There's no sex and drugs for Hurricane Ian

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:34 am

Good luck, chedda. I'll be thinking about y'all today and really hoping for the best.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:38 am

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:07 am The dot for Tampa is pretty far away from the city in that map.

I thought the famous local saying was "It's a great day to be 100 miles north of the Bay!"

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:40 am

Gunpowder wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:38 am
govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:07 am The dot for Tampa is pretty far away from the city in that map.
I thought the famous local saying was "It's a great day to be 100 miles north of the Bay!"

"It's never a great day in Hudson"

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:44 am

Yeah that's bad

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:46 am

Shit. My wife has friends in Punta Gorda. Stay dry, Chedd. This storm sounds like it's going to be a raging motherfucker.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 8:32 am

Can't imagine anyone has ever had a more appropriate signature line.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 8:55 am

Found out this morning that the in-laws generator is not operational due to some pool construction. Had to move the lines or something and it hasn't been installed yet. So a Cat 4 or 5 storm, two people in their late 60s who have never been through a hurricane before...AND they won't have generator power. FFS why didn't they leave...

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 9:40 am

Man, that sucks AB. Hoping they make it through as unscathed as possible.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 9:42 am

There's definitely some survivor's guilt watching this head towards a different landfall. Direct strike of a CAT 5? Charlotte Harbor is geographically similar to Tampa Bay. That mix of the highest wind and storm surge is going to be brutal.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 9:47 am

This is a good lesson in how far north Tampa is (though not as far as the Weather Channel seems to think)

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 9:56 am

Oh dear

https://www.mysanibel.com/live-street-c ... CapChamber

Post by **brian** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 10:10 am

Rex wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 9:47 am This is a good lesson in how far north Tampa is (though not as far as the Weather Channel seems to think)

University of South Florida, baby!

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 10:21 am

Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 9:56 am Oh dear

https://www.mysanibel.com/live-street-c ... CapChamber

Thats pretty cool in a voyeuristic kind of way. Doesnt look like too much water yet. Kinda figured sanibel might be entirely underwater

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 10:34 am

HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 10:21 am
Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 9:56 am Oh dear

https://www.mysanibel.com/live-street-c ... CapChamber
Thats pretty cool in a voyeuristic kind of way. Doesnt look like too much water yet. Kinda figured sanibel might be entirely underwater

It's weird (to me, who has no idea how infrastructure and water work) but the worst-looking ones are like a 3 minute drive from a lot of the ones that aren't underwater at all.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 11:09 am

Radar says eyewall on Sanibel right about now. Maybe just missed to the nw. Same for cape Coral and ft Myers too I guess. Doesn't look so good for port Charlotte. Never been there. Has to be a lot of water getting pushed into that bay

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 11:09 am

Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 10:34 am
HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 10:21 am
Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 9:56 am Oh dear

https://www.mysanibel.com/live-street-c ... CapChamber
Thats pretty cool in a voyeuristic kind of way. Doesnt look like too much water yet. Kinda figured sanibel might be entirely underwater
It's weird (to me, who has no idea how infrastructure and water work) but the worst-looking ones are like a 3 minute drive from a lot of the ones that aren't underwater at all.

This would prob explain a lot of it

https://en-us.topographic-map.com/maps/ ... el-Island/

The difference between 0 ft and 10 ft is massive when you are talking about storm surges.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 11:16 am

HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 11:09 am Radar says eyewall on Sanibel right about now. Maybe just missed to the nw. Same for cape Coral and ft Myers too I guess. Doesn't look so good for port Charlotte. Never been there. Has to be a lot of water getting pushed into that bay

Southeasterly winds in Captiva at 122 mph, breezy day

Post by **brian** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:12 pm

Hoping this thing somehow wipes out The Villages. First-ever positive result of a hurricane?

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:18 pm

brian wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:12 pm Hoping this thing somehow wipes out The Villages. First-ever positive result of a hurricane?

Have you seen the documentary on this place? Can't remember what platform. It's eerie AF.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:22 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:18 pm
brian wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:12 pm Hoping this thing somehow wipes out The Villages. First-ever positive result of a hurricane?
Have you seen the documentary on this place? Can't remember what platform. It's eerie AF.

If the storm doesn't do them in, maybe the venereal disease will.

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:24 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:18 pm
brian wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:12 pm Hoping this thing somehow wipes out The Villages. First-ever positive result of a hurricane?
Have you seen the documentary on this place? Can't remember what platform. It's eerie AF.

"Some Kind of Heaven" was the title.

