USF canceled classes W-F, the dorms in Tampa will remain open, and St. Pete students that don’t have anywhere to go will be bused to the Tampa campus. Our son will be coming home later this morning while his roommate elected to stay on campus. Our daughter’s school decided to go online for Thursday and Friday.

I’ll decide at the 11am EDT update about our shutters and boats. Our son should be here by then to help.

ETA: His roommate decided to come down after all.

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Originally posted by RichardC:
Vienna Sausages and Beenee Weenees.

Ewwww!

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Originally posted by RichardC:
Beer. Check.
Vienna Sausages and Beenee Weenees. Check.

I got some Stilton cheese and some really cheap Port wine to snack on during the hurricane.

I would have preferred better wine, but the cheap crap was the only thing available.

Oh well, any Port in a storm.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:

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Originally posted by RichardC:
Beer. Check.
Vienna Sausages and Beenee Weenees. Check.

I got some Stilton cheese and some really cheap Port wine to snack on during the hurricane.

I would have preferred better wine, but the cheap crap was the only thing available.

Oh well, any Port in a storm.

If your local liquor stores carry boxed wine, bota box has a 3L nighthawk dark bourbon barrel aged Cabernet for around 18 bucks, sometimes less if it is on sale. They also have a dark Malbec. Once you open these they stay fresh for several weeks. It works out well and guests haven't complained about either of these. TBH, I think most folks have a hard time discerning the difference between something like what you get in a Bota box, and bottles costing several times more. It seems to get the job done for table wine.

Getting some rain here, the outer bands hitting now and then, added a gallon of chlorine to the pool, wifes making a crock pot of veggie soup, I'll make some chicken breast separately.

Biggest worry for inland is flooding, we won't get the wind problems here for the most part, maybe a few trees, branches down.

Yall stay safe, I am selfishly glad for the rain it will bring here

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Oh well, any Port in a storm.

Take care, guys!

My wife made an excellent Stilton soup!

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Originally posted by V-Tail:

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Originally posted by RichardC:
Beer. Check.
Vienna Sausages and Beenee Weenees. Check.

I got some Stilton cheese and some really cheap Port wine to snack on during the hurricane.

I would have preferred better wine, but the cheap crap was the only thing available.

Oh well, any Port in a storm.

In Ft Myers I panicked today filled the car and 5 gas cans.
No flooding by me JUST but only 1 mile north of the river.
Will not get wind until maybe 3AM local its the damn Tornadoes that worry me now or some eject taking out a power pole the generator is up and ready.
Keep Safe all you people up in the NW of Florida.

Port and Stilton?? you sound like a fellow Brit.
Have any Carr's crackers?

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Originally posted by Ironmike57:
My wife made an excellent Stilton soup!

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Originally posted by V-Tail:

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Originally posted by RichardC:
Beer. Check.
Vienna Sausages and Beenee Weenees. Check.

I got some Stilton cheese and some really cheap Port wine to snack on during the hurricane.

I would have preferred better wine, but the cheap crap was the only thing available.

Oh well, any Port in a storm.

Does anyone know the conversion factor to change cubits to feet?

Bill Cosby to God

You want me to build an ARK??
What's a CUBIT ??

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Originally posted by Sig2340:
Does anyone know the conversion factor to change cubits to feet?

1 cubit = 6 headbreaths = 1.5ft

We are in Pinellas just a bit west of Edmond's location (I think). Expecting a bunch of rain and some wind, hopefully nothing else.

We're stocked up with food and water in the event of a power outage, grill is secure and ready in the garage and we are as prepared as we can be. Current path has it off the coast a hundred or so miles but we know those devils can change course when one least expects it. And we are on what they call the "wet side," so more effects from the storm.

Bob

Here it comes! Winds out of the east picked up about 10 minutes ago and it just started raining.

Stay safe folks.

Yep Washington State looks more inviting every month.

We’re going to be OK this time, but that just means someone somewhere else is screwed.

Guess who is broadcasting live from Tallahassee? None other than Jim Cantore! I guess I got that right after all.

We're here in Tallahassee, lots attention being paid last night to this thing getting lot stronger, right now still sorting itself out. We'll see I reckon.

With the exception of a year in Korea, we've been in south or north Florida since 1986 so have seen a few storms. I don't think anyone in their right mind looks forward to the experience, other than our man Cantore and his merry band of attention seekers. As we all know of course.

Our man does a good Florida Man:



For a little more levity, here’s my son Florida Boy:

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Originally posted by cyberphobia:
Yep Washington State looks more inviting every month.

Too bad their gun laws suck.