would have the National Guard down there already to enforce order and “discourage” looters. I’d also have ships on stand-by to evacuate those troops come Friday night.
Ed from SFV (3400a5) — 9/5/2017 @ 9:40 pm@31. =Haiku!= Gesundheit!
There’s a famed ‘inside space’ tale regarding a space shuttle astronaut (an old Cold Warrior and shall remain nameless) who, on a certain leg of an orbit passing over Cuba, was using the shuttle toilet, requested a countdown– when told they were over Havana– squeezed off a ‘doocie.’
DCSCA (797bc0) — 9/5/2017 @ 9:46 pmwith a storm this large and unprecedented there’s nothing you can do
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/5/2017 @ 9:58 pmCame back from St Martin on Saturday.
Neo (d1c681) — 9/6/2017 @ 5:17 amWish them my best.
Did you do the jet blast thing?
urbanleftbehind (3c62b6) — 9/6/2017 @ 5:30 amI live on the Gulf in SW Florida on the water. I’m well acquainted with hirricanes and for the last 3 days I’ve been making the usual preparations, and keeping my options open. The General rule is hide from the wind, and run from the water.
The problem is by the time the hurricane’s path becomes knowable – It’s too late to evacuate. The roads are jammed, gasoline supplies disappear, and no rooms are available for hundreds of miles. Catch 22.
The smart move would be to leave today, however the latest computer models predict an early dog-leg turn to the right and a northern progress up the Atlantic Coast with the eye and it’s 185 mph winds slightly off-shore. (Likely feeding on the warm waters of the Gulf Stream)
If the predictions prove accurate, any heavy weather coming my way will arrive from the East and NE which will push water away from the Gulf Coast, and save my home.
So, I’m waiting to see another card. I know it’s risky, but I’ve been through many a hurricane, I know what to do, but this one has me spooked.
ropelight (db9e35) — 9/6/2017 @ 7:05 amI happen to live on the Space Coast of Florida. (Think south of Kennedy Space Center.)
People started prepping for this hurricane days ago in my area. Right now the shelves are bare in almost all stores. No bread, canned goods, water, etc. The same goes for plywood and batteries. There are none left in the area.
People are driving like nuts on the road, but that is rather normal. In the stores, people are polite and understanding. In my travels to finish up getting supplies last night, I only saw one person that was even remotely rude. Not too bad for watching people in 3 stores for several hours.
The current track has Irma heading straight up the center of the state and hitting the Orlando area as a Cat 3 hurricane. In other words, there really is no where in the state to run to. You can’t evacuate the whole state. The Keys have evacuation orders now.
The good news is that the models are showing Irma shifting to the east and maybe off the coast. That would be so good if that happened.
It’s hunker down and take the punch time.
gitarcarver (0e8c2b) — 9/6/2017 @ 7:06 amRopelight,
So, I’m waiting to see another card. I know it’s risky, but I’ve been through many a hurricane, I know what to do, but this one has me spooked.
I know exactly what you mean. Stay safe mon ami.
gitarcarver (0e8c2b) — 9/6/2017 @ 7:07 amDid you do the jet blast thing?
lady died there a couple months ago
jet blast thing is no good
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/6/2017 @ 7:42 amHere’s a thought for those in Irma’s path who are short on water: Buy a plastic 55 gallon drum (used at Rural King $19.95) clean it out and fill it with tap water, (add a little bleach to prevent organic growth).
At the recommended level of one gallon per person – per day, that’s enough supply to see a family of 5 through the worst days.
ropelight (db9e35) — 9/6/2017 @ 7:50 amalso don’t forget you can drain your water heater in a pinch but the best place to store water is in northern Georgia
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/6/2017 @ 8:05 amMy dad did that (draining the wh) once, HF.
felipe (b5e0f4) — 9/6/2017 @ 8:08 amNo matter where you live you should have water stored in advance. Many natural catastrophes arrive without an announcement.
Ben burn (b3d5ab) — 9/6/2017 @ 8:09 amDon’t look now, but Ben is talking to hisself on another thread. He might come this way, though.
felipe (b5e0f4) — 9/6/2017 @ 8:09 amSooner than expected.
felipe (b5e0f4) — 9/6/2017 @ 8:10 amhappy, I remember helping my father scrub out the bath tub to store water in preperation for Hurricane Hazel. It’s a better option than the hot water heater.
