Here comes Milton
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That's right over my house (slightly NE of Orlando.) That being said, a 1ish, 2ish really isn't all that bad...branches down, this and that flying around. I live on a lake (William F. Buckley said, "A good house should be situated on either a road, a rock or a body of water") --which can be an issue if the wind comes over from the west, but otherwise I'm in some deep cover from trees and other peoples sacrificial houses. And as far as the rain goes even on the lake it's not much of an issue because for reasons of sheer luck (tho' some might say prescient genius) I'm 15' above the lake hight. And with Florida being a flat state the enirity of Central Florida will have to get flooded before anything of mine goes underwater. Though I might be wrong about everything I say. Anyway no matter how bad, a hurricane is a damn sight better than having some psychopath ayatollah shooting rockets over my head.
@Tom-K said in Here comes Milton:
Anyway no matter how bad, a hurricane is a damn sight better than having some psychopath ayatollah shooting rockets over my head.
Don’t knock it till u tried it
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That's right over my house (slightly NE of Orlando.) That being said, a 1ish, 2ish really isn't all that bad...branches down, this and that flying around. I live on a lake (William F. Buckley said, "A good house should be situated on either a road, a rock or a body of water") --which can be an issue if the wind comes over from the west, but otherwise I'm in some deep cover from trees and other peoples sacrificial houses. And as far as the rain goes even on the lake it's not much of an issue because for reasons of sheer luck (tho' some might say prescient genius) I'm 15' above the lake hight. And with Florida being a flat state the enirity of Central Florida will have to get flooded before anything of mine goes underwater. Though I might be wrong about everything I say. Anyway no matter how bad, a hurricane is a damn sight better than having some psychopath ayatollah shooting rockets over my head.
@Tom-K Stay safe brother, I think you'll be ok. The hurricane coming from the west probably does mix things up a bit since everything is probably built expecting storms from the east or south.
My wife and I are almost cursed in this regard. Our first anniversary? Blue ridge mountains... ended up with FOG. 2nd Anniversary, went to VA Beach, rode out Hurricane Matthew (cat 1), which was not pleasant, as our hotel room was leaking from the ceiling so we had to switch hotels mid-hurricane. Even a cat 1... the relentless wind/rain for 12 hours (especially overnight) really makes you yearn for watching the hurricane bounce back out to sea. Another anniversary trip... Kiawah Island, SC... COVID hit and the company had to cancel out reservations even though I pleaded that being isolated in a beach house was THE best way to handle COVID... then Clearwater reservations, 2 hurricanes, and now that we've re-booked for the Atlantic side, expect a hurricane early November, I guess?
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Stay safe everyone!!
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It’s no longer a 1-2. It’s passed 4 and could hit 5 this afternoon
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And it’s a 5. Geez. Stay safe.
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@George-K said in Here comes Milton:
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/frequency-north-atlantic-hurricanes
Thanks. Those data stop at 2022.
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Well, Florida is the sunburn state.
How 'bout the Miami Redskins?
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@Jolly said in Here comes Milton:
Well, Florida is the sunburn state.
How 'bout the Miami Redskins?
How dare you sir.
@Horace said in Here comes Milton:
@Jolly said in Here comes Milton:
Well, Florida is the sunburn state.
How 'bout the Miami Redskins?
How dare you sir.
Where angels fear to tread...Interesting factoid...American Indians are very hard to sunburn. They usually just tan a little darker.
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My sister (Gainesville PD) said they’ve opened up the shoulders of I-75 northbound and it’s bumper to bumper.
@jon-nyc said in Here comes Milton:
My sister (Gainesville PD) said they’ve opened up the shoulders of I-75 northbound and it’s bumper to bumper.
Maybe they should also open the south lanes to go north. (At least a couple of lanes)
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I'm back in VA.
No tolls on the way to the airport today thanks to the Governor. He says no tolls during a hurricane or while everyone is running away. We had rain the last 2 days, I'm not sure if it was connected to the hurricane, I don't think so.
My daughter is leaving a day ahead of schedule, tomorrow. She should just make it.
