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AceTaylor
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Well, I'm down in Cape Coral FL. Jim Cantore has allegedly been spotted in Punta Gorda 20 miles up the road. Waffle House closed. Seems like the s*** got real. Thankfully I don't have my bus down here this trip, it might be 8' under water till Ian drags his ass through here. This is before Ian. I have 10 more hours to see what I have after Ian.
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steve244
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jlrftype7
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:14 am Post subject: Re: Hurricane Ian |
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Waffle House closed ?!!, end of days...... 
Anyway, stay safe and dry.. 
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dabaron
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:19 am Post subject: Re: Hurricane Ian |
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sorry to say my employer is making hats, which means this is going to be a very damaging storm that takes out not just the residential feeder circuits, but the substation interconnects as well.
i wish you all the best, that bus looks great.
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jimf909 
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:31 am Post subject: Re: Hurricane Ian |
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| dabaron wrote: |
sorry to say my employer is making hats...
i wish you all the best, that bus looks great. |
The google was not helpful with the making hats reference but I'm guessing it's not a trucker hat saying 'Ian visited and all I got was this salvage title'.
Agreed on the great looking van comment. Hang in there, AceTaylor.
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AceTaylor
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:46 am Post subject: Re: Hurricane Ian |
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| About 10' above sea level, flood zone B. Not good. |
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steve244
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calsurf
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:55 am Post subject: Re: Hurricane Ian |
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| I have a friend in Tampa. Hunkering down as they say. Generator, fuel, food & water. Stay safe, God bless. |
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shagginwagon83
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 9:09 am Post subject: Re: Hurricane Ian |
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Hurry grab your tools
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jlrftype7
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 9:13 am Post subject: Re: Hurricane Ian |
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I believe there is still time...
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Don't show this to DuncanS, he just might copy it...
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djkeev
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SCM
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 10:00 am Post subject: Re: Hurricane Ian |
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My dad is up the road in the Sebastian / Melbourn area. Sounds like they're intermittently losing their phone service and expect the power to go out soon.
They're baking cinnamon rolls and meatloaf while they still have the chance.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 2:15 pm Post subject: Re: Hurricane Ian |
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| AceTaylor wrote: |
Well, I'm down in Cape Coral FL. Jim Cantore has allegedly been spotted in Punta Gorda 20 miles up the road. Waffle House closed. Seems like the s*** got real. Thankfully I don't have my bus down here this trip, it might be 8' under water till Ian drags his ass through here. This is before Ian. I have 10 more hours to see what I have after Ian.
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I just bought a place down there!
Is there gas etc available?
Trying to get a status report on my house
Good luck and stay safe!
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jimf909
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 9:09 pm Post subject: Re: Hurricane Ian |
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Just in case you want to see another shot of this pretty van from the OP's photos:
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Chestercopperpot
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| Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 10:53 am Post subject: Re: Hurricane Ian |
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Grew up in the area and have family that lost homes that were closer to the beach. Lee County will be changed forever, many of the videos this morning are devastational to watch. Most A and B zones flooded. Zone C's were spared the waters wrath.
Gas is not available when there is no power, btw Electric pumps are needed. It is common knowledge to fill up fuel prior to storm.
There are many areas that will not be rebuilt years from now. Estero island and captiva, lost everything that wasnt concrete construction. The sanibel and pine island briges are gone(leaving some stuck) Power will take weeks, cell service is out currently. It's a mess. I was there for charley in 04 and this is a magnitute greater than that storm.
Good luck SWFL
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Mateo83
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| Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 3:45 pm Post subject: Re: Hurricane Ian |
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Supposed to fly to South Carolina Tuesday, keeping an eye on the weather.
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AceTaylor
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| Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2022 11:26 am Post subject: Re: Hurricane Ian |
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| I don't know if this goes through or not. We survived. We are blessed. Our house survived with very minor damage. Others, not so much. There is no electricity, or cable. Telephone and wireless internet are spotty at best. Water service just came back about an hour ago. For those of you from mid Atlantic, Wawa came through yesterday with generators for the fuel pumps and store and a tanker of potable water. I biked out to see 1/2 mile fuel lines and a line around the store to get in. Lee County now has food and water stations up around the Cape and Ft. Myers. |
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steve244
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Chestercopperpot
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| Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2022 12:49 pm Post subject: Re: Hurricane Ian |
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Here's some NOAA after imagery, sad times. It's interesting when barrier islands do what they do.
https://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/ian/index.html#15/26.4529/-82.0171
Glad to hear you're ok Ace, hang in there
This is storm surge like never seen before, my grandmothers place in iona. High water mark was 4 foot up the interior wall and 7-9 foot above street level. Furniture and belongings tossed as if an earthquake. Water is no joke
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Steve M.
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I'm over in Fort Lauderdale. I have to change a front cv joint before I head over to see family located in Englewood and Venice. Like evyone else in that area no power or phones.
I did hear from them and they are ok, but their not being very communicative about some I expect more damage then they are letting on. I've got sn extra solar setup and battery to charge cell phones, maybe run my 12v fridge and a portable 12v cmp shower if they want it.
The local Charlotte County Sheriff Office Facebook page for anyone trying to get wellness checks on folks is here. Not sure if they have internet active there yet.
You can ask and post in an address and somebody else might have an answer for you.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0...4537906477
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