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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 11:29 AM
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Those who stay may certainly survive and even have fun. But the very slow relief, aid, and recovery after the storm is where suffering occurs.
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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 12:12 PM
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Those who stay may certainly survive and even have fun. But the very slow relief, aid, and recovery after the storm is where suffering occurs.
Anyone who stays for a cat 4 or 5 is a freekin' nut and deserves what they get. Darwinism....
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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 12:16 PM
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Anyone who stays for a cat 4 or 5 is a freekin' nut and deserves what they get. Darwinism....
I would also think it makes it harder for the relief core ???
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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 01:25 PM
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I know if I were a certain someone I'd leave my car out in the Hurricane hoping it gets swept away so I could then go collect insurance money and buy a newer Vette with less problems..................
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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 01:26 PM
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Be safe everyone down there everyone..........as others have said this is nothing to mess with please make wise decisions.
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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 03:05 PM
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I think we just dodged the bullet ....3 degrees more north. Land contact now is above Palm Beach County. We are in Broward County. We are just feeling the winds.
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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 03:10 PM
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My thoughts are with all that are in the path of this storm. Hoping all will take the proper precautions to avoid injury or worse. All else can be replaced, as devastating as that can be. Best wishes and take good care!!!
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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 03:56 PM
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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by calvins
Anyone who stays for a cat 4 or 5 is a freekin' nut and deserves what they get. Darwinism....
I live right on the Gulf Coast, and my home, elevated 23' off the ground and constructed entirely of reinforced concrete and bulletproof glass, is the safest place I know. We rode out the direct hit from Hermine a month ago altho it was only a Cat 1, but i brought the 'vette 20 miles inland to sit out the storm in my mechanics locked up service yard, high and dry. The other cars were brought only 6 miles inland. Got to save the cars.
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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by mrlmd
I live right on the Gulf Coast, and my home, elevated 23' off the ground and constructed entirely of reinforced concrete and bulletproof glass, is the safest place I know. We rode out the direct hit from Hermine a month ago altho it was only a Cat 1, but i brought the 'vette 20 miles inland to sit out the storm in my mechanics locked up service yard, high and dry. The other cars were brought only 6 miles inland. Got to save the cars.
Yeah, Hermine was thankfully a no-op. I'm on the Gulf as well and thankfully this one's going to miss this side (so far) but anyone who didn't get the hell outta Dodge on the east coast is just freekin' looney tunes.
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Old Oct 8, 2016 | 01:59 PM
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I guess we are not the only wierd ones !!!!
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/fearing-hu...opstories.html
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Old Oct 8, 2016 | 02:40 PM
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Forcedvert, have not seen any posts from you lately hope your high and dry down there !!!!
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Old Oct 8, 2016 | 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by akapounder
Forcedvert, have not seen any posts from you lately hope your high and dry down there !!!!
I was very lucky, that water you see is the intercoastal and then the barrier island accross .... Nothing to block wind and all I lost was about thirty shingles and lots of erosion on the river side. That and some yard clean up is all.

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Old Oct 8, 2016 | 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by akapounder
Hope all of you in Florida (or those in the path of Hurricane Matthew) will be safe in the next few days !!!!!
Moved the Vette to safe storage, wife stocked us up essentials, and rode it out!
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Old Oct 9, 2016 | 06:47 PM
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Going to our third day w/o power, as is approx 1M+ along the SC coast.
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Old Oct 13, 2016 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Forcedvert
I was very lucky, that water you see is the intercoastal and then the barrier island accross .... Nothing to block wind and all I lost was about thirty shingles and lots of erosion on the river side. That and some yard clean up is all.

I count myself very lucky!




Glad to hear and see you and your family are ok!!
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Old Oct 13, 2016 | 06:40 PM
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I live in S Florida, only had rain, and winds.

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