Irma

[Mike V. Florida]

Ready for the cat 5.

[Jacksonlll]

Matthew tore hell out of Hilton Head and it was a 2. I cant imagine what a 4 or 5 would do.

[jax55]

Everyone in the path of Irma, please be safe. Our hopes for a change in direction are being sent to you all.

[todd3131]

Mike where are you in Florida? My uncle lives in Naples in his own home I made arrangements to evacuate him if necessary today I am in Iowa and I'm the closest family

[Stretch Cab]

I'm a little north of Palm Beach and will be batting down the hatches so to speak tomorrow. Gas stations out of gas and stores empty. Guess a storm is at least good for business.

[todd3131]

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Please keep us informed about your situation as it changes and if there is anything we can do before or after the storm

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by todd3131

Please keep us informed about your situation as it changes and if there is anything we can do before or after the storm

Ditto but from this distance, there is probably little we can do materially.
Stay out of the wind and stay high (on high ground!)

[JDupuis]

I'm scheduled to fly to Florida on Monday. Should I cancel?
Jeff

[H. L. Chauvin]

Hi J,

FWIW: From experience, lots to consider, too soon, for landing in Florida on Monday:

Do you have flight insurance paying for later rescheduling a canceled flight?

Flying to which specific part of such a large spread out state like Florida?

Who knows where Irma will be on Monday .... or will be headed on Monday?

With anyone trying to give an "unconditional" Yes or No direct answer ..... for advising you to cancel your flight .... just remember that with "unconditional" advice as early as today ..... 50% of advice to fly could be correct & 50% of advice could be incorrect.

Going to Florida to buy a Model A ....... WOW ..... that's different !!!

[Synchro909]

Just read this on a news site:
"Catastrophic damage will occur: A high percentage of framed homes will be destroyed, with total roof failure and wall collapse. Fallen trees and power poles will isolate residential areas. Power outages will last for weeks to possibly months. Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks or months."
The site said that a Hurricane gets a cat 5 rating when the winds exceed 252 kph. Irma has clocked 295 with stronger gusts.
We will be thinking of you all as you deal with this monster.

[JDupuis]

We are booked into Disney world. I know that it is in land. But Irma is landing on Sunday. They haven't given a timeline of when Irma is going to stop.
I'm still good to go, but my loving Wife is really concerned. She booked the trip; she will be the deciding factor. If we go, I think rain gear will be in fashion. . Jeff

[toms32]

I have two brothers in Florida. One in West Palm and one in Port St Lucie. The One in West Palm has already book a flight Saturday morning to the San Francisco to avoid any problems and my other brother is thinking if he can get out to go to friends in Georgia. Things can obviously change but if you come, and Florida is impacted in the way it is expected they would probably close the park at the very least. Stay safe

[Jeff/Illinois]

Illinois has it's faults like anywhere else, but in the over 60 years I've lived here none of us have ever had to 'get out' to save your life and see thousands of square miles flattened by a storm.

A tornado is bad to be sure but the ones we've ever had anywhere around here are usually F-1's or F-2's where the actual tornado path is far less than a hundred yards wide at best and they are on the ground for maybe a mile or two then lift back up.

I can't begin to imagine a hurricane or a firestorm burning for many many miles we never have anything like that.

In summary, our antique cars are probably safer in the Midwest than Florida or the Gulf states and I'm sure that insurance rates reflect that.

[H. L. Chauvin]

Mr. Dupuis,

Flying in & flying out of Florida is one thing ..... visiting Disney for a few days is definitely a totally different scenario which dictates "strongly" considering a Retrograde Plan.

Even if experiencing the perimeter of a hurricane with your dear wife, please consider that there are strong possibilities that large or small communities could experience the bare "minimum" following conditions:

A. Power Lines Down; hence no electricity, no A/C, no fans, no ice, no gasoline for taxi's or rented cars, plus hotel, banks, store and restaurants closed because electric cash registers not working. No A/C in any restaurant or hotel in any humid coastal southern state is nothing but "total" misery.

B. Minor Street Flooding & Traffic Jams: Caused by malfunctioning wet electrical wires on cars & cars out of gas .......... not to mention the thousands of Ding Bat onlookers driving by to see what was damaged ..... plus today's modern armed Democrat thugs with hammers looking for glass store fronts with no lights inside the store.

C. Medium Wind Gusts: Umbrellas turn inside out, hats fly off, dangerous flying debris.

D. Store Shelves: Essentials on store shelves are all gone; e.g., no bottle water, no flashlights or batteries, no bread, crackers or cookies, no lamps,no Campbell soup, or anything ready-to-eat.

E. Return flights cancelled, no buses leaving town: Stuck in any tropical storm, large or small, means "Stuck".

Irma could still fool all of us like our famous 1965's Betsy that left the Gulf of Mexico, crossed Florida into the Atlantic, and came right back, and reminded every meteorologist that unexpected weather conditions can change rapidly over night.

Hope this helps.

[CHuDWah]

Originally Posted by Jeff/Illinois

In summary, our antique cars are probably safer in the Midwest than Florida or the Gulf states and I'm sure that insurance rates reflect that.

Yup - dunno about antiques but modern cars are at least double to insure. Course, some of that is due to Florida drivers being the worst in the nation, not to mention all the staged "accidents".

[California Travieso]

Originally Posted by JDupuis

I'm scheduled to fly to Florida on Monday. Should I cancel?
Jeff

Jeff,

It's supposed to hit Florida Sunday morning. They will probably cancel flights for a couple of days after that like they did in Huston.

David Serrano

[SeaSlugs]

Originally Posted by Jeff/Illinois

Illinois has it's faults like anywhere else, but in the over 60 years I've lived here none of us have ever had to 'get out' to save your life and see thousands of square miles flattened by a storm.

A tornado is bad to be sure but the ones we've ever had anywhere around here are usually F-1's or F-2's where the actual tornado path is far less than a hundred yards wide at best and they are on the ground for maybe a mile or two then lift back up.

I can't begin to imagine a hurricane or a firestorm burning for many many miles we never have anything like that.

In summary, our antique cars are probably safer in the Midwest than Florida or the Gulf states and I'm sure that insurance rates reflect that.

yea short of living along rivers that flood every year in IL a tornado is about the only threat. If you live in the hills they usually go right over with very little damage hence why they say leave your car and seek shelter in a low lying ditch BUT NOT culvert pipes...those act like a rocket engine nozzle - same with overpasses...worst places to be yet see hundreds of people seek shelter under them every time...

if your home do what the rest of us midwesterners do and poke your head out and see if you see it like a gopher.

i guess you could count salt as the biggest threat...

[2manycars]

We get a hurricane about every 20 years or so. 1985 was a good one. the famous one is 1938, before weather forecasting warned people.
I am 200 feet above sea level on the top of a hill, so I don't have too much trouble.

[todd3131]

I have been talking to clients and my uncle in Naples today getting him ready to evac if neccesary. I have one client in Orlando that was going to fly out for work on sunday but canceld the trip to stay home with her children and mother. I have a project in Key West that is uncertain what is going to happen and my client in Miami is prepping to head out soon.

They think is is going to hit florida and head north but where the center line is they won't know before friday at the soonest.

I am in the middle of Iowa but have spent most of my day prepping for this thing and this week we are finally getting some of our texas projects back up and running. You have to love a global economy combined with global climate change.

[Mike V. Florida]

Originally Posted by todd3131

Mike where are you in Florida? My uncle lives in Naples in his own home I made arrangements to evacuate him if necessary today I am in Iowa and I'm the closest family

He is on the other side of the state from me this storm is so large there will be no place not affected by it.