So odd.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:35 pm

Living next to Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park a questionable decision. All those houses and all those canals. Elevation 7ft. Bet its nice when youre not getting eaten by gators or washed off the map.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 1:02 pm

Is Mar-a-Lago in the path of this storm? If there was ever a time for God to gives a sign, this seems like an easy one. It'd be fun to watch Trump blame a hurricane destroying MAL on Biden, the DOJ, the Dems... Maybe he'd blame Biden for not nuking the hurricane.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 1:09 pm

This will be a pretty good test of whether the Trump vs DeSantis stuff is real or a work.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 1:23 pm

It's on the wrong side of the state to get absolutely wiped out, but just about all of south florida is getting a massive amount of rain. Jacksonville, all the way up to the NE portion of the state is evacuating flood-prone areas, and they're not in the official path (at this point.)

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 1:28 pm

Pruitt3 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:24 pm
Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:18 pm
brian wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:12 pm Hoping this thing somehow wipes out The Villages. First-ever positive result of a hurricane?
Have you seen the documentary on this place? Can't remember what platform. It's eerie AF.
"Some Kind of Heaven" was the title.

So odd.

So have a retired co-worker who moved down there. LOVES IT! Got hooked when he went down there as part of educating seniors on securities scams. He is super active and it fits his life. Like summer camp. Bicycle club for him (50+ miles a day) and then plays a short 9.

My inlaws have rented for a few weeks there and liked the music acts that were available every night. Basically groups they knew growing up but have personnel replaced like the Ship of Theseus

The other thing I like is they have a pretty stable USL team. Which in my head is hey come work at the villages and keep your semi professional soccer dream alive.
https://www.thevillagessc.com/

Post by **brian** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 1:31 pm

Thanks for heads up on that doc by the way. Watching now on Hulu.

Post by **brian** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 1:32 pm

My Dad and his wife live there and are the pro-Trump fascists you would expect.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 2:20 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 1:23 pm It's on the wrong side of the state to get absolutely wiped out, but just about all of south florida is getting a massive amount of rain. Jacksonville, all the way up to the NE portion of the state is evacuating flood-prone areas, and they're not in the official path (at this point.)

Correction: It's swinging further north than the path I saw earlier, putting JAX more firmly in the path on that side of the state, and probably not having as big an impact on MAL.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 2:31 pm

Good luck, Chedda.

My family has properties on Anna Maria that my grandfather bought back in the 60s. That's a pretty low island, so even the 5-10 foot storm surge they're predicting could be trouble.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 3:50 pm

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 4:21 pm

brian wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 1:31 pm Thanks for heads up on that doc by the way. Watching now on Hulu.

[+] spoiler: The aging lothario is an insane story line.

Square Rob · Post by **Square Rob** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 4:24 pm

God speed to all swampers and family and friends in the shit.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 4:35 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 2:31 pm Good luck, Chedda.

My family has properties on Anna Maria that my grandfather bought back in the 60s. That's a pretty low island, so even the 5-10 foot storm surge they're predicting could be trouble.

My parents sold off their AMI places about 5 years ago. I love that island. It definitely seems to have gotten more susceptible to floods than it used to.

Power just went out for the first extended period. We've had some flickers throughout the day, but no extended outage.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 5:04 pm

So far my in laws have been fine. Their county looks like it's now in a Trop Storm warning. They haven't lost power, and my FIL was going to go take down his window covers, but I think my wife convinced him to just give it a bit more time. They'll be getting rain and wind but may miss the worst part of it since it made landfall lower down the coast. Do have a friend in Napes but he evacuated earlier this week in a private jet.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 5:52 pm

Gunpowder wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:38 am
govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:07 am The dot for Tampa is pretty far away from the city in that map.
I thought the famous local saying was "It's a great day to be 100 miles north of the Bay!"

Hey, GPJ, are you still living in the Naples area? Good luck!

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 6:06 pm

He lives in Lauderdale now I believe.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 6:23 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 5:04 pm So far my in laws have been fine. Their county looks like it's now in a Trop Storm warning. They haven't lost power, and my FIL was going to go take down his window covers, but I think my wife convinced him to just give it a bit more time. They'll be getting rain and wind but may miss the worst part of it since it made landfall lower down the coast. Do have a friend in Napes but he evacuated earlier this week in a private jet.

Yeah, with a storm that big coming, I'd evacuate wherever was convenient.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 6:39 pm

Jerloma wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 6:06 pm He lives in Lauderdale now I believe.

According to his lyrics, Palm Trace Landings in Davie. I'm sure nothing has changed in the last 12 years.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 6:46 pm

It's all Braddock to me.

I'm still over here bumping Largepenis.