Texas is the only place where you're a Texan first and an American second.
Good thing for Texas the majority of the country doesn't think like this.
PackerPatrick posted:A Cat 5 storm is beyond nasty. Hurricane Hugo took of half my roof and flooded the whole downstairs. It was a 2-3. I am currently in Canada on vacation but my kids are living in my current home in Folly Beach,SC. It's a barrier island off the coast near Charleston. It looks like my vacation plans are now in limbo.
My prayers are with all those in its path.
And yes I have flood insurance but with a huge deductible because it's really expensive.
Fair winds and following seas PackerPat'.
Fedya posted:
"Send toilet paper — skip the Funyuns."
Sounds like a line from a Coppola movie.
The Heckler posted:Hope everyone can stay safe with this one if it hits your area.
I am starting to rethink my eventual retirement plans. I think I will go back home to Wisconsin and shovel 3 feet of snow instead of a hurricane.
Yeah, you can always hire the neighbor kid to shovel. 
Irma has now broken all records for storm strength in the atlantic basin. Couple weeks after Harvey broke rainfall records. San Fran has had triple digits and broke their max temp by 15F the other day. Total coincidence.
Limbaugh says Irma hurricane warnings are a scheme to benefit retailers, media, and the “climate change agenda”
I live 40 miles NE of SF. Close to the Napa Valley. The majority of the homes in town don't have AC. Once in a great while you'll get a day that sniffs 100 degrees. But it's rare. There isn't really a need for AC. A historically typical "hot" day in town is 85 degrees.
Last Friday we reached 110 degrees. Saturday was 111. It's been humid the past two days. Real humidity. It's NEVER humid in this town.
People who've lived in town for 40 plus years all say they've never experienced weather like they've experienced this summer.
Welcome to the world of extremes
We had 3 days this winter in January where we had rain - like you would see in April - only it was WI and about 25 degrees above normal. That's a first in my 45 year old lifetime.
AZ had all time record temps this summer. Like 5 degrees above normal highs on AVERAGE for June. Never happened before. Not even close.
Worst and most devastating tornado season on record in 2011. Violent and sustained tornadoes. Just 6 years ago.
A tropical storm becomes CAT 4 in 100 miles due to record Gulf temps. Then floods the **** out of H Town and their "100 year flood"
Now we have a Cape Verde 'cane with sustained 185 mph potentially barreling down on S Florida or even worse the gulf. PS a CAT 5 is 157 mph- if there was a CAT 6 this would be it.
But there is absolutely nothing going on with climate change. Okey dokey
You hardly notice the wind if you bury your head in the sand.
Until you realize your ass is exposed.
Yup on all counts. What gets me is I'm old enough to remember the whole in the ozone layer and acid rain and how everyone listened to scientists changed behaviors and we have two successes. Now, suddenly, science is liberal due to Al Gore
I live in Jacksonville, and this storm has got me really worried. The stores are all out of water right now, and I heard that gas stations are running out of gas.
I am evacuating tomorrow night. Traffic out of Florida will be a mess starting on Thursday.
Irma is now the strongest storm ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean. It's so powerful it's registering on seismometers on Guadeloupe.
This thing is an absolute beast.
And on a bee-line to Haiti. Those folks have no defense. A storm like this will kill tens of thousands. Just terrifying.
And this August has been one of the mildest Augusts I can remember. Mid-70s several days and I have had the AC off half the month. In fact, most the summer has been mild like this.
EDIT: apparently not anymore. Might still graze Haiti, but right at Cuba now. Unfortunately they're in similar danger. So many people living in that place that have no defense, and no where to go...
Just talked to a buddy in Tampa. Fights breaking out, people freaking out. I guess either the city or the state put out a bunch of sandbags and other prepper supplies. Someone swiped everything before anyone could get to it. Oh Floriduh.
It's looking more and more like it's going to miss Tampa. At least a direct hit. They will still catch some heavy wind and rain. Miami on the other hand. GET THE F**K OUT!!!!!! Looking like a direct hit with 150mph sustained winds.
Sattelite image of Irma over the Caribbean. If you look closely you see the island of Barbuda INSIDE the eye. 1,600 people live on Barbuda. Last weather signal out of Barbuda was 155MPH winds when the signal was lost.
Met some of that hostility buying water at Publix this morning at 7am in Tampa. Long lines prior to opening followed by a mad rush to get carts. People asking others "how many f$&:!? Bottles of water do you need for one family?" Bumper sticker I saw while leaving parking lot made me smile though. Stay classy Florida!
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Putting money down that plate is from Polk County.
The local governments and media have been telling folks for months to ALWAYS have water, etc on hand. Ignored. Evacuate, often ignored. Know where to go, forgotten. But having said that sometimes a storm is so big and powerful that even the best plans are not enough. This storm could be one that overwhelms our best efforts.
Floridians take care of Floridians!
