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Y’all headed out of town? Stay safe this week!
Thanks. I'm not going anywhere. By the time it hits here will probably be a cat 1.Y’all headed out of town? Stay safe this week!
It'll be fine by then.I’ll be keeping an eye on things. Supposed to go to a conference in Orlando the 6th and 7th
Why would you want to be in a hurricane? Its not particularly fun. Its hot as a mother fucker and wakes you up when you pass out from the boozenot from florida but being in a hurricane is on my bucket list, and heard this one could be shaping up to be a doozy. what's the best hotel to go hurricaning at down there?
For real. My worst experience to date was Charley (and then we got 3 more after that). That's got nothing on Katrina, but it was still pretty bad. We didn't have power for like 2 weeks. Florida in August with no power can be pretty fucking miserable.Why would you want to be in a hurricane? Its not particularly fun. Its hot as a mother fucker and wakes you up when you pass out from the booze
That's the stuff ?For real. My worst experience to date was Charley (and then we got 3 more after that). That's got nothing on Katrina, but it was still pretty bad. We didn't have power for like 2 weeks. Florida in August with no power can be pretty fucking miserable.
The first week, after I got home from work, and would just sit in my driveway in the dark pounding drinks until I was pretty much passed out. Then go inside and sweat my balls off trying to sleep, despite every window in the house being open.
The second week, came one of my best life experiences ever following that. At the time, I worked in travel. The CEO caught wind of a bunch of us still without power, so he got us into hotels that we worked with in the area. I ended up in a very nice 4 star hotel for about a week on International Drive.
I gotta tell you, going from complete misery to checking into a nice place, taking an actual shower, throwing on a big ass robe, enjoying the AC, ordering some room service, watching a TV, and then laying down in a super comfortable bed...chef's kiss. The contrast is something that is definitely a life long memory.
For real. My worst experience to date was Charley (and then we got 3 more after that). That's got nothing on Katrina, but it was still pretty bad. We didn't have power for like 2 weeks. Florida in August with no power can be pretty fucking miserable.
The first week, after I got home from work, and would just sit in my driveway in the dark pounding drinks until I was pretty much passed out. Then go inside and sweat my balls off trying to sleep, despite every window in the house being open.
The second week, came one of my best life experiences ever following that. At the time, I worked in travel. The CEO caught wind of a bunch of us still without power, so he got us into hotels that we worked with in the area. I ended up in a very nice 4 star hotel for about a week on International Drive.
I gotta tell you, going from complete misery to checking into a nice place, taking an actual shower, throwing on a big ass robe, enjoying the AC, ordering some room service, watching a TV, and then laying down in a super comfortable bed...chef's kiss. The contrast is something that is definitely a life long memory.
Definitely. You don't really realize how much you rely on it until it's gone. Hopefully this isn't too bad.We lost power up here in MD for 8 days in early January due to snow.
I am convinced that a nation wide power outage would wipe out 80% of the population within 2 weeks.
Everything changes when you lose power. Everything! It's like a science project watching neighbors go about their lives without power.
And when you finally get the power back? It's amazing! It's one of the better feelings in life IMO.
Good luck down there!
Definitely. You don't really realize how much you rely on it until it's gone. Hopefully this isn't too bad.
I'm closer to the Atlantic than the gulf. Maybe 30 miles that way. Probably won't be bad by the time it hits here.You are far enough inland right?
I was just telling my kids about Charly. I lived about 15-20 miles from my dad and his area was fucking destroyed. Where I lived just had some roof damage and a couple trees uprooted. It was wild and then we got 3 more. That year was fucking crazy.For real. My worst experience to date was Charley (and then we got 3 more after that). That's got nothing on Katrina, but it was still pretty bad. We didn't have power for like 2 weeks. Florida in August with no power can be pretty fucking miserable.
The first week, after I got home from work, and would just sit in my driveway in the dark pounding drinks until I was pretty much passed out. Then go inside and sweat my balls off trying to sleep, despite every window in the house being open.
The second week, came one of my best life experiences ever following that. At the time, I worked in travel. The CEO caught wind of a bunch of us still without power, so he got us into hotels that we worked with in the area. I ended up in a very nice 4 star hotel for about a week on International Drive.
I gotta tell you, going from complete misery to checking into a nice place, taking an actual shower, throwing on a big ass robe, enjoying the AC, ordering some room service, watching a TV, and then laying down in a super comfortable bed...chef's kiss. The contrast is something that is definitely a life long memory.
Yessir. 2004 was quite the ride...I was just telling my kids about Charly. I lived about 15-20 miles from my dad and his area was fucking destroyed. Where I lived just had some roof damage and a couple trees uprooted. It was wild and then we got 3 more. That year was fucking crazy.
Yeah. I'd definitely be watching shit from Naples up to Clearwater. Especially close to the coast. Storm surge ain't nothing to fuck with if it gets bad.Not going to lie I’m a little pissed. I moved from Port Charlotte about 7 years ago, and it looks like it may end up making landfall around there.
I know Cago is down in Cape Coral, hopefully he is staying safe.
Sounds like International Drive is where to go hurricaningThat's the stuff ?