Hurricane Dorian

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Anonymous wrote:So often, it seems Floridians plan to ride out hurricanes/blow them off.

Riding it out is not at all the same thing as blowing it off. There's so much uncertainty. Any residents who say they are evacuating at this point are doing so prematurely. If I were there vacationing, I would be getting out, but if I lived there, I would just be making prudent preparations like getting my property prepared for wind and water, stocking up on supplies, fueling the car - that sort of thing.

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Where exactly are we all supposed to evacuate, to? Not everyone can just pile themselves and all their animals into a plane just in case. And getting on the road in the car can make things even more dangerous - you can run out of gas, not have a safe place to get to. There's a lot of uncertainty right now, as there often is, and sometimes the prudent choice is to stay home. That's what we are doing. Last time we evacuated at the last minute and almost ran out of gas on the highway trying to leave, with our four pets in the car with us.

+2. My relatives in Orlando have been through a number of these and hurricane strength typically has decreased somewhat by the time it gets to them, so they are getting prepared and staying put. My relatives in West Palm are a bit more unsure- they evacuated for one of the big ones (Maria or Irma?) but then of course their area didn’t get hit too bad and it took forever to get back with all of the traffic. Lot of uncertainty where the worst of it is going to hit. My understanding is that it’s not a particularly large hurricane (relatively speaking) so effects could vary widely depending where you are.

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My Florida relatives are preparing their homes, making sure they have propane for the grill and fuel in the car. In the next few days, they'll fill a few coolers with ice and fill the bathtubs with water. Then they wait. The storm is the imminent danger, but after that, you have to be able to get by for a week or more with no water or power. That's the hard part.

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Luckly for Florida, that everything was rebuilt after Hurricane Andrew and the code is much better now.

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Anonymous wrote:Luckly for Florida, that everything was rebuilt after Hurricane Andrew and the code is much better now.

Wish the same could be said for Hurricane Michael.

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Anonymous wrote:I have family members whose lives were devastated by Hurricane Michael last year, and it also lead to my parent’s death. I’m worried for those in the path of this hurricane.

Parents death? I’m sorry but also curious what happened? Power outage and health vulnerability?

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Disney must be really crying about this. They just opened their long-awaited Star Wars land yesterday and the lines for the new ride yesterday were over 3 hours. I’m sure they were projecting massive crowds and profits for this weekend. Their California crowns were way below projections this summer so they are already not where they anticipated.
I know this is not at all the point, but with all the posts about Wdw being empty, I couldn’t help but think about those empty Star Wars cantinas....(or some lucky dude riding smugglers run over and over again!)

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Anonymous wrote:Disney must be really crying about this. They just opened their long-awaited Star Wars land yesterday and the lines for the new ride yesterday were over 3 hours. I’m sure they were projecting massive crowds and profits for this weekend. Their California crowns were way below projections this summer so they are already not where they anticipated.
I know this is not at all the point, but with all the posts about Wdw being empty, I couldn’t help but think about those empty Star Wars cantinas....(or some lucky dude riding smugglers run over and over again!)

They were stupid to open during hurricane season then. That’s their own fault.

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Don't feel sorry for Disney. They're doing just fine.

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I'm on the west coast of FL in Tampa Bay area-actually I live a bit inland, although my county is bordered by the west coast.

In my area, my concern is more power outages and stuff like getting gas (near impossible today). I'm not too worried about storm damage here-being so far west, plus my house is new and built to the latest standards. And I am not in the flood zone.

However, if I lived on the East Coast, I'd be very worried, and considering evacuation. If I was in a flood zone, I'd take that very seriously.

Kids' school is already closed for tuesday and even church was cancelled (the place we meet on sundays is going to be used for a storm related function). I plan to spend the long weekend getting ready, then cleaning out my closets and organizing my desk!

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Another Floridian here. We live south of Jax in Ponte Vedra. My in-laws are just outside of Orlando. No one around here is really all that spun up yet. Models are still all over the place like they always are this far out. Most Florida residents are prepared for hurricanes. We know the evacuation zones and routes well. Our homes are built to withstand strong winds. We always have hurricane supplies this time of year. I’ll make a Publix run for more water, snacks, and beer. We’ll ride it out unless it is forecast to hit us directly as a cat 4 or above. My in-laws are further inland. We’ll just head that way if it looks too bad. I hate filling sandbags. Hoping it doesn’t come to that this time.

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Anonymous wrote: I'm on the west coast of FL in Tampa Bay area-actually I live a bit inland, although my county is bordered by the west coast.

In my area, my concern is more power outages and stuff like getting gas (near impossible today). I'm not too worried about storm damage here-being so far west, plus my house is new and built to the latest standards. And I am not in the flood zone.

However, if I lived on the East Coast, I'd be very worried, and considering evacuation. If I was in a flood zone, I'd take that very seriously.

Kids' school is already closed for tuesday and even church was cancelled (the place we meet on sundays is going to be used for a storm related function). I plan to spend the long weekend getting ready, then cleaning out my closets and organizing my desk!

Hopefully they didn’t evacuate to say, Charleston SC. Latest forecast has the storm making landfall further north so. Still lots of uncertainty though.

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I’m flying there today to help my family out wish me luck!

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Pythons and iguanas falling from the sky?

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Anonymous wrote:Disney must be really crying about this. They just opened their long-awaited Star Wars land yesterday and the lines for the new ride yesterday were over 3 hours. I’m sure they were projecting massive crowds and profits for this weekend. Their California crowns were way below projections this summer so they are already not where they anticipated.
I know this is not at all the point, but with all the posts about Wdw being empty, I couldn’t help but think about those empty Star Wars cantinas....(or some lucky dude riding smugglers run over and over again!)

Dumb post.

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Anonymous wrote:My close childhood friend is just north of Miami, living maybe a mile from the beach. She texted me yesterday saying how screwed they are (she has kids)—so I offered her my family’s place in the western Carolinas. Nope, she is refusing to leave. She has a generator and a window AC unit and plans to “hunker down and watch my Fox News.”

She is beyond dumb.

Well, just be glad she chose not to evacuate to your judgmental ass. Sounds like you both win.

If she’s “so screwed” why didn’t she evacuate? I don’t understand why so many posters lack reading comprehension skills.

Pp is right to be judgemental.