Hurricane Irma

[protus]

I'm alive.
But will have tons of hickory wood to cook on lmao.
Winds are still cranking.
No power..no sewer. Water was off for a bit. No cell.
Generator is going..
Lots to clean up.
A mobile WiFi hotspot is on my wish list. With out my brothers I'd be out of the loop.

[Lowdown3]

Lost regular power about 3:40 am here. Lots of heavy wind and rain so far.

[610Alpha]

They lost power but have made it through the worst part of it.

[610Alpha]

My Dad and Step Mom are sheltering in place in North Ft. Myers...they are about a 1/2 mile from the river. They are from the midwest and think it will be like a tornado and might miss them...smh...when I heard that I was like "Are you kidding me!!!!!!!!!!!"

[Lowdown3]

Lowdown, if you need, the door is open in northern Florigabama. Just say the word.

Thanks.

Looking now like with a little more west ward shift we may get very little of anything.

[protus]

Lol...

So the Mexicans across the way cabled a 2ft wide 80ft tall red maple to three other trees ...20ft up....
To keep of off the house......

[Bill Foster]

Lowdown, if you need, the door is open in northern Florigabama. Just say the word.

[Lowdown3]

I decided that we would close today through Tuesday the 12th because of this. Hosting family and lots to do.

Building "cages" around wood sheds with cattle panels in case firewood starts a flying. Boarding up windows. Painting "looters will be killed and eaten" signs, etc. :) LOL

Stay safe everyone. Check in when you can.

[protus]

Ready as we can be.
There's no getting out imho.if your in south fl.
95 has been grid locked south of sr92 since Wednesday. Due to a construction done.
Gas has been hit or miss since the same.

Think of that guys. 5 days out 300 miles from landfall is no gas,no supplies. Water ,wood etc all gone more or less 8+ days prior to landfall.


Looks like ill have a house full(parents).
Brother is across the river two miles....but his wife is insane.
All week she's been at home, in denial . That it's not gonna hit.
Then her friend in Tennessee calls Wednesday.
She went from don't prep to we have to glee ,all of Florida is gonna did.
I almost ended her last night. Helping my brother get his generator going and she comes out yelling at us for running it and why....

I hate people...I hate people like her....


Anyway.

you guys know where I'm at.
Ill be running 2m if it gets bad,just a HT. But will have CB back up. Ill post channel choice once I get squared up after work today.


Good thing is I've had to run my alternative bug home routes two days in a row. One put me 45 minutes behind....one I was only 10 minutes off normal drive time.

[Mannlicher]

Getting ready here in N. Central FL for this one. Got the wife out of our condo in Miami on Wednesday. We are right on Biscayne Bay there. Looks like the storm will come right up the middle of the State. Batten down the hatches mates, it's gonna be a rough one. Harvey was nothing in comparison.
Hope all of y'all are going to be fine.