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Re: Naut
Thanks for that interesting info! Of course in low-lying areas basements would be totally useless anyway becuase of the storm surge...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 10, 2017 at 6:58 AM
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A reminder, courtesy of a friend of ours down in central Florida: If you don't hear from someone you are worried about in the days during and right after the storm, bear in mind that power is likely to go, and also cell towers are vulnerable.
They surely missed a few bets with the evacuation: could have kept only one or two lanes of the interstate going south, and used one or two more lanes to speed traffic north.
posted by
Ciel
on September 9, 2017 at 9:10 PM
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PatB
Crazy to take chances with a storm like that love.
posted by
WileyJohn
on September 9, 2017 at 12:55 PM
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It is a rotten time, the Carribian is in a mess and one just doesn't know what to expect as the Hurrican does its own thing.
posted by
Kabu
on September 9, 2017 at 10:33 AM
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Pat
I hope your family and loved ones will all be safe. And do take care running errands. I've never had cashew butter but must try it. 
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on September 9, 2017 at 10:24 AM
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It must be awful to watch ones property being torn to pieces. I think I would move to a safe zone, even if it is not so pleasant normally. Hope all will be OK.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 9, 2017 at 9:24 AM
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Naut
Since much of Florida's substrate is porous sandstone, basements are uncommon there, esp. along the coastal areas where salt water can erode. My daughter just posted that her elevation - several miles inland - is 19 feet. I remember Hurricane Wilma in '06 - she lived on Key West - and waded through chest deep water to get to a neighbor's roof during a storm surge (KW's highest point is 16').
posted by
Pat_B
on September 9, 2017 at 8:43 AM
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Pat
I'm sure there are reasonably safe areas inland. This is a time when basements are really useful - but I'm not sure there all that common in Florida. Anyway, I hope everyone is safe, and that, with all the time to leave or at least prepare, there is no loss of life...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 9, 2017 at 8:31 AM
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It is difficult to think about much except my kids and grandkids and their loved ones who are in Florida.
posted by
TAPS.
on September 9, 2017 at 6:27 AM
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