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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #400 on: September 08, 2017, 10:35:54 pm »

Lived in Lutz (Pronounced Lou-tz for the non natives) off of Livingston Road for a bunch of years.   Road out two 'cane's... Lost power for a few days but survived.

My neighbor is heading to Lutz to stay with a friend with storm shutters and 70 feet above sea level.
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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #401 on: September 08, 2017, 10:58:30 pm »
Sorry for Cuba, but I'm hoping this thing keeps heading straight into Cuba to at least weaken it somewhat. 



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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #402 on: September 08, 2017, 11:04:01 pm »
New report according to Fox is that Irma will take a more westerly track and extended northward...has slowed to 12mph..

Wow!  I see that.  @Wingnut @guitar4jesus this is coming right up your alley.  Batten them down!  @RoosGirl you're gettin' a break.
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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #403 on: September 08, 2017, 11:06:44 pm »
Wow!  I see that.  @Wingnut @guitar4jesus this is coming right up your alley.  Batten them down!  @RoosGirl you're gettin' a break.

Miami might be spared?

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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #404 on: September 08, 2017, 11:20:32 pm »
Miami might be spared?

Appears to be swinging West of there.  Mar-a-Lago and Rush Limbaugh's digs are safe.  Unlike Richard Branson's.  Better ask those lefties how their Karma's doing?
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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #405 on: September 08, 2017, 11:21:06 pm »
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A coworker just drove up on 301 and said it was fine but a bit slow.  I'm hearing the interstate northbound is a mess by Ocala.  Southbound is apparently ok all the way to tampa.

Thank you.  Please let us know if you hear more or head south.

I was thinking 301 or maybe 19 or even just straight up back roads.  I just want to get to a place where I have more options than "north" (with everyone else).

Then again, I suppose if it gets TOO bad they'll shut down the southbound lanes.
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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #406 on: September 08, 2017, 11:26:17 pm »
Thank you.  Please let us know if you hear more or head south.

I was thinking 301 or maybe 19 or even just straight up back roads.  I just want to get to a place where I have more options than "north" (with everyone else).

Then again, I suppose if it gets TOO bad they'll shut down the southbound lanes.

My brother in Huntsville Alabama said the hotels are full.  So you'll have to go pretty far north.  Im at a friends house but will have to leave or be trapped for a week.
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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #407 on: September 08, 2017, 11:27:20 pm »
The last time I was on Miami Beach was as a child and we went to Wolfies for dinner. Yum!

Last time I was there I was in my early 20's and I can't even remember where we had dinner (I've slept since then...lol).
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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #408 on: September 08, 2017, 11:35:35 pm »
Wow!  I see that.  @Wingnut @guitar4jesus this is coming right up your alley.  Batten them down!  @RoosGirl you're gettin' a break.

Just a mere flesh wound for me. 
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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #409 on: September 08, 2017, 11:42:09 pm »
Miami might be spared?

Miami will be on the east side of the storm so they're going to get slammed pretty good anyway but he eye now looks like it will cross the Keys and on up the west side.  It should prove an interesting experience.

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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #410 on: September 08, 2017, 11:43:22 pm »
Wow!  I see that.  @Wingnut @guitar4jesus this is coming right up your alley.  Batten them down!  @RoosGirl you're gettin' a break.


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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #411 on: September 08, 2017, 11:43:56 pm »
Just a mere flesh wound for me. 
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I laid in supplies.   Sofar the Ex hasn't called... so I haven't had to hide the Rum.

You mean that washer full of beer?

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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #412 on: September 08, 2017, 11:57:23 pm »
Wow!  I see that.  @Wingnut @guitar4jesus this is coming right up your alley.  Batten them down!  @RoosGirl you're gettin' a break.

Good news for us. My in-laws are in LaBelle, looks like they'll get hammered.

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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #413 on: September 09, 2017, 12:00:01 am »
Good news for us. My in-laws are in LaBelle, looks like they'll get hammered.

I feel the same way about my MIL.
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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #414 on: September 09, 2017, 12:10:25 am »
You mean that washer full of beer?

 :silly:

Yep. Plus.... A the obligatory "End of the world as we know it" booty call with my crazy neighbor lady....
but she thinks the end of the world is a weekly event.  So I am hoping for a Happy Ending tonight.

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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #415 on: September 09, 2017, 12:12:35 am »
So I am hoping for a Happy Ending tonight.

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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #416 on: September 09, 2017, 12:13:51 am »
If the house is rockin' don't come knockin'  :whistle:

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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #417 on: September 09, 2017, 12:15:38 am »
Good news for us. My in-laws are in LaBelle, looks like they'll get hammered.
Read that again. I'm assuming you get along well with your in-laws, but it could be misinterpreted.  :shrug:
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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #418 on: September 09, 2017, 12:16:39 am »
No Ass. No Grass. No Gas.  No one rides out Irma for Free.
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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #419 on: September 09, 2017, 12:26:25 am »
No Ass. No Grass. No Gas.  No one rides out Irma for Free.

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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #420 on: September 09, 2017, 12:35:09 am »
Read that again. I'm assuming you get along well with your in-laws, but it could be misinterpreted.  :shrug:

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Haha, I didn't mean to come across as not liking the in-laws.

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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #421 on: September 09, 2017, 12:36:32 am »
Read that again. I'm assuming you get along well with your in-laws, but it could be misinterpreted.  :shrug:

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« Reply #422 on: September 09, 2017, 12:40:31 am »
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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #423 on: September 09, 2017, 03:36:09 am »
For those of you riding it out, stay safe. 

Glad it is going to miss you @RoosGirl  The last one I rode out, I did it with three kids, two of which were in diapers.  It was an experience that I'm glad you are in all probability going to miss.  The howling of three hot and uncomfortable kids was much worse than the howling of the cane itself.

Sounds like @Wingnut will be hosting one helluva hurricane party.   :silly:
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Re: Live Thread: Hurricane Irma Is Heading Towards The Gulf Of Mexico
« Reply #424 on: September 09, 2017, 12:57:19 pm »
Appears my guess was correct.  They have changed the projection as affecting the Gulf coast of Florida.

Figured IRMA was way to wide/strong for any cold front to turn her north that quickly as to go up the Eastern coast.
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