Posted on 08/10/2021 9:48:04 AM PDT by blam
They do one a day now (imo is enough) and if they miss one and refugees hold on real tight Fred may push them ashore and then they are home free
Thats the other side & Sat 8 am winds are not at the center of the state. Keep the little guy inshore for sure
You registered, what are you driving ?
It seems the length of FL residency determines the reaction to hurricane hype. People who experienced a hurricane in their vicinity within their first year or two of residency believe the hype until they’ve gone through a few seasons of no strikes despite doomsday news coverage.
If here more than a few years, the forecast means nothing unless it’s within striking distance in 12 hours.
I remember my first exposure to the hype. In 1995 Hurricane/Tropical storm Erin skirted up the FL coast about 90 miles offshore. Nothing to make light of...it killed 5 crew on a gambling cruise ship that went offshore to weather the storm. But they still hyped the danger to West Palm Beach long after it had passed its latitude offshore.
In the midst of preparation for a likely strike no matter how strong, people are cheerful, animated, and chatty, it’s like a combination of Halloween and Christmas. Christmas with the rush, food buying, and house preparation, but with the sinister overtone of evil.
Hurricane parties are the overflow of this festivity. It’s a waste to sit home alone being so keyed up.
Wasn’t there another storm earlier this year that brushed the Gulf Coast?
Yes. There was an earlier one that came in on about the same route as this one is projected.
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