Originally posted by sigmonkey: I'd fly to Turks and Caicos with live ammo falling out of my pockets before getting within spitting distance of NJ with a firearm.
August 28, 2023, 07:49 PM
6guns
^^^ Yeah, be careful. Hopefully you can make it down once this weather passes.
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August 29, 2023, 06:57 AM
irreverent
I heard word that they shut down the airport both ways by midnight last night. An acquaintance who was the pilot was the one of the last to fly out.
I hope you guys get there, but better to be stuck somewhere safe than in the middle of that.
Best of luck.
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August 29, 2023, 07:10 AM
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Sorry Mother Nature isn't cooperating for you Noah and your Mrs.
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August 29, 2023, 08:38 AM
mutedblade
Wife and I spent a good deal of time yesterday helping our daughter get out of Tampa before the 12AM cutoff. Had originally been set to return to Richmond, VA 8/29 aboard American Airlines (through Charlotte) but she ended up working with a AA counter agent and she was put on a plane to Miami then to Reagan National yesterday 8/28. Goofy child was about to rent a car and drive out just so she could make it to work Wednesday.
Good luck to you and the Mrs. Beancooker. It sucks when plans are interrupted which has a cascading affect.
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August 29, 2023, 09:25 AM
trapper189
Better to be stuck where you are, where everything is open and functioning normally, than down here. Hopefully, where you are planning to go will be up and running quickly, so you’ll still be able to enjoy vacation in Florida that’s just a little shorter than planned.
August 29, 2023, 09:39 AM
HRK
Where were you flying into, Tampa?
August 29, 2023, 11:47 AM
ZSMICHAEL
Airlines will fly you in if the airport is open. Travelers in Hawaii were flown in to Kaui. They even rented a car and found their hotel in the ocean. No electricity or water. Four days later the airline flew them out. This was in the 1980s and airlines have not gotten any better.
August 29, 2023, 01:31 PM
Beancooker
We were flying into Orlando. Staying at The Villages. Yes, better stuck here than in bad weather.
Im sorry for all that are affected by this. You all have concerns of flooding, etc. I’m just losing some Airbnb money. Nothing compared to what some have to go through.
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Originally posted by sigmonkey: I'd fly to Turks and Caicos with live ammo falling out of my pockets before getting within spitting distance of NJ with a firearm.
August 29, 2023, 01:43 PM
chellim1
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We were flying into Orlando.
My wife and I flew out of Orlando a couple of days ago. I think we got out at a good time... We stayed a week at Port Canaveral. It was pretty neat watching the ships come and go. Also, we got up at 3 am on Saturday and watched the launch of Falcon 9.
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August 30, 2023, 09:57 AM
holdem
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Originally posted by Beancooker: We were flying into Orlando.
Are they getting you in today? Tomorrow?
While the rain and wind was bad at 3-4am, I left the house around 7:30am and did even need my wipers for my 8 minute drive. It has rained a little since then, but nothing heavy. And as I sit here on the second floor looking out the window at a large oak tree, the wind is easily in the single digits. And all of this is 5 miles north of Orlando. International.
August 30, 2023, 10:03 AM
PASig
Beancooker: Can you still go?
We flew into Orlando 2 days before Dorian in 2019 which ended up not even affecting the Orlando area but had the positive effect of scaring most people away from Universal and Magic Kingdom and it was glorious to be able to walk around and not deal with crowds and go right on rides with no wait.
We were there again in February of this year and it was miserably packed shoulder-to-shoulder everywhere and long lines. I told my wife "yeah we'll never see 2019 type conditions again!"
You may still be able to get down there and salvage your vacation!
August 30, 2023, 12:12 PM
HayesGreener
Emerald Coast beaches are the nicest in the world and the storm did not directly affect those areas between Pensacola and Destin.