(09-28-2022, 06:54 AM)AHill Wrote: Jack, I know you live in the Tampa area.  I hope you survive Ian and I pray you've done all the necessary prep.  I'm in the path as well.  Got everything battened down and secured as best I can.  See you on the other side!

(09-28-2022, 06:54 AM)AHill Wrote: Jack, I know you live in the Tampa area.  I hope you survive Ian and I pray you've done all the necessary prep.  I'm in the path as well.  Got everything battened down and secured as best I can.  See you on the other side!

(09-30-2022, 02:16 PM)Timberwolf Wrote: ...................
Thank you Allan...We were extremely lucky to dodge the BIG bullet that hit about 100miles south...Very little rain and winds topping out at about 100mph in gusts. I have not driven very far...just around the general area, but not nearly the damage I was expecting..I was lucky, the really strongest winds did not take my power down, but it was off yesterday for about 12 hours even tho the winds had died to about 40MPH. Nobody around had any power...I think the substation had some major trouble..it's only a few blocks away. I can usually hear the Oil Circuit Breakers when they fire and drop their load.

I really think that you folks had a worse time than we did, because we had no flooding in the area that I know of..a very DRY hurricane in my area. The main thing is we ALL survived, thank God...Let's pray for those that were not so lucky!!..I just made a donation to Samaritan's Purse Hurricane Relief to help those guys on the way to assist them..I wish I were able to go help..

(09-30-2022, 02:41 PM)Wipedout Wrote: Anyone heard from Allan yet?

Quote:I heard on the news today that Orlando got 24" of rain in 24 hours. That's a LOT of rain. Definitely gave me a challenge to contain the pool overflow onto my pool deck. The deck drains just couldn't keep up with it.

(09-30-2022, 02:16 PM)Timberwolf Wrote: We were extremely lucky to dodge the BIG bullet that hit about 100miles south...

(10-01-2022, 04:37 AM)TraditionalToolworks Wrote: Good thing you don't live in trailer, I hear those trailers are magnets for hurricanes.


About 10 years ago my mortgage broker had a townhouse rental wiped out in SC during a hurricane. The building code required they made a number of reinforcements for the building, similar to how they require earthquake standards in Cali. I didn't know this but if you don't own your home and that happens, you need to keep paying your mortgage for the duration. His property sat empty for over a year and he had to pay the mortgage...Even he said, the majority of people can't sustain that type of loss and lose it all...

I was watching a video where DeSantis was telling people, "Don't even try looting in Florida, because they stand by the 2nd amendment...", lots of 2A changes in the air these days...