Atfter killing over 400 in Haiti, Hazel came ashore in mid October of ’54 at the border between Georgia and South Carolina, turned North, rolled over Washington DC, and continued on up to Toronto.
Along the mid Atlantic, Hazel is the one old timers use as the benchmark for comparison with all subsequent storms.
ropelight (db9e35) — 9/6/2017 @ 8:33 amIf she takes out Trump Tower I say it’s a Heavenly message.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/09/06/hurricane-irma-just-slammed-into-trumps-caribbean-estate-and-is-headed-toward-his-florida-properties/?utm_term=.debc3dda0b7b
Ben burn (b3d5ab) — 9/6/2017 @ 8:39 amAct of God events means insurance don’t pay.
Ben burn (b3d5ab) — 9/6/2017 @ 8:40 amyes yes the bathtub’s good too unless your turtles decide to ride out the storm there
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/6/2017 @ 8:44 amamazon turdlord jeffy bezos and his wapo fake news propaganda sluts are very petty
there’s a lot of people besides president trump getting hit by Irma’s incontinent galumphing
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/6/2017 @ 8:49 amMiami-Dade holds off on Irma evacuation orders — for now
does becoming mayor of a coastal city make you stooptarded or is it the other way around
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/6/2017 @ 12:48 pmI am in Miami, but all of Florida is a cluster within a hurricane.
May I come stay with happy??
😎
Roxy (11db1c) — 9/6/2017 @ 1:58 pmyes yes plenty of room and i’ll make mashed potatoes
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/6/2017 @ 2:06 pmMade your day.
Sometimes levity is the greatest cure for severe stress.
Potatoes???
Roxy (11db1c) — 9/6/2017 @ 2:10 pmyes it’s my new thing!
ok so take one whole onion and cut it up and cook that in some olive oil til it starts to char just a bit
then i season the onion with say 2 tspn garlic powder
maybe a little less than 1 tspn salt
and a tspn of black pepper
drop the heat and then let that simmer for like 5 minutes while you practice your stirring
so we’re a good 15 minutes into this already
ok what i do next is take a vegetable like squash or even green beans or one time i used cauliflower stem
chop that up – and throw in some greens if you have any – mustard, collard, kale
and now we’re gonna slow-cook that
put the lid on and stir every 10 minutes or so – with something like green beans you’re gonna need to add some water or mirin at some point
now with traditional slow-cooked vegetables you stop while everything’s sorta still recognizable
but for this you go well past that – cook everything down to where it’s maybe a fourth to a third of the volume you started with – this can be 90-120 minutes
then you take a potato or two and chop that up and boil it til done – throw that in the collander and then combine the potatoes and the vegetables in your mixing bowl
everything’s so soft if you have a hand-masher you can knock this out in no time – but you have to add a half pint more or less of cream while you do this
and bam just like that you’re done!
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/6/2017 @ 2:29 pmoh – and this is kinda by the by
but i always finish the vegetables with one spoonful of sour cream
not sure this makes a huge difference
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/6/2017 @ 2:32 pmYes, happy, we have a lot in common.
I would probably be a Trumpette if i could afford silk stockings. Sans the designer fillers, of course.
Albeit, I hate that word, I’m a simple girl. I was thinking blanched green beans, drizzled with olive oil, salt, pepper,
And a hand full of basil leaves. To go with the fresh caught Fl lobster in my freezer. Can you make risotto??
Alas, I love this blog! Carry on, all!
Roxy (11db1c) — 9/6/2017 @ 2:55 pmthat sounds really good i hate i haven’t had any fresh basil all summer
i’ve always felt i didn’t have the patience for risotto but maybe it’s time to circle back on that
this idea’s always kinda interested me – lots of different interpretations – some sweet, some savory
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/6/2017 @ 3:01 pmPeeking in. I am pretty well prepared, except bread, which everyone is grabbing as quickly as possible. But if need be, I’ll live on Special K and Rice Krispies.
