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By Fly Trap Hunter
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#303126
Please. please. please go away. Looking really bad for Caribbean and Florida right now. Not looking bad for NC really, but we are watching. Don't forget victims of Harvey. Still a lot of heartaches in Texas and the gulf coast.
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By twitterglitter
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#303129
I really hope is loses a lot of strength. Florida is being evacuated as I type this. My daughter is in Orlando and can't book a flight out. They are taking a rental car back to Dallas.

What's worse is there are two more hurricanes developing behind Irma. Tennessee taskforce 1 just got back from Houston two days ago, and they are being deployed to Alabama today so they will be close to Florida and can get in fast once Irma does it's thing.

This is not looking good at all. I really do hope this thing storms itself out before hitting the Carolinas. It would be even better if it would just miss Florida altogether. The devastation in Texas is too much already.

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By Fly Trap Hunter
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twitterglitter wrote:I really hope is loses a lot of strength. Florida is being evacuated as I type this. My daughter is in Orlando and can't book a flight out. They are taking a rental car back to Dallas.

What's worse is there are two more hurricanes developing behind Irma. Tennessee taskforce 1 just got back from Houston two days ago, and they are being deployed to Alabama today so they will be close to Florida and can get in fast once Irma does it's thing.

This is not looking good at all. I really do hope this thing storms itself out before hitting the Carolinas. It would be even better if it would just miss Florida altogether. The devastation in Texas is too much already.

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there's enough problems in Texas that we don't need any more problems. Yes the governer of Florida issued an evacuation for the whole state, every county. a Cat 1 or 2 isn't a big deal but a 3, 4 or 5 is devastating. 5 is total devastation. like a nuclear bowb was dropped. People that don't live near the coast don't get it. I hope your daughter and family is safe.

I hope it fizzles out before it gets to the Carolina's or Fly Trap Country. :shock: :)
We have a few forum members in Texas to remember also
By Fly Trap Hunter
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#303185
whatsgrowingon wrote:Yep, I live in Florida and will be moving all my plants into the garage and hoping for the best.
what area are you in? will you evacuated if necessary? I will stay for a Cat 1 or 2, idk about a cat 3 plus. I havnt left because of a hurricane since I move here to this island in 2008.
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By SFLguy
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#303188
If it hits as a Cat 4 it'll be a hell of a lot better

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By SFLguy
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Currently in a mandatory evacuation zone but this building is also a concrete block that weathered Andrew with minimal damage

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By Fly Trap Hunter
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SFLguy wrote:If it hits as a Cat 4 it'll be a hell of a lot better

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Why do you say that? I wouldn't want to be there in a cat 4, not even in a concrete building. You might not have water or electricity for days/weeks. and no emergency services. But some people know how to weather the storms. I love the storms, but idk about a cat 4. :roll:
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By SFLguy
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Because as bad as a cat 4 is, it's not a cat 5
We have supplies for over a week so we will hopefully be alright
My dad wouldn't leave so I wasn't going to leave him here lol

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By Fly Trap Hunter
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#303199
SFLguy wrote:Because as bad as a cat 4 is, it's not a cat 5
We have supplies for over a week so we will hopefully be alright
My dad wouldn't leave so I wasn't going to leave him here lol

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ok I get it. Glad you are staying with your Dad
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By SFLguy
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We should be good haha
Plants? Maybe not so good

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By KategoricalKarnivore
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#303208
I hope all of y'all stay safe. I just rode out Harvey and it's crazy. I've been gutting my mother in laws house since Monday. She got 7 feet of water in her house. We have torn everything out. All that's left is the roof ceiling and studs. Everything else, all her possessions are in a pile at the side of the road. I hope none of you have to go through that.
By Fly Trap Hunter
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KategoricalKarnivore wrote:I hope all of y'all stay safe. I just rode out Harvey and it's crazy. I've been gutting my mother in laws house since Monday. She got 7 feet of water in her house. We have torn everything out. All that's left is the roof ceiling and studs. Everything else, all her possessions are in a pile at the side of the road. I hope none of you have to go through that.
That's terrible. sorry to hear that. I don't think people realize its mold that ruins everything and nothing to stop it from growing. :(
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By Orit
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not every county in FL is under an evacuation order, just all of monroe and parts of dade and broward (maybe others as well). i was visiting family around ft Lauderdale and it's been nonstop as you can imagine. i changed my flight back from Sunday to Saturday morning, but the flight Saturday got cancelled, and luckily i managed to get a ticket on an even earlier flight. cut short my vacation and time with family, as did Matthew on my last trip a year ago, but so long as everyone is safe, I'm not complaining. good luck to everyone along the east coast. my heart goes out to those on the islands, especially with jose potentially posing a threat.

southwest is an awesome airline, i was able to change my tickets several times as early as last Monday or Tuesday with no fees or fare increase. both my sisters were supposed to be flying on American and United on saturday and they were charging huge fees even as of yesterday. truly despicable.

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