Hurricane Irma

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Re: Hurricane Irma

Post by Forty Two » Thu Sep 07, 2017 2:24 pm

I have friends in West Palm area and Boynton Beach and such. They appear to be in the cross-hairs.

Too bad they're not Dutch. They'd be prepared if they were Dutch. Would 'twere we were Dutch....then we'd know how to handle these things.
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Re: Hurricane Irma

Post by JimC » Thu Sep 07, 2017 9:06 pm

My son Nick is at the University of North Carolina, in Raleigh. I think that's a fair way in from the coast, so probably he'll just get a lot of rain...
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Re: Hurricane Irma

Post by Forty Two » Thu Sep 07, 2017 10:48 pm

Laklak - the damn thing shifted west and the track has it going straight up the middle of the state. Crap.
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Re: Hurricane Irma

Post by JimC » Thu Sep 07, 2017 10:52 pm

Well that's a bugger...
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Re: Hurricane Irma

Post by Brian Peacock » Thu Sep 07, 2017 11:05 pm

State of emergency declared in British Virgin Islands. Apparently the hurricane has destroyed a lot of off-shore banking records, with ferocious winds literally flinging important paperwork into the shredders.

750,000 residents of Florida's barrier islands and coastal areas, along with 250,000 residents of Palm Beach County have been ordered to evacuate - not advised, ordered.

Hurricane Jose gathering in strength.

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Re: Hurricane Irma

Post by laklak » Fri Sep 08, 2017 2:19 am

Forty Two wrote:Laklak - the damn thing shifted west and the track has it going straight up the middle of the state. Crap.
Yep, looks like Hurricane Donna all over again. There are even some models that put landfall around Naples, if it does that we're pretty much fucked. We're going to head out tomorrow night after I batten everything down. Gonna put some more lines on the boat, more fenders, take down all the canvass, and isolate all the electronics. We'll take the back roads up to the Panhandle somewhere, or maybe go see a mate in Atlanta. Hope there's something to come home to next week. Fucking hurricanes, fuck 'em all.
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Re: Hurricane Irma

Post by JimC » Fri Sep 08, 2017 2:38 am

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Forty Two wrote:Laklak - the damn thing shifted west and the track has it going straight up the middle of the state. Crap.
Yep, looks like Hurricane Donna all over again. There are even some models that put landfall around Naples, if it does that we're pretty much fucked. We're going to head out tomorrow night after I batten everything down. Gonna put some more lines on the boat, more fenders, take down all the canvass, and isolate all the electronics. We'll take the back roads up to the Panhandle somewhere, or maybe go see a mate in Atlanta. Hope there's something to come home to next week. Fucking hurricanes, fuck 'em all.
Hope the traffic is not too heavy for your exodus, Lak. Good luck!
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Re: Hurricane Irma

Post by laklak » Fri Sep 08, 2017 2:41 am

It's pretty bad from all reports, but nowt to be done about it.
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Re: Hurricane Irma

Post by Brian Peacock » Fri Sep 08, 2017 3:31 am

Fingers crossed for you lak. Hopefully your biggest drama will be getting stuck in traffic and having to pooh in a bag. ;)
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Re: Hurricane Irma

Post by Sean Hayden » Fri Sep 08, 2017 3:52 am

laklak wrote:
Forty Two wrote:Laklak - the damn thing shifted west and the track has it going straight up the middle of the state. Crap.
Yep, looks like Hurricane Donna all over again. There are even some models that put landfall around Naples, if it does that we're pretty much fucked. We're going to head out tomorrow night after I batten everything down. Gonna put some more lines on the boat, more fenders, take down all the canvass, and isolate all the electronics. We'll take the back roads up to the Panhandle somewhere, or maybe go see a mate in Atlanta. Hope there's something to come home to next week. Fucking hurricanes, fuck 'em all.
Sorry to see that lak, stay safe.

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Re: Hurricane Irma

Post by devogue » Fri Sep 08, 2017 4:37 am

Good luck laklak

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Post by pErvinalia » Fri Sep 08, 2017 6:26 am

Why is no one wishing 42 good luck? :lay:
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Post by Hermit » Fri Sep 08, 2017 6:29 am

pErvin wrote:Why is no one wishing 42 good luck? :lay:
Coz sometimes wishes come true.
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Post by pErvinalia » Fri Sep 08, 2017 6:32 am

I hope CES is going to be OK. He lives in Florida too. Maybe 42 can give him a lift interstate.
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