Positive thoughts and tailwinds to our FL members

[54ny77]

Gonna be a rough week. Stay safe folks.

[54ny77]

Same comment, different storm….

Be safe, fellow FL forum folks.

[thwart]

Originally Posted by 54ny77

Same comment, different storm….

And the warmest Gulf temperatures ever recorded.

[unterhausen]

Originally Posted by 54ny77

Same comment, different storm….

When you first posted this, I thought maybe tailwinds wasn't an appropriate word to use.

I have a cousin that lives on the gulf side of florida, I'm sure he's smart enough to take appropriate precautions.

[Elefantino]

Scheduled to hit at high tide. Poor coasters.

[CAAD]

Originally Posted by Elefantino

Scheduled to hit at high tide. Poor coasters.

Comes with the territory. I lived in Florida for 30 years, hurricanes are expected. This one is a strong one for sure though and hope the best for those on the coast. Don't think I would ride this one out, board up and bug out.

[Keith A]

Thanks for the good wishes. We aren't looking forward to this one :-(

[Elefantino]

Originally Posted by Keith A

Thanks for the good wishes. We aren't looking forward to this one :-(

Saw that Brevard issued an emergency declaration already. Fingers crossed for you.

[Ralph]

I'm beginning to wonder why I live here. About 15 miles NE of Orlando. Sure....our damage probably won't be too bad....busted gates, a few roof tiles gone, etc. But for those on W coast, roads already clogged....bumper to bumper on I 75 N. Governor who claims climate change a hoax, etc. Local governments doing their best to pave or build on every square foot in spite of land preservations written in local laws. Developers find a way around. Seems like about everywhere has some kind of natural disaster eventually.

[buddybikes]

Originally Posted by Ralph

I'm beginning to wonder why I live here. About 15 miles NE of Orlando. Sure....our damage probably won't be too bad....busted gates, a few roof tiles gone, etc. But for those on W coast, roads already clogged....bumper to bumper on I 75 N. Governor who claims climate change a hoax, etc. Local governments doing their best to pave or build on every square foot in spite of land preservations written in local laws. Developers find a way around. Seems like about everywhere has some kind of natural disaster eventually.

Maybe someday gravel won't be a dirty word, certainly isn't for us cyclists.

We live right on water, our driveway is mandated to be gravel. Our local streets could be that would absorb water. Plus our so called environmental town issuing building permits for 3000sq houses+ taking reducing absorbing footprint.

[Bruce K]

JB said it - “Tryin’ to reason with hurricane season…”

Stay safe you guys

BK

[oldguy00]

Originally Posted by Ralph

I'm beginning to wonder why I live here. About 15 miles NE of Orlando. Sure....our damage probably won't be too bad....busted gates, a few roof tiles gone, etc. But for those on W coast, roads already clogged....bumper to bumper on I 75 N. Governor who claims climate change a hoax, etc. Local governments doing their best to pave or build on every square foot in spite of land preservations written in local laws. Developers find a way around. Seems like about everywhere has some kind of natural disaster eventually.

My brother is in Longwood. Hope it doesn't hit you guys too hard.

[C50]

A quick update from the Tampa area. I am northeast of downtown and far enough inland that I am not located in any sort of flood/evacuation zone. I am well prepared and follow the "run from water, hide from wind" strategy. It was a long night but I have power and A/C this morning, many do not. The slight turn to the south made the eye of the storm make landfall south of the Bay which was great news for Tampa. The winds literally emptied the bay pushing water out before what surge we had came back but not to the severity it would have been if the the eye made landfall north of the bay. Our good fortune means our neighbors to the south took the full impact of both wind and water. That is always a difficult concept to wrestle with knowing my home is safe because someone else had a much worse experience.

[AngryScientist]

Very sad to hear of more deaths and lots of destruction. Tornados? Craziness.

I feel for those effected. I predict some zip codes are going to become uninsurable. I know a good buddy of mine lost a few vehicles in the last round of storms. I'll assume he got an insurance payout, but how many times is that going to work?

I'm not sure how some people will recover from this.

My best wishes to all down there, hang in there!

[54ny77]

I evacuated Monday for Milton. Drove to Orlando in middle of night (the only option) to get out since TPA was a no go and oh by the way thanks American Airlines for increasing the price of 1-way tickets that Sat. night and even Sun. morning were about $490 each and by night were ~$3k each. Stay classy.

Car went for an underwater swim in Helene and is toast, which sucks. Most importantly though, bikes are fine.

Know folks who lost far worse. Stuff can be replaced, people can't.