Here comes Milton

[jon-nyc]

Not a bad idea they probably had the southbound lanes to themselves.

[jon-nyc]

The one time I evacuated for a hurricane as a kid we went to Tampa. That was David in 1979. They had just started using male names that year.

[89th]

@jon-nyc said in Here comes Milton:

Not a bad idea they probably had the southbound lanes to themselves.

Funny, I told my Aunt the same thing yesterday. I said... drive 3 hours to Miami, there is no traffic. She decided to go to Atlanta, and it took 12 hours.

[LuFins Dad]

Down to a Category 4 this morning.

[jon-nyc]

Good. May it be 3 by tomorrow morning

[89th]

Wednesday night will be a very long night.

[Copper]

Biden cancels overseas trip as Milton bears down on Florida; DeSantis tells VP 'it's not about you Kamala'

While DeSantis has complimented the president's actions, he has taken aim at Vice President Kamala Harris. The Democrats' presidential nominee on Monday - reacting to reports that the governor had refused to take her calls regarding federal storm efforts - described him as "selfish."

When asked about the dispute, DeSantis argued in his "Fox and Friends" interview that "my focus has not been on dealing with Kamala Harris. I saw the news report. I didn’t know that she tried to contact me. But I’d also say it’s not about you, Kamala. It’s about the people of Florida. My focus is exactly where it should be."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-cancels-overseas-trip-milton-bears-down-florida-desantis-tells-vp-its-not-about-you-kamala

[Copper]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/08/business/hurricane-milton-florida-gasoline-shortages/index.html?utm_source=business_ribbon

1,300 Florida gas stations have run out of fuel. Hurricane Milton could cause even more trouble

I bought gas in Florida yesterday, good timing.

[George K]

[jon-nyc]

Among the evacuated are 17 hospitals, 63 nursing homes and 179 assisted-living facilities. Can you imagine? Where do they all go?

[bachophile]

I have a good friend in fort Myers. He evacuated for Ian in 2022. The roof of a building on his property was blown off. Got it replaced. Now again the big blow is coming. What a life. Better to have Iranian missles.

[LuFins Dad]

“you probably need to write your name in permanent marker on your arm so that people know who you are when they get to you afterwards”

That’s the advice given by the FL Attorney General to residents ignoring the evacuation orders.

[LuFins Dad]

Tornados popping up all over the place.

[jon-nyc]

Wasn’t expecting them in Ft Lauderdale today.

[jon-nyc]

Aqua - have you heard from your folks?

[Aqua Letifer]

@jon-nyc said in Here comes Milton:

Aqua - have you heard from your folks?

Just spoke to them; okay for now. They have a pretty good chance of avoiding the flooding but I wonder about the wind. I'm thinking the trees in their neighborhood are going to pose a problem.

[Jolly]

@jon-nyc said in Here comes Milton:

Among the evacuated are 17 hospitals, 63 nursing homes and 179 assisted-living facilities. Can you imagine? Where do they all go?

Surge hospitals.

I worked at a surge hospital. All electives are canceled. You enlarge necessary services (we would double the number of ICU beds). You discharge what you can. You take in staff from other hospitals and you hot-bunk them.

Nursing home patients & assisted living.

That's tough. You can place some of them in hospitals or other nursing homes. Families can take some in for the limited period needed. Public Health down here operates a series of medical shelters... They're staffed by Public Health nurses and doctors, along with local docs, and they take care of ambulatory nursing home patients or people with severe chronic illnesses that can't shelter without medical care.

But you're right, it is a monumental problem.

[Jolly]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Here comes Milton:

@jon-nyc said in Here comes Milton:

Aqua - have you heard from your folks?

Just spoke to them; okay for now. They have a pretty good chance of avoiding the flooding but I wonder about the wind. I'm thinking the trees in their neighborhood are going to pose a problem.

They will. But wind is vastly preferable to water.

[George K]

Bill ("I hava BS in mechanical engineering") Nye the "science" guy tells us how to prevent big hurricanes.

Here's some inconvenient truths:

[taiwan_girl]