Are We Talking about Hurricane Ian?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I never imagined the death toll would be this high.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hundreds-feared-dead-sheriff-says-26m-without-power-as-tropical-storm-ian-continues-to-wallop-florida-live-updates/ar-AA12nieD

A "once in 500 year event"? Weird how we keep getting these crazy hundred year or whatever storms....

The sheriff of Lee county was irresponsible to make such a statement with no proof to back him up.

And they are already walking the statement back

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There was so much advanced warning. I do not understand all these submerged cars. Aren't people bright enough to do things like take your car to a parking structure and park on an upper floor? Or are people just counting on insurance?

Quick, PP. Name how many multi-level parking garages are within a 5mi radius of your home. And how many cars whose owners also might have the same though. And how many owners of said parking garages might block them off.

Tell me again where you're going to put your car?

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Anonymous wrote:I had to turn the volume down on the TV and just read the captions—the national reporters they deploy to these disasters sound positively gleeful as they stand out in the whipping wind like idiots. I wish they’d let their local affiliates do the reporting, since they actually know something about the area.

I’ve been watching the Weather Channel today. No dramatic reporting just the weather.

Um, the Weather Channel pretty much originated the dramatic reporting PP was talking about.

Why do they still stick their reporters out in the wind and rain and in the path of debris? Imagine if it had been a flying piece of roofing iron.

Knowing Cantore, he did that willingly!

You know him? Tell us more.

NP here in Tampa - He's known for this. Haven't you seen the memes about him?

[Anonymous]

Fl pp here and I assume the sheriff of Lee county is under incredible stress at this moment and likely mis spoke.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There was so much advanced warning. I do not understand all these submerged cars. Aren't people bright enough to do things like take your car to a parking structure and park on an upper floor? Or are people just counting on insurance?

There wasn't much warning for Naples and Ft Myers. The hurricane was due to hit Tampa Bay head on - then took a turn. People have had to react very quickly and don't have tons of options. How many upper floor parking structures do you think were available in the 12 hours before a cat 4 hurricane hit?

There was an envelope of uncertainty that encompassed SW FL in general, and forecasters were pretty clear that the effects from the storm would be felt wider than where it came ashore. You live in those areas and you need to be prepared, pay attention to forecasts, and have a plan for evacuation.

I suspect a lot of people who stayed were not well off and deciding evacuating was not worth the cost, or old and stubborn. My grandfather refused to evacuate for Charley even though my cousin offered to come pick them up and take them to their home further north.

Evacuating isn't as easy as you think. Even if you have a car and money and someplace to go or can afford to pay for a hotel, the roads get crazy. I evacuated for a hurricane once and it wasn't even last minute and we got stuck 10 miles from home and had to sleep on the side of the road. The main road out of town had become a parking lot. People were peeing on the side of the road, they were out of food, it was a very bad situation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There was so much advanced warning. I do not understand all these submerged cars. Aren't people bright enough to do things like take your car to a parking structure and park on an upper floor? Or are people just counting on insurance?

There wasn't much warning for Naples and Ft Myers. The hurricane was due to hit Tampa Bay head on - then took a turn. People have had to react very quickly and don't have tons of options. How many upper floor parking structures do you think were available in the 12 hours before a cat 4 hurricane hit?

There was an envelope of uncertainty that encompassed SW FL in general, and forecasters were pretty clear that the effects from the storm would be felt wider than where it came ashore. You live in those areas and you need to be prepared, pay attention to forecasts, and have a plan for evacuation.

I suspect a lot of people who stayed were not well off and deciding evacuating was not worth the cost, or old and stubborn. My grandfather refused to evacuate for Charley even though my cousin offered to come pick them up and take them to their home further north.

Evacuating isn't as easy as you think. Even if you have a car and money and someplace to go or can afford to pay for a hotel, the roads get crazy. I evacuated for a hurricane once and it wasn't even last minute and we got stuck 10 miles from home and had to sleep on the side of the road. The main road out of town had become a parking lot. People were peeing on the side of the road, they were out of food, it was a very bad situation.

For sure- although from people we know down there who evacuated, the backups didn't sound nearly as bad as with Irma where like the entirety of Miami was trying to go north. We have friends in Naples who simply drove across alligator alley to Ft. Lauderdale because the east coast was not forecast to get hit nearly as bad.

[Anonymous]

Now a Cat 1 heading up the coast of Georgia and the Carolinas.

[Anonymous]

I feel bad for the people who had the misfortune of being born in Florida.

But people who move there voluntarily as adults are monumentally stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel bad for the people who had the misfortune of being born in Florida.

But people who move there voluntarily as adults are monumentally stupid.

Well now we all know you should live in Florida.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel bad for the people who had the misfortune of being born in Florida.

But people who move there voluntarily as adults are monumentally stupid.

Your community is so lucky to have you and your brilliance!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I feel bad for the people who had the misfortune of being born in Florida.

But people who move there voluntarily as adults are monumentally stupid.

Well now we all know you should live in Florida.

Your response doesn't even make any sense.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel bad for the people who had the misfortune of being born in Florida.

But people who move there voluntarily as adults are monumentally stupid.

Well now we all know you should live in Florida.

Your response doesn't even make any sense.

Thank you for cementing your monumental stupidness.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel bad for the people who had the misfortune of being born in Florida.

But people who move there voluntarily as adults are monumentally stupid.

Well now we all know you should live in Florida.

Your response doesn't even make any sense.

Thank you for cementing your monumental stupidness.

NP. If you’re saying the “I feel bad for” pp is stupid and thus belongs in Florida, are you not yourself agreeing with the premise that Florida is populated by dumb people? Aren’t you kind of doing a self own?

I feel bad for the sheriff who may have misspoken. I didn’t hear his quote firsthand but speaking off the cuff when you’re all juiced up on adrenaline has got to be tricky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel bad for the people who had the misfortune of being born in Florida.

But people who move there voluntarily as adults are monumentally stupid.

Do you mean like all the people who choose to live in areas that experience earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, etc?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel bad for the people who had the misfortune of being born in Florida.

But people who move there voluntarily as adults are monumentally stupid.

Well now we all know you should live in Florida.

Your response doesn't even make any sense.

Thank you for cementing your monumental stupidness.

NP. If you’re saying the “I feel bad for” pp is stupid and thus belongs in Florida, are you not yourself agreeing with the premise that Florida is populated by dumb people? Aren’t you kind of doing a self own?

I feel bad for the sheriff who may have misspoken. I didn’t hear his quote firsthand but speaking off the cuff when you’re all juiced up on adrenaline has got to be tricky.

NP-you agreeing with the poster who said those in Florida are stupid shows how obtuse you are.