As Ropelight and others noted, evacuation means getting caught in traffic and guessing where the storm goes. So I will stsy put and see how my house does in the wind. If everyone is truly lucky, the storm will turn early and skirt the Bahamas. But at this point the entire state of Florida will probably experience at least tropical storm winds. I expect to be without power for at least a couple of days, so expect radio silence from me for a few days at least. An email to my nickname here @ yahoo will reach me eventually.
kishnevi (682c47) — 9/6/2017 @ 6:18 pmI was thinking of going up to Georgia, but they expect the storm by Tuesday,so well havevto go to a shelter.
narciso (d1f714) — 9/6/2017 @ 6:30 pmGood luck, kishnevi. Do you have a manual can opener? If not, here’s a simple trick for opening cans.
nk (9651fb) — 9/6/2017 @ 6:32 pmi’m not happy about this reverse-evacuation plan where instead of heading northward and embracing an early autumn adventure you actively stay put while what we here at pikaweather like to call a GODDAMN CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE is sauntering towards you with a bit of sass in her step
when i explored florida i took mostly a lot of curvy back roads straight up the middle – after making a mistake of taking that highway from Jacksonville to St. Augustine anyways
beautiful country
would be a great place to retire i think
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/6/2017 @ 6:33 pmthat man just put me some can knowledge and showed me how I’m a open my cans if my can-openers go astray or they get to where they’re unreliable
or maybe i have to go on the run with my cans
that’s empowering and I don’t think I’m likely to ever forget this
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/6/2017 @ 6:37 pmThanks, nk. I have one, but never use it. My Crohn’s makes most stuff in cans off limits, even canned tuna. I could do canned chicken but they don’t seem to have kosher canned chicken.
HF–by the time it gets here it will be a Cat 4, not a Cat 5. Still strong as %$”$@. But there is still a chance it turns early and goes east of the Bahamas. Not a big chance, but still a chance.
kishnevi (682c47) — 9/6/2017 @ 7:22 pmok well that’s still scary stay well
wear a bike helmet
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/6/2017 @ 7:30 pmI bet you are, Kishnevi. But I have a truck, a canoe, and a chainsaw. If you need a helping hand don’t be embarrassed to ask. I wouldn’t be embarrassed to turn to you.
Steve57 (0b1dac) — 9/6/2017 @ 8:01 pmThis is the moment we cry over our light beers.
Steve57 (0b1dac) — 9/6/2017 @ 8:03 pmThanks, Steve. But when I said still strong, I meant Irma, not me. I’m a 148 pound weakling.
kishnevi (3734a9) — 9/6/2017 @ 8:10 pmEase stay safe guys and ladies. This is a big one and we can only hope she makes a sharp turn to stay off the coast. Do whatever is necessary to be back healthy and hearty.
NJRob (9bca63) — 9/6/2017 @ 8:14 pmThe 11 PM track on Sept 6 now has the Sunday 8 PM location as over my house – as a Cat 4 hurricane.
Crap.
gitarcarver (0e8c2b) — 9/6/2017 @ 10:36 pmMuslim, Christian, Hindu, I don’t care. Just get out of the way. I say this as a guy who spent a significant amount of his career doing hurricane/typhoon/cyclone avoidance.
Steve57 (0b1dac) — 9/7/2017 @ 10:08 amScientologists don’t listen to him it’s a trick
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/7/2017 @ 10:11 amIn the Atlantic/Caribbean it’s called a hurricane. In the Pacific it’s called a typhoon. In the Indian Ocean it’s called a cyclone. Wherever you are it’s called bad news. Get away. I rode out a typhoon on the the Carl Vinson because my sh***head admiral thought we could cross the “T.” It’s no fun.
Steve57 (0b1dac) — 9/7/2017 @ 10:16 amgood heavens can you imagine them trying this kind of fancy maneuver today
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/7/2017 @ 10:23 amhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Cobra
This was certainly the greatest unanswered loss the USN suffered in WWII. Three destroyers, 800 men, and over 100 aircraft.
Steve57 (0b1dac) — 9/7/2017 @ 10:28 amYeah but you have to be able to do it, Mr. Feets.
Steve57 (0b1dac) — 9/7/2017 @ 10:30 amok from now on if you skip steering practice you have to bake everybody cookies
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/7/2017 @ 10:32 amIf you screw it up, you should have to bake cookies and say, I screwed it up. Have some cookies.
Ask about my opinion on the 428 Cobra Jet.
