*** Official 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Thread *** (2 Viewers)

[Nathan R. Jessep]

<--*pretends like he knows what all the graphs mean*

 

[Henry Ford]

@Gianni Verscotchie, you here?

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[Gianni Verscotchie]

From the Roll Call thread:

People who checked in pre-storm who we haven't heard from yet are:

@rustycolts

@greedygoat

@Gianni Verscotchie

@flranger

@E Street Brat

Other than that, everyone who checked in there is safe (though many without power).  Anyone know any of these five in real life?

Thanks for following up on this. I left Fort Myers on Saturday morning for Davenport (Orlando) and rented a big house for my family, parents & pets. Of course, the eye of the storm passed right over us there, albeit in a weak condition, it was still pretty scary. The rental house never lost power so we were very grateful.

Unfortunately, my father's mobile home in Estero was totally destroyed.  It looks exactly like the pictures you see on the news.  All his belongings scattered for 200 yards.

My home remains intact. Lost 4 trees and had no power until today. So thankful that it's back!

 

[Henry Ford]

Thanks for following up on this. I left Fort Myers on Saturday morning for Davenport (Orlando) and rented a big house for my family, parents & pets. Of course, the eye of the storm passed right over us there, albeit in a weak condition, it was still pretty scary. The rental house never lost power so we were very grateful.

Unfortunately, my father's mobile home in Estero was totally destroyed.  It looks exactly like the pictures you see on the news.  All his belongings scattered for 200 yards.

My home remains intact. Lost 4 trees and had no power until today. So thankful that it's back!

Awesome.  Sorry for your father, glad everyone is safe and that you have power again. 

That leaves us with just one - @rustycolts - who is without cell phone and (I assume) without power and warned us ahead of time.  Everyone else accounted for.

 

[Gianni Verscotchie]

Awesome.  Sorry for your father, glad everyone is safe and that you have power again. 

That leaves us with just one - @rustycolts - who is without cell phone and (I assume) without power and warned us ahead of time.  Everyone else accounted for.

One more thing - I put a bad scratch in my Jaguar while moving stuff in the garage!

Can FEMA or the Red Cross help with this?? 

 

[The Commish]

NOAA has up current imagery here on their website.  You can't see Cudjoe Key here, and I wonder if that's intentional:

https://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/irma/index.html

On my phone. Can't see big pine either. Stops at 7 mile bridge.  

 

[Capella]

Finally home. A big mess to clean up but no real damage. 

My dad and sister/BIL left two huge sinks full of dishes and now rotted meat in the fridge for us to clean up after, so that was nice. 

 

[Gianni Verscotchie]

Finally home. A big mess to clean up but no real damage. 

My dad and sister/BIL left two huge sinks full of dishes and now rotted meat in the fridge for us to clean up after, so that was nice. 

I'm starting to get the impression that you don't like your dad very much

 

[BeaverCleaver]

I'm starting to get the impression that you don't like your dad very much

Does he like anyone?

 

[Brady Marino]

Does he like anyone?

Pretty sure he likes his wife and James Bond (on occasion).

 

[Wingnut]

NOAA has up current imagery here on their website.  You can't see Cudjoe Key here, and I wonder if that's intentional:

https://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/irma/index.html

I was able to see 2 friends places down there and they both look like theyre ok. Im sure it doesnt look pretty around their places but the houses are still standing and dont look like they have any damage that I can see. One is directly on a canal in Big Coppit Key, so I wonder how much water they took on in the surge.

 

[James Daulton]

Pretty sure he likes his wife and James Bond (on occasion).

Throw in most superheros and the Dinobots and that's about where I am.  Oh and @ClownCausedChaos2 posts and @AAABatteries selfies.    

 

[Capella]

Does he like anyone?

I don't like you. 

 

[BeaverCleaver]

I don't like you. 

Of course 

 

[Henry Ford]

I don't like you. 

Autocorrect.  He meant "does he like @Annyong?"

 

[Capella]

Btw, no issues with gas at all today and traffic was crisp. Crushed right through savannah. We left at 3 am -- I think we actually got home a little faster than usual. 

 

[Henry Ford]

Peak Florida.

 

[McGarnicle]

Peak Florida.

 

 

[El Floppo]

Peak Florida.

 

I love how they tied a t-shirt on the end for traffic safety

 

[Dedfin]

Peak Florida.

This is what happens when someone jokingly says "Wow, I wonder how much meth this could get"

 

[Henry Ford]

This is what happens when someone jokingly says "Wow, I wonder how much meth this could get"

I assumed he was building a football field into his yard for Thanksgiving and needed goal posts.

 

[gump]

8 hours back to Tampa from Pcola. Gas was no issue. I10 started getting heavy outside Tally so bailed south to 27 and it was smooth from there. Unbelievable how little damage there is to my area (Carrollwood)...with a ton of old oaks. What a miracle path.

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Throw in most superheros and the Dinobots and that's about where I am.  Oh and @ClownCausedChaos2 posts and @AAABatteries selfies.    

You get a like.

 

[James Daulton]

You get a like.

A like?  Not some love back? 

 

[greedygoat]

Peak Florida.

This is what happens when someone jokingly says "Wow, I wonder how much meth this could get"

What a bunch of pole smokers. 