Henry posted:Putting money down that plate is from Polk County.
LOL, throwing out chum Henry? I would think Panic and Stress is not limited to Polk County even tho I have to say I have never seen the level of pure panic that is going on here. I witnessed people screaming at clerks for supplies when the clerks were just young kids that were working there. I stocked up on Sunday when Publix was down to two pallets of water and completely out Monday. I gassed up last night and this morning those same pumps were out.
We lived through Charlie and two others that criss crossed the state in 2004 but this one looks a hell of a lot worse and scary. I do believe the Houston news has everyones level of stress up thinking the same thing is going to happen here.
Son in laws parents have a home on the Atlantic in New Smyrna and they just moved back in their home last week after Matthew last year. The latest trek of Irma has the storm moving up the east side of the state. They may be moving out again.
We can't evacuate anywhere because where I live is where people go to evacuate.
Henry, if you are still in Florida, you can come stay here. Democrats, Republicans Independents, Trump Haters and Trump lovers are all welcome here. I am hoping to get through the Packer game on Sunday before we lose electricity.
I was talking about the bumper sticker. The bumper sticker.
I'm in Minny right now but all my stuff is in Tampa. So if you're desperate for supplies you can have my Funko Pop collection of Social Justice Warriors, all my protest placards and my sense of magnanimity, which sustains my life force more than food and water.
Henry posted:I was talking about the bumper sticker. The bumper sticker.
I'm in Minny right now but all my stuff is in Tampa. So if you're desperate for supplies you can have my Funko Pop collection of Social Justice Warriors, all my protest placards and my sense of magnanimity, which sustains my life force more than food and water.
Not sure why you associate crack whores with Polk County. Sheriff Grady Judd spends more time chasing crack whores and Johns rather than actual criminals who may actually do some real damage.
Not interested in your Funko Pop Collection or Protest Placards. Unless I can use them for firestarter to heat up some food. I will give you a call then.
Crack whores were never meant to be taken so seriously. No matter which county they are from.
Tavis reminded me of a story. And who doesn't need a little amusement with a raging hurricane bearing down.
One year at my up north trout fishing weekend while no one was looking one guy snuck a bumper sticker on the car of our teacher friend that stated: I don't drink but I smoke crack like a mother****er. It wasn't discovered until after his first day back teaching. Prank successful.
The next year the teacher snuck a bumper sticker on the sneaker's car that stated: Fug you you fugging fug (except with proper spelling). It wasn't discovered until he was in line at a fast food joint after the weekend. Prank payback successful.
Good times.
Stay safe out there.
Re: Water
Filled 5 twenty gallon plastic storage bins with water. Problem solved.
People are dopes.
Went to a couple of stores---yup the panic is on.
ammo posted:Limbaugh says Irma hurricane warnings are a scheme to benefit retailers, media, and the “climate change agenda”
Entire segment was worse than this. Totally cool with Rush being strapped to a palm tree on Miami Beach. Monday am someone can ask him if it's dangerous to tell people this hurricane warning stuff is agenda based. There will certainly be people that believe what this jackass is saying and stay put.
Floridarob posted:Henry, if you are still in Florida, you can come stay here.
Maybe we should all show up and get a first hand hurricane experience together while the Packers dump the Seahawks. Be sure you have a generator. 
ChilliJon posted:ammo posted:Limbaugh says Irma hurricane warnings are a scheme to benefit retailers, media, and the “climate change agenda”
Entire segment was worse than this. Totally cool with Rush being strapped to a palm tree on Miami Beach. Monday am someone can ask him if it's dangerous to tell people this hurricane warning stuff is agenda based. There will certainly be people that believe what this jackass is saying and stay put.
I have no problem with this as long as Rachel MadCow and Laurence Odummell are handcuffed to him.
Perhaps they already are and that's what caused Irma in the first place.
It's secret name is Hurricane Shawarma and it's bringing Sharia Law.
Someone put too many quarters in the hurricane machine.
ChilliJon posted:Monday am someone can ask him if it's dangerous to tell people this hurricane warning stuff is agenda based. There will certainly be people that believe what this jackass is saying and stay put.
Since the "warning stuff" probably comes from scientists, we can just disregard that **** right away. Amy from Facebook cleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeearly knows more about this and other scientific **** than an actual scientist.
And she has an essential oil that cures autism, so I will put my faith in Rush and Amy.
"These storms, once they actually hit, are never as strong as they're reported," Limbaugh claimed on his syndicated radio show. He added that "the graphics have been created to make it look like the ocean's having an exorcism, just getting rid of the devil here in the form of this hurricane, this bright red stuff."
I get your left dislike Floridarob. I do. But this isn't party lines. This is **** all stupidity. It's ****ing wrong. It's irresponsible. It could kill people. **** Maddow. **** everyone that wants to make this about their agenda vs. what's really important.