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Originally posted by Jimineer:
Hopefully they will be able to accommodate everyone then. I never trust a government run operation.

I agree with you on that one. I was stationed at Homestead AFB back when Hurricane Hugo hit South Carolina, since our parent unit was there, we took a 10 vehicle convoy of M35 / M40 up there to help along with our refer boxes and field kitchen.

We set up at the armory near Shaw AFB, our food services cadre fed all the folks coming there for insurance, relief, shelter needs. The rest of us delivered food / chainsaw crews, etc.

They had us sleeping inside with some of the shelter residents, that was enough to convince me to not use that option unless absolutely necessary.

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Originally posted by Georgeair:

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Originally posted by Georgeair:
Good news - some of the folks unconcerned with this are still in the keys, riding out to the Southern Most Point and taking selfies and such.... That shot should get interesting in a day!

Key West cam

Well, that camera is offline. Hope the chicken is wingin' it ok.

However there are a couple folks on beach at Windjammer, and a dude flying a kite....

Breezy here.....

That dude is an idiot, watched him get dragged around several times and a couple of onlookers stop with a look of disbelief.

Miami bringing the homeless in with or without their cooperation.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017...s-as-irma-nears.html

Clearly a portion of them aren't rational, but invoking a Baker Act on a homeless person to force them into shelter isn't best.

Speaking of idiots...

Virginia Govenor Terry McAwful declared that because of Hurricane Irma a STATE OF EMERGENCY existed in the Commonwealth...

... starting yesterday. When the storm was more than 1,000 miles away. And not on a track to reach Virginia. Ever.

Irma Churns along North Cuba Coast

https://www.wunderground.com/c...ong-north-cuba-coast

Well, the two couples in the campsites across from us decided to go back to Daytona: TODAY?!?

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Originally posted by Georgeair:

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Originally posted by Georgeair:
Good news - some of the folks unconcerned with this are still in the keys, riding out to the Southern Most Point and taking selfies and such.... That shot should get interesting in a day!

Key West cam

Well, that camera is offline. Hope the chicken is wingin' it ok.

However there are a couple folks on beach at Windjammer, and a dude flying a kite....

Breezy here.....

Kite flying guy is gone but now there was a surfer just wrapping it up walking back to the resort. It boggles my mind when I see this. Every time I see someone surfing in pre-hurricane surf it's rough and choppy and looks very undesirable for surfing.

Here's a note from below the live webcam on their website. I'm guessing they are going to need to increase the budget for the renovations that begin today

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The Windjammer is closing on September 9th for 3 weeks for our annual renovations. During this time the office is open from 9:00am-5:00pm to answer questions and book future stays. We open again on September 30th to visitors.

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Originally posted by Sig2340:
Speaking of idiots...

Virginia Govenor Terry McAwful declared that because of Hurricane Irma a STATE OF EMERGENCY existed in the Commonwealth...

... starting yesterday. When the storm was more than 1,000 miles away. And not on a track to reach Virginia. Ever.

Him as Governor IS an emergency!

Of course. I am just intrigued as to their natural instincts and ability to recognize these storms.

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Originally posted by sourdough44:
Yes, standby for snakes & gators to be spread into unusual areas. Maybe load that revolver with snake shot and hardcast.

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They haven't survived millions of years by just luck. . They'll be here when we are all long gone.[/QUOTE]

So I over prepared and it looks like Irma might travel west. Bought a generator at harbor freight. Just set it up and was going to do the couple of slow pulls on the starter to get oil up in the engine. It started on the first pull. Never even had a Honda engine start that easily.

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Originally posted by comet24:
The military was going to try and get a C-130 in to evacuate the American's but I understand because of damage to the runway it didn't happen.

Given the C-130 is a rough surface capable aircraft, PJ airport must be destroyed.

I had not watched any television coverage until this morning. It is overhyped and ridiculous. It seems to get worse every year.

There are some basic things you can do so you do not get hurt or die. Most injuries are AFTER the storm passes when people cut themselves with chain saws, fall off roofs and do heavy manual labor. I live on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, site of the two HIGHEST storm surges ever to hit the United States. The surge was 27.8 feet in Pass Christian, Ms. That was the killer. The shelters are not located in surge areas, and you will be safe from the water. People were told to drive ten miles inland to be safe from the water and they made it out just fine. Those Forum members that have family in designated shelters will be miserable but safe.

Hurricane-force winds reached coastal Mississippi by 2 a.m. and lasted over 17 hours, spawning 11 tornadoes (51 in other states) and a 28-foot (9 m) storm surge flooding 6–12 miles (10–19 km) inland.

Hope this helps.

To lighten the mood a little....

Up here in the Florida panhandle, we are very storm wary, and do not put a whole lot of confidence in hurricane forecasting due to some pretty big misses with Opal, Ivan! Katrina etc.

So as the forecast shifted a bit west, there are always a few outlier models that show more than will happen.

My panicky sister in law put on blast, group text, Facebook whatever, she said,
"The spaghetti noodles have shifted our way! The spaghetti noodles are moving west!"

It kinda made me hungry for Italian.

Gentlemen, as a 50+ year Florida resident, and someone who's seen numerous storms over the years, it important to remember that until this storm makes its turn northward, the weathermen and their computers are simply guessing where this thing is going. Sometime tonight or tomorrow morning we'll all begin to see where this thing will actually hit. Everyone hang in there, stay calm, and keep watching the NWS/NOAA updates.

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Well, the two couples in the campsites across from us decided to go back to Daytona: TODAY?!?

Yeah. It always surprises me how stupid some people can be.

The outlook for Orlando is now showing a bit more rain and a bit lower wind speed. I guess that makes sense if the projected track is now further west. The storm would be picking up more moisture from the Gulf and dropping it on us, while the concentration of higher winds will be further from us.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
The outlook for Orlando is now showing a bit more rain and a bit lower wind speed. I guess that makes sense if the projected track is now further west. The storm would be picking up more moisture from the Gulf and dropping it on us, while the concentration of higher winds will be further from us.

Correct, but remember what Charlie did to us in the final hours before it came ashore. Wait for the turn, and then we'll have a much better idea of the potential storm track and impacts.

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Originally posted by Jimineer:

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Originally posted by soflaac:

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Originally posted by Jimineer:
Florida's Governor says they have 200 shelters open. Assuming each shelter could hold 1000 people, that's a very small percentage of the population. The governor keeps pledging with people to go to a shelter. Can he count? Or are people just not going?

Watching a local news report yesterday afternoon, Robert Morgan VoTech was being opened (previously unscheduled) as a shelter and before they were set up had 700 people in a line outside the gate.

Hopefully they will be able to accommodate everyone then. I never trust a government run operation.

Yet everyone wants them to run nation reciprocity.

Watching the track shift west I am leaning towards staying in Jax instead of evacuating west to Tallahassee. We'll decide tonight or tomorrow morning.

I rearranged the garage, moved the kayak and the motorcycle into the house (the bike looks awesome sitting in the living room) in order to fit both vehicles in the garage.

Once the storm makes its turn north we will be able to get some useful information instead of all the guesses. I expect that the proposed tracks will continue to shift west until the turn occurs.

Until then we are prepared for both options but it looks more and more like we will be staying here in Jax.

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Originally posted by ulsterman:
Yet everyone wants them to run nation reciprocity.

What's to run?

National reciprocity simply means a state-issued license to carry a concealed firearm is valid in every other state.

It is not a plan for a fed.gov issued license to carry a concealed firearm.