Steve57 (0b1dac) — 9/7/2017 @ 10:37 amI looked at teh recent comments at upper far right of the site and decided I need to get up on Irma too… she must be somethin’!
Colonel Haiku (6c3d91) — 9/7/2017 @ 10:38 amAnd I ain’t ever gettin’ off… oh… wait…
Colonel Haiku (6c3d91) — 9/7/2017 @ 10:39 amkishnevi and everyone in the path of Irma,
Please take care. I wish you the best.
DRJ (15874d) — 9/7/2017 @ 10:46 amYes I can’t image how they thought this would be a good move.
narciso (d1f714) — 9/7/2017 @ 10:52 amWe blame the shelter in place on incompetence of POC mayors, but what if that command is coming from “better areas” not wanting a repeat of Katrina refugee problems?
urbanleftbehind (6e5c94) — 9/7/2017 @ 10:58 amIt’s been a long time since I’ve worked this hard.
Nailed in tight, even over impact windows, so worried my kids that I’m staying.
But I grew up in Alaska, spent 20 years as a Fed Ex courier, last 12 as a young widow, and
told I have more moves than an entire football team, on the dance floor that is-
.59 Need a raincheck on risotto, it takes a large pan, and I need the water tight dishwasher
to store valuables in. And Ocala is a great place to retire. Prayers for Florida!
I’m off to take a shower, so that I can meet Irma-
Roxy (11db1c) — 9/7/2017 @ 6:20 pmooh that’s smart about the dishwasher
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/7/2017 @ 6:32 pmStrong Earthquake Hits Off Mexico’s Coast – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/world/americas/mexico-earthquake.html
8.1 mag.
Whadda month. What time can we expect the asteroid?
DCSCA (797bc0) — 9/7/2017 @ 11:22 pmWell, here I sit in the projected eye of Irma’s fury, and serve me right as the weathermen warned. I have a place to run East of I-75 but I’m leaving the accumulated possessions of a lifetime to the uncertain caprice of wind and water.
I’ve collected up the essentials, or at least the ones that’ll fit in my car. Wish me luck, looks like I’m going to need it.
PS: I’ll provide on-the-ground updates on storm conditions as long as the cell phone towers remain in service.
ropelight (cceaad) — 9/9/2017 @ 11:37 amgogogo god bless you there’s still room for good luck to happen all up in it
i hope you saw Roxy’s trick about throwing valuables in the dishwasher
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/9/2017 @ 11:42 am(up at #85)
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/9/2017 @ 11:42 ampersonally i think they should have called for evacuation earlier than they did, but overall Flroida seems to have its ducks in a row way better than them higgledy-piddledy Texas ducks was
what glitches there are seem to mostly be in Miami, which may prove fortunate
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/9/2017 @ 11:55 amhiggledy-*piggledy* Texas ducks i mean
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/9/2017 @ 11:55 amhrm i guess the treelessness of haiti is at least a little overstated
this lil spot looks like it’s quite lovely most days
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/9/2017 @ 12:06 pmDo you think that if President Trump, The Donald, invited Rush Limbaugh to Fifth Avenue and shot him, he would get good press and his supporters would still support him?
nk (9651fb) — 9/9/2017 @ 12:19 pmi think Mr. Rush (not a fan personally) is being grossly misinterpreted by fake news propaganda slut Shehab Khan
this is 100% true scoring a rating of 5 truth pickles from pikachufactcheck.org
and propaganda slut Shehab Khan doesn’t adduce any other quotes what back up his assertions
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/9/2017 @ 12:32 pmRecall the skydragon worshipers used Katrina a the pretext for clean envy inclydng getting rid of the incandescent light bulb.
narciso (d1f714) — 9/9/2017 @ 12:41 pmRopelight, you’ll be comforted to know a lot of people on my side decided your side of the state, and mid-state were the best places to evacuate to. So now they will get the brunt of the storm…. stay safe.
You too, Narciso…it sounds like Irma will still be a hurricane when it goes by you.
kishnevi (abbfd8) — 9/9/2017 @ 1:04 pmSo it would appear knish.
narciso (d1f714) — 9/9/2017 @ 1:07 pmThis guy is officially the greatest sign-language signer on the planet.
