Bear Down Wildcats

God Damn Mother Nature is pissed off.

I proposed to my wife in st Maarten

Really sad to see these photos.

azgreg wrote:God Damn Mother Nature is pissed off.

I don't blame her.

Spent our honeymoon on St. Barth's, St. Martin, and (mostly) St. Maarten.

Been at work and off the net most of the day. Any damage updates?

UAEebs86 wrote:Spent our honeymoon on St. Barth's, St. Martin, and (mostly) St. Maarten.

Been at work and off the net most of the day. Any damage updates?

Rumor is that 90% of Barbuda is just gone. 1600 people live there. No word on casualties yet, but I guess you have to hope a miracle happened.

Talk about the last days. Floods, hurricanes, political and sociatal unrest. Maybe the bible was right?

azcat49 wrote:Talk about the last days. Floods, hurricanes, political and sociatal unrest. Maybe the bible was right?

Fires, too.

wyo-cat wrote:

azcat49 wrote:Talk about the last days. Floods, hurricanes, political and sociatal unrest. Maybe the bible was right?

Fires, too.

They have also spotted the plague in Arizona

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to- ... e883997c85" target="_blank

Alieberman wrote:

wyo-cat wrote:

azcat49 wrote:Talk about the last days. Floods, hurricanes, political and sociatal unrest. Maybe the bible was right?

Fires, too.

They have also spotted the plague in Arizona

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to- ... e883997c85" target="_blank

2 videos: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... 5030563997" target="_blank

I can't even imagine trying to ride out a hurricane living on an island. No where to go and the tidal surge could swamp many islands.

At least in Houston you could get in your car and head west or away from the storm. If you can't catch a plane out early enough you are in trouble. So sad

Looks like those tiny islands are going to get wrecked again by Jose

The PM of Antigua and Barbuda said that if Jose is a major threat that they will evacuate as many of the 90000 people on the islands as possible

Jefe wrote:

Was about to post that

Reading a story about the mass Exodus of people from Miami and south Florida and how the highways are bumper to bumper miles and miles outside of town and gas stations are empty. All I can think about is what about the poor people with no cars who live in Miami? People that can't just up and leave town and get hundreds of miles away since they can't drive or don't know anyone outside of the city or can't afford a hotel for days somewhere else or can't afford a plane ticket. Those are the ones that will be left behind and will potentially get hurt the most by the hurricane and can least afford the rebuilding afterwards.

There will be designated shelters inland they should be able to go to prior to the storm where there will be pre-positioned food, water, and generators. Not as safe as getting out of Florida altogether but safer than staying home.

I do hope everyone gets out. Although everything I'm seeing says that the entire peninsula of Florida will experience hurricane force winds and rain. Everywhere from the Keys to Tampa to Miami to Orlando to Cocoa Beach to Ft Lauderdale to Jacksonville.

ASUHATER! wrote:I do hope everyone gets out. Although everything I'm seeing says that the entire peninsula of Florida will experience hurricane force winds and rain. Everywhere from the Keys to Tampa to Miami to Orlando to Cocoa Beach to Ft Lauderdale to Jacksonville.

Luckily the whole peninsula doesn't have to be evacuated. That would be pretty much an impossible task.

Unless you're within a few miles of the eyewall, structures should be able to resist Category 1 to even Category 3 winds. The main threats will be flooding from the storm surge, tornadoes, and then the lack of food, fresh water, sanitation, and power in the aftermath.

So inland places like Orlando, Jacksonville, and Gainesville don't need to be evacuated, nor do west coast towns like Tampa or Sarasota since they will be largely protected from the storm surge and this isn't going to be a 50"+ rainmaker like Harvey. In those places people will need to shelter in place and hope power is restored in a couple days.

I live in Sarasota and it looks like we will be staying in town and hunkering down. Supposed to be Category 2 winds. The anticipation and paranoia has been maddening the past few days. 1/2 of my staff (including my head chef who didn't even do any preparations for staff or inventory and I'm pretty furious) literally up and left on Wednesday. I have 3 people left that will be doing a dinner service with me tonight before we pack up the restaurant and prepare for the storm. Hoping for the best while trying to prepare what we can.

It's going to hit the keys as a category 5

Yeahh the Keys will be gone. Wonder if the causeway to them will be destroyed too

ASUHATER! wrote:Reading a story about the mass Exodus of people from Miami and south Florida and how the highways are bumper to bumper miles and miles outside of town and gas stations are empty. All I can think about is what about the poor people with no cars who live in Miami? People that can't just up and leave town and get hundreds of miles away since they can't drive or don't know anyone outside of the city or can't afford a hotel for days somewhere else or can't afford a plane ticket. Those are the ones that will be left behind and will potentially get hurt the most by the hurricane and can least afford the rebuilding afterwards.

That's a big reason Houston didn't evacuate. The highways are gonna get jammed, and if they flood, where do you go?

It's just a sad situation all the way around.

The monsoon is back. Pouring in Vail.

I guess it's fitting that the Spike Channel is airing The Day After Tomorrow.

Chicat wrote:

ASUHATER! wrote:I do hope everyone gets out. Although everything I'm seeing says that the entire peninsula of Florida will experience hurricane force winds and rain. Everywhere from the Keys to Tampa to Miami to Orlando to Cocoa Beach to Ft Lauderdale to Jacksonville.

Luckily the whole peninsula doesn't have to be evacuated. That would be pretty much an impossible task.

Unless you're within a few miles of the eyewall, structures should be able to resist Category 1 to even Category 3 winds. The main threats will be flooding from the storm surge, tornadoes, and then the lack of food, fresh water, sanitation, and power in the aftermath.

So inland places like Orlando, Jacksonville, and Gainesville don't need to be evacuated, nor do west coast towns like Tampa or Sarasota since they will be largely protected from the storm surge and this isn't going to be a 50"+ rainmaker like Harvey. In those places people will need to shelter in place and hope power is restored in a couple days.

A tale of 2 Irmas in Miami

A tale of two Irmas: rich Miami ready for tumult as poor Miami waits and hopes

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/ ... _clipboard" target="_blank

Looks like the worst possible scenario for Cuba has weakened Irma and could benefit Florida. Down to a Cat. 3 right now.

Irma back up to a 4, and kicking South Florida's ass currently. Hoping we don't see scenes like the video below from the Keys and the southwest coast.

Hey Chi, how in the world does that guy get back in his car? Opening that door against that wind would take some real strength I would think. I don't understand how he opened it like there was no wind at all

Good question. I have no idea. I kept expecting a fish or a flying cow or something to take him out.

Lmao, no kidding. Dude could hardly stand up

No way he opened that door.

Why couldn't he just stick his arm out the window, or more a selfie style stick with that device on it?

Merkin wrote:Why couldn't he just stick his arm out the window, or more a selfie style stick with that device on it?

Cause a clip of that wouldn't go viral

PieceOfMeat wrote:

Merkin wrote:Why couldn't he just stick his arm out the window, or more a selfie style stick with that device on it?

Cause a clip of that wouldn't go viral

It would if when he stuck his arm out it snapped right off.

Here comes another one

I knew a Maria once. A hurricane in every sense of the world.

Lot of the places getting hit today and tomorrow are just now restoring power and communications after Irma and are getting pounded by a category 5 again.