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Post by zeke on Sept 27, 2022 9:51:13 GMT -8
In all seriousness, the concrete should really let you ride out the storm safely. Grew up on a military installation in the Pacific where our ‘50s vintage concrete “cinder-block” homes were sturdy against typhoons. And, this one has all of the hollows filled with concrete as well.
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Post by marmotstew on Sept 27, 2022 11:08:28 GMT -8
I’ll be fine. Hold my beer. Watch this. Famous last words. Fixed it.
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Post by zeke on Sept 28, 2022 3:50:52 GMT -8
All good here so far. Power and everything. Looks like the Cat 4, nearly Cat 5, will make landfall 2 1/2 hours south, close to Ft Myers for those of you who are familiar with the area. My kayaking area will be impacted, but there isn't much development in the Glades. Naples to Port Charlotte will see damage. As this passes through the state, I expect major damages in Central Florida.
I have some rain, and slightly windy, but nothing out of the ordinary at nearly 8 am.
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Post by Travis on Sept 28, 2022 6:06:45 GMT -8
After some browsing, I found a Ft Myers webcam that looks like something's brewing but not bad yet. ETA: Webcam taken down to protect it. It appeared to soon be below the rising storm surge. Looks like Tampa could still get 10-15 inches rain over the next few days. That's a lot of water that will need to go somewhere.
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Post by BigLoad on Sept 28, 2022 10:19:41 GMT -8
Waffle House is closing 21 FL locations ahead of the storm. That's really something. They don't even close for armed robberies.
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Post by zeke on Sept 28, 2022 15:45:37 GMT -8
Still good here. Power still on, no rain to speak of. Some wind but not much.
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Post by driftwoody on Sept 28, 2022 16:00:32 GMT -8
Still good here. Power still on, no rain to speak of. Some wind but not much. If it gets really nasty, I will definitely tune in to your tiktok video!
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Post by BigLoad on Sept 28, 2022 17:15:26 GMT -8
Still good here. Power still on, no rain to speak of. Some wind but not much. I thought of you when the news showed a cinderblock wall that had blown over. However, it didn't have concrete in the voids.
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Post by zeke on Sept 29, 2022 2:02:12 GMT -8
All good here. Still have power, and no damage that I know about. I'll walk around some after it gets light to check on the plants.
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Post by balzaccom on Sept 29, 2022 5:37:41 GMT -8
Looks like my daughter's house in Tampa is OK. One tree may be lost. Whew!
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Post by kayman on Sept 29, 2022 7:40:32 GMT -8
My brother lives on Longboat Key. His house is right on Sarasota Bay and 1/4 mile from the Gulf. He rode out the storm and other than trees and power lines down everything at his house is ok. He was on the backside of the storm. Said they had a reverse storm surge where the water was sucked back into the gulf. Yesterday’s tides were lower than normal.
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Sept 29, 2022 16:40:57 GMT -8
My mother and her husband (both are frail) are in New Smyrna Beach. They got close to 19" of rain so far. They refused to leave last night. This morning she said she was thinking of leaving and I had to tell her it was too late. I always hated where they lived because there's only one way out, and it sits at an even lower elevation. I had to tell her there was already 3 feet of water on their exit road. They have 2" of water in their house right now (I was actually expecting worse). It's going to be a very miserable night for them (as well as the next few days).
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Post by zeke on Sept 30, 2022 3:42:11 GMT -8
It's going to be a very miserable night for them Sorry to hear they stayed. Best of luck to them in the next few days.
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Sept 30, 2022 10:19:42 GMT -8
It's going to be a very miserable night for them Sorry to hear they stayed. Best of luck to them in the next few days. The water has receded from the interior. Long road ahead for cleanup.
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Sept 30, 2022 10:43:07 GMT -8
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