Anonymous wrote:Why own property near Washington DC? Eventually there is going to be something bad that happens.

Nope, but definitely in FLA.

I feel for the people who don't want to leave their pets behind and unsure if the shelters would accept them. Same as Katrina. I hope they are doing ok now.

Not really, people. There are only some parts of the country where risk to life and property is very high. Not all coastal areas have the same hurricane risk. The further up north you go, the smaller it is.

All the people who made the calculation that no winter + no taxes were worth a hurricane or two aren't happy right now in Fort Myers, or indeed in large swathes of the Florida.

California along earthquake fault lines and in wildfire and mudslides zones is very risky too.

Tornado alley in the midwest is actually less risky compared to those two.

Don't be angry that I'm pointing out the obvious. Just assess weather risk properly.

Why own property near Washington DC? Eventually there is going to be something bad that happens.

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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?

Larger question: why on earth own property in Florida? At some point it's going to take extensive storm/flood damage. Even inland, there's threat to life and property in Ian's path.

Similar stupid question: why on earth own property in California? At some point it's going to burn or get wrecked by an earthquake. And why on earth own property in....

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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?

Larger question: why on earth own property in Florida? At some point it's going to take extensive storm/flood damage. Even inland, there's threat to life and property in Ian's path.

This can be said for any sea coast community that doesn’t sit on 20 feet of granite ledge. Essentially the whole eastern seaboard until New England.

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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?

Larger question: why on earth own property in Florida? At some point it's going to take extensive storm/flood damage. Even inland, there's threat to life and property in Ian's path.

Anonymous wrote:My mom lives in Port Charlotte where the hurricane hit. Thankfully, she and my stepdad are visiting my stepsister in NC right now. They have no idea what is going on with their house or how much damage it has sustained.

Thank goodness they are safe, but it must be hard not to know what's going on with your own house.

My mom lives in Port Charlotte where the hurricane hit. Thankfully, she and my stepdad are visiting my stepsister in NC right now. They have no idea what is going on with their house or how much damage it has sustained.

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 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?

I'm in Orlando and things are starting to go south here. Really feeling those outer bands and the worst is yet to come.

Yikes. Tampa/St. Pete really dodged a bullet with this one.

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Anonymous wrote:Living it here on the nature coast. We are coastal, north of the expected landfall. The wind and rain are really starting to pick up.

We're in St Pete, grateful the storm didn't hit us directly like it was looking like it would, and shellshocked by what's happening in Ft Myers. The flooding is unreal - and nowhere near done. It's very rainy and windy here today but not - yet - markedly worse than our usual summer storms. I guess it's going to get windier and ranier for many hours to come, that said.

PP here - Y’all stay safe. Our power is flickering. It seems like such a little concern after seeing the absolute devastation south of us. 😞

PP St Pete person and same with us - flickering power, and gd I cannot believe what they're facing down south of us. Stay safe there, too.

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Anonymous wrote:Living it here on the nature coast. We are coastal, north of the expected landfall. The wind and rain are really starting to pick up.

We're in St Pete, grateful the storm didn't hit us directly like it was looking like it would, and shellshocked by what's happening in Ft Myers. The flooding is unreal - and nowhere near done. It's very rainy and windy here today but not - yet - markedly worse than our usual summer storms. I guess it's going to get windier and ranier for many hours to come, that said.

PP here - Y’all stay safe. Our power is flickering. It seems like such a little concern after seeing the absolute devastation south of us. 😞