 

[MindCrime]

Power restored after 72 hours. 

Boys are out of school until Monday in Orlando.

 

[SoBeDad]

People in the Keys are thankful for MREs. 

 

[Wingnut]

It's so gut wrenching to see the Keys in this condition. Such an amazing place. It's gonna take a long time to recover and rebuild, and they'll never be quite the same. I for one will go back and spend some tourist dollars as soon as they're cleaned up and open for business again.

 

[Annyong]

Autocorrect.  He meant "does he like @Annyong?"

I sure hope so. 

 

[Osaurus]

It's so gut wrenching to see the Keys in this condition. Such an amazing place. It's gonna take a long time to recover and rebuild, and they'll never be quite the same. I for one will go back and spend some tourist dollars as soon as they're cleaned up and open for business again.

I was thinking the same thing.  Have a tentative trip planned to most likely Islamorada/Marathon in April.  Was originally going to go to Savannah or Charleston, but now I want to help my southern neighbors.

 

[Gawain]

It's so gut wrenching to see the Keys in this condition. Such an amazing place. It's gonna take a long time to recover and rebuild, and they'll never be quite the same. I for one will go back and spend some tourist dollars as soon as they're cleaned up and open for business again.

I will not be going to St Martin again. Carib tourism is going to shuffle around some.

 

[GregR]

Jose most likely to miss the US.
Disturbance 39 getting absorbed by a front in the Atlantic.
Disturbance 40 heading towards the Caribbean and models show it could strengthen, still a week away
Disturbance 41 just leaving Africa. 

 

[jplvr]

On my phone. Can't see big pine either. Stops at 7 mile bridge.  

You can see Cudjoe now and the rest of the missing sections.

 

[The Commish]

You can see Cudjoe now and the rest of the missing sections.

Thanks.

The house is still in tact and the roof is complete which is sort of shocking. Boats are gone. Jeep is gone. Going to send him this link. 

 

[BeaverCleaver]

It's so gut wrenching to see the Keys in this condition. Such an amazing place. It's gonna take a long time to recover and rebuild, and they'll never be quite the same. I for one will go back and spend some tourist dollars as soon as they're cleaned up and open for business again.

The Keys will come back better than ever. It's not the first time they have been hit and it won't be the last. 

 

[culdeus]

I was thinking the same thing.  Have a tentative trip planned to most likely Islamorada/Marathon in April.  Was originally going to go to Savannah or Charleston, but now I want to help my southern neighbors.

April seems like a pretty quick timeline to think they will be back in business.  Considering they are maybe a month away from getting the lights back on among other issues.

 

[culdeus]

Those NOAA sat images of Cudjoe are

 

[Sputnikv8]

April seems like a pretty quick timeline to think they will be back in business.  Considering they are maybe a month away from getting the lights back on among other issues.

Hard to restore power when the poles keep disappearing.  

 

[Sputnikv8]

Those NOAA sat images of Cudjoe are

https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/noaa-interactive-map-hurricane-irma-florida-keys-damage
 

 

[Osaurus]

April seems like a pretty quick timeline to think they will be back in business.  Considering they are maybe a month away from getting the lights back on among other issues.

I was being optimistic 

 

[rustycolts]

Well still without power but my daughter just got hers up so we are heading over there 120 pound Bloodhound and all.

 

[culdeus]

I love how when this happens people are like "let's bury powerlines". 

Or you could just give everyone tax break to do solar panels and get something that benefits you every day, you know, in the sunshine state.

 

[McGarnicle]

It's so gut wrenching to see the Keys in this condition. Such an amazing place. It's gonna take a long time to recover and rebuild, and they'll never be quite the same. I for one will go back and spend some tourist dollars as soon as they're cleaned up and open for business again.

It's been on my bucket list for a long time. Thinking about going down there for my 50th in 4 years, see about doing a weekly boat rental.

 

[El Floppo]

I love how when this happens people are like "let's bury powerlines". 

Or you could just give everyone tax break to do solar panels and get something that benefits you every day, you know, in the sunshine state.

underground solar panels, so they don't get blown away in a hurricane.

 

[BeaverCleaver]

I love how when this happens people are like "let's bury powerlines". 

Or you could just give everyone tax break to do solar panels and get something that benefits you every day, you know, in the sunshine state.

And what do you do with the solar panels when they are destroyed by storms?

 

[Osaurus]

I love how when this happens people are like "let's bury powerlines". 

Or you could just give everyone tax break to do solar panels and get something that benefits you every day, you know, in the sunshine state.

Don't get me started about failed logic here.  Public transportation/infrastructure improvements are a good one too.

 

[Osaurus]

And what do you do with the solar panels when they are destroyed by storms?

Charge Mexico?

 

[El Floppo]

And what do you do with the solar panels when they are destroyed by storms?

underground solar panels, so they don't get blown away in a hurricane.

 

[E Street Brat]

Still no power.

:sad:

 

[GregR]

https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/noaa-interactive-map-hurricane-irma-florida-keys-damage
 

Parents little place in the Keys looks like it survived. But there's a boat sitting on the boardwalk a few houses down so I'm sure the inside got completely soaked and will have to be gutted.