Preparing for the storm
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@IRJ said in Preparing for the storm:
@stacksofplates said in Preparing for the storm:
@IRJ said in Preparing for the storm:
@fuznutz04 said in Preparing for the storm:
Good luck! Which island?
Merritt Island in Florida. Not as bad as being in the Bahamas, but it isn't a good thing either.
That's in the middle of the river, right?
Yes, but technically they are saltwater lagoons even though they are named as rivers.
Ya we just called it the intercoastal where I lived for a little.
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The roots on that tree seems very shallow for a tree that size.
I wonder if there was something wrong with it.
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@DustinB3403 said in Preparing for the storm:
The roots on that tree seems very shallow for a tree that size.
I wonder if there was something wrong with it.
Florida... their is no soil just sand. It doesn't have to go far to get a lot of water.
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@coliver Good point.
I'm just used to trees having roots that go for 20 feet down..
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Glad to see it doesn't look like much damage where you are at!
How'd you get the pictures so quick?
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@dafyre said in Preparing for the storm:
Glad to see it doesn't look like much damage where you are at!
How'd you get the pictures so quick?
Someone went there for him.
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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CuL9EKsWYAAEpUT.jpg
Just up the road from my parents. A1A didn't fare so well. The Flagler Pier suffered some massive damage and the last 3rd of it is gone from some reports.
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Hope you're alright @IRJ looks like quite the mess thus far.
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@coliver That is insane that so much land was pulled out from under that road!
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@DustinB3403 said in Preparing for the storm:
@coliver That is insane that so much land was pulled out from under that road!
Water running alongside the road. The "land" is largely sand, so the erosion happens very fast if the water keeps flowing.
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@DustinB3403 said in Preparing for the storm:
@coliver That is insane that so much land was pulled out from under that road!
All sand. Florida has almost nothing in the lines of actual foundation. It's amazing that anything survives there.
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I am finally getting a chance to sit behind a computer for a bit
First of all we are ok and our house sustained zero damage. Not a shingle missing or any water breaches. So we are beyond thankful for that. We also never lost power during the storm which is absolutely unreal. I have been through a nearly a dozen tropical storms and 3 hurricanes. Every single one even inland we lost power. We lost power at my parent's place 50 miles inland.
The storm strengthened to a large category 4 and was predicted to be a category 5 by landfall. The eye was on track to hit us directly. About 3 hours before landfall the storm weakened and pulled offshore. This saved us from certain catastrophic damage and flooding. We got 117 MPH winds were I was at. The weather experts say at 125-135MPH winds catastrophic flooding would have occurred.
Merritt Island looks really good considering the power of the storm. The media hype is worse than it really is. Only a few houses in my neighboorhood are missing a few shingles. No houses seem damaged and I have driven around most of the island. The only damage is trees and fences. Every traffic light is still up. Docks and boats are destroyed and there is some flooding in areas directly on the water, but overall the island held up quite well.
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I rarely have good things to say about anything government, but the state of Florida has always been the best to respond to hurricanes. It was absolutely mind blowing how organized this whole storm was handled. This surely helped save buildings and lives.
Home Depot shipped plywood around the state from less effected areas. They kept a steady supply of plywood even while people were panicking. They stayed open till 10pm when mandatory evacuation was a 3pm. They had extra employees on hand handled plywood demands in quick order with an assembly line. They lowered their prices and shipped to Merritt Island from stores on their own dime. Yes, they actually knocked $3 off their plywood for each sheet.
The state of Florida handled the evacuation very well and kept everybody informed. They gave a long windows for everyone to get out and did a great job directing traffic. Police officers were on the scene as soon as the storm cleared and stayed in neighborhoods for long shifts. Because of this there were no real reports of looting anywhere. They brought thousands of power trucks here and the crew went out in 50 mph winds to repair issues during the storm. Only about half the island lost power and about 80% has it back now. It is common to lose power for weeks after a hurricane. They did an amazing job.
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Also there were no gas shortages because the a state of emergency was called days ahead of time so gas was made available here.
Being able to get plywood, gas, food, and water is a huge morale boost. No one had to go without it.
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@IRJ said in Preparing for the storm:
Also there were no gas shortages because the a state of emergency was called days ahead of time so gas was made available here.
Being able to get plywood, gas, food, and water is a huge morale boost. No one had to go without it.
I know in Gainesville they were unable to get gas for a full day ahead of the storm. A friend who works in a gas station was telling me constantly about how she was working and all she could do was turn everyone away for days.
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@david.wiese said in Preparing for the storm:
how did a PT Cruiser survive but not a tree????
#ptcruiserstrong
