Florida

[HuskyHawk]

Jim Packing it in is like a Waffle House closing.

 

[superjohn]

 

[NJHusky]

Half of my family live in Tampa and St. Pete. Some evacuated, some didn’t. My uncle who lives in CT now is supposed to close on his house in Sarasota on Monday…if there’s still a house to close on that is. This seems nuts, talked to a few fam members that are down there and stayed and it’s beyond their worst fears they said.

I heard Sarasota is holding up fairly well. It’s the areas south of the eye that are getting pummeled

 

[superjohn]

 

[jibsey]

I heard Sarasota is holding up fairly well. It’s the areas south of the eye that are getting pummeled

They just said that the eyewall came about 15 miles south of Sarasota which I’m happy about being in Lakewood Ranch. Monitoring my house cams, still power but big rain and wind. Maybe 3 hours to be out of woods there I hope.

 

[NJHusky]

They just said that the eyewall came about 15 miles south of Sarasota which I’m happy about being in Lakewood Ranch. Monitoring my house cams, still power but big rain and wind. Maybe 3 hours to be out of woods there I hope.

Yup. 80% of county without power. They buried our power and fiber lines last summer. My hood is still good according to neighbors and cameras

 

[NJHusky]

@huskyinfl

I hope you are ok. My sister and nephews live in Venice, and I can't get a hold of her. Is the forecast still predicting the eye to go over Venice?

Power is out everywher. Don’t fret

 

[Edward Sargent]

Gentlemen, we almost lost Cantore

Losing Cantore would be like cutting my wife’s arm off!! We are up in Mass and when my kids heard he was in Clearwater they were concerned she was going to fly down!! I like Jim but am a bigger Stephanie Abrams fan!!

 

[jibsey]

Power is out everywher. Don’t fret

Venice was in that zone of powerful winds.

 

[Spaceman213J]

Was up Cape Cod for Hurricane Bob. Can't imagine what a 4 almost 5 would be like.

Hope my cousin is alright. She's in Weston, FL. She had power still around 2 PM. Haven't heard anything since.

 

[HuskyNan]

Yup. 80% of county without power. They buried our power and fiber lines last summer. My hood is still good according to neighbors and cameras

WESH in Orlando just said the county is 100% without power.

The wind is sounding a little scarier here in Orlando

 

[jleves]

Y'all can keep politics out of this thread. They have and will be deleted.

 

[Dove]

thanks for the tip but not sure it would work well on a front loaded washer like I have.

Sure it will. C'mon, man.

 

[Dove]

"Yeah, you come in here for a second!!"

 

[Edward Sargent]

Y'all can keep politics out of this thread. They have and will be deleted.

Agreed and I think the pols are actually doing a good job

 

[uconnfan68]

Was up Cape Cod for Hurricane Bob. Can't imagine what a 4 almost 5 would be like.

Hope my cousin is alright. She's in Weston, FL. She had power still around 2 PM. Haven't heard anything since.

I was there for Bob, but I took a nap and missed the storm part. Spent the rest of the week without power, and finding new routes all over Eastham. Still a memorable week.

 

[alphasigko]

I was in one Hurricane, Alicia in '84, when I lived in Houston. It was only a Cat 1 and I swore then that I would never experience another. I do not understand why anyone would live where that is a risk. That being said, I wish all Huskies and all Floridians my best wishes to come thru this storm in great health, and with as little property damage as possible.

 

[UC313]

Please stay safe.

They are on Park Boulevard North. Still no contact. They live in a condo there. 2nd floor.

My sister in law said that phone service was interrupted with my in laws in Venice at 8:30pm tonight. Power was out there as well.

 

[Fishy]

Losing Cantore would be like cutting my wife’s arm off!! We are up in Mass and when my kids heard he was in Clearwater they were concerned she was going to fly down!! I like Jim but am a bigger Stephanie Abrams fan!!

She‘s awful.

Truly awful.

 

[huskyinfl]

My sister in law said that phone service was interrupted with my in laws in Venice at 8:30pm tonight. Power was out there as well.

Internet and power just came back for me - Cell service sketchy - Restarting the phone seems to put you in front of everyone for about 10 min and the call will drop. Minor damage at my home. Some soffit and insulation gone - trees uprooted. Island got hit hard. Going to patch up and sunrise and bike around.

 

[Hoophound]

One good thing about these late season hurricanes is they often take the humidity with them. We are going to see terrific cleanup and dry out weather over the next two weeks with really nice, dry weather.

 

[SoFla Steve]

I'm back. Ian killed my internet for 3 days, but I never lost power. I was quite far from the storm in Broward Cty. but we still had high winds, tornados touched down nearby and roads were closed for flooding. King tides at high tide put the water to the top of our seawall!

StilI, it's nothing like what happened on the west coast. I have friends in Cape Coral and Ft. Meyers. Hope everyone is safe and well.

 

[HuskyNan]

Something I never thought about as a New Englander - the news is telling people they shouldn’t let kid play in the street flooding. There are gators and snakes (cottonmouths) in the water

 

[Hoophound]

Something I never thought about as a New Englander - the news is telling people they shouldn’t let kid play in the street flooding. There are gators and snakes (cottonmouths) in the water

But they will. Kids are jet skiing the flood waters in Naples. They do it after every hurricane. It’s all part of learning to live like a native. Just an fyi, Cottonmouths swim on top of the water. It’s a great help in knowing what you are seeing.

 

[Get a Job]

Something I never thought about as a New Englander - the news is telling people they shouldn’t let kid play in the street flooding. There are gators and snakes (cottonmouths) in the water

and sharks.