Also, check out this crazy reverse tidal surge in the Bahamas. The ocean (here) is … missing. Unfortunately that means there’s enough water for two oceans somewhere else …
Dave (445e97) — 9/9/2017 @ 5:14 pmThat happens a lot in that area. The water is very shallow to begin with. It’s probably more due to the tide from an almost full moon than to Irma.
nk (9651fb) — 9/9/2017 @ 5:38 pminternet!
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/9/2017 @ 7:04 pmDid you know…
…that Canada is known as the “Maple Leaf State”?
Dave (445e97) — 9/9/2017 @ 7:08 pmHey, Michigan is the Two Peninsula State!
kishnevi (8f5d8c) — 9/9/2017 @ 7:16 pmWhich is the Penicillin State? Yeah, that’s what I thought too, but it seems to be Number Two.
nk (9651fb) — 9/9/2017 @ 7:53 pmseems to correlate with per capita income with a few outliers like Alaska
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/9/2017 @ 8:16 pmNew Hampshire as the Prude State?
kishnevi (704a68) — 9/9/2017 @ 8:34 pmNH is #5 in per capita income
it also stands with West Virginia, Maine and Vermont as being among the least racially diverse states
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/9/2017 @ 8:48 pmthis may end up being the key plot point if Cuba took Irma down a peg or two before it hits Florida
it’s the only good news we’ve had so far
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/9/2017 @ 10:00 pmIrma wobbling NW, eye now pounding Keys. Heavy rain bands moving thru Naples with periods of calm in between. I’m making a quick visit to my endangered home this AM. More when I get back.
ropelight (cceaad) — 9/10/2017 @ 4:38 amseems to correlate with per capita income with a few outliers like Alaska
Colleges and universities with low standards?
nk (9651fb) — 9/10/2017 @ 4:54 amthat seems like such a narrow demo to influence the overall number
btw looks like max wind speed dropped to 120 from 130 in the latest update, and she’s kicked he forward momentum up to 12 mph
if she can make landfall a ways south of tampa that would be for the best i guess
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/10/2017 @ 11:46 am*her* forward momentum i mean
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/10/2017 @ 11:46 amFlorida’s response has been extremely impressive so far
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/10/2017 @ 12:12 pmthis troubling nonsense is troubling
there’s simply no way Florida could have accomplished its remarkable evacuation using electric cars and many of them would be completely useless for weeks into the aftermath
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/10/2017 @ 12:37 pmhere this has bearing on a previous discussion what we had here:
happyfeet (28a91b) — 9/10/2017 @ 12:38 pmHopefully not premature to celebrate, but no reports of fatalities in Florida and Irma is now downgraded to “only” a tropical storm.
Well-done, Sunshine-Staters…
Dave (445e97) — 9/11/2017 @ 6:25 amWe talked to the family in Tampa, late yesterday, and they were optimistically bunkered down and prepared. The cousins on the seashore had “evacuated” to the uncle’s house by Route 41 North of USF. We’ll be checking with them, but if USF is ok, they should be ok.
nk (dbc370) — 9/11/2017 @ 6:54 am116. There were a few fatalities in Florida, in car accidents in which the storm was a factor, according to what’s in the New York Post.
In Marathon, in the Florida Keys, a man lost control of a pickup truck while hauling a generator through high winds on Saturday, and smashed into a tree. Two cars driven by law enforcement officials driving through the rain in Hardee Counnty, southeast of Tampa, collided together head on on Sunday morning, and both drivers were killed.. One vwhicle, driven by a female sheriff’s deputy, had left a hurricane shelter for supplies, and the other one was being driven by a corrections officer headed for work.
Also, another person died, apparently of unrelated batural causes, in a classrroom at Marathon High School in the Florida Keys, where he had taken shelter overnight Saturday. They had no place to take the body, so they emptied the room and sealed it off.
Sammy Finkelman (8a673f) — 9/11/2017 @ 7:10 am95. And Paul Krugman implies Rush was a hypocrite and misleading people because he left his home in Palm Beach County after the broadcast.
He couldn’t work without electricity, which could easily be knocked out, and he had a better place to go! Not because he believed his life was in danger if he stayed.
Sammy Finkelman (8a673f) — 9/11/2017 @ 7:14 amThere was also a man who was killed before the storm: he fell off a ladder while putting up shutters.
kishnevi (ec71b1) — 9/11/2017 @ 9:14 am