rusty shackleford Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 I have close friends in the northwestern area of Bradenton that evacuated this morning. Others that are a few miles inland just outside of the mandatory evac zone that are planning on riding it out. Hope everyone stays safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigduke6 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 good luck and stay safe down there. good vibes to u all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigdaddyinOrlando Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 Gonna be a long night tomorrow and Thursday for sure. Fully expect to hear the sound of generators all day on Thursday and this weekend. Got ours ready but praying won’t need to use it! Good luck to everyone out there and willing to lend a hand to anyone who needs it! Stay safe all! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 32 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: If you are the person in the profile pic, you can stay with me. But seriously, good luck. I have a friend that lives in Tampa and she's not leaving. She said her house is 46 feet above sea level and about 7 miles inland....should be fine according to her. I don't know if she's being smart. Someone had to say it. Stay safe over there everybody. I cannot imagine what it is like to live in the aftermath of a hurricane like Helene was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo044 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 11 hours ago, Brand J said: Stay safe out there! Probably not the best time to say it, but I still don’t know why anyone would choose to live there. You guys get hit with a tropical storm or hurricane seemingly every year! Right now - obviously a good question, but, in December-March there are no tropical storms and there's nothing better than leaving CT where it's 20 degrees and landing in Ft Myers got sun and 80 degrees 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP51 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 Thank you I am in Crystal River... things could get dicey here... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Returntoglory Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 Stay safe. Leave the area if directed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 (edited) 2 hours ago, Einstein said: I have a home in the St Pete area. The homes near the water are already a mess. This is very unfortunate. I heard insurance is a joke too. All the best to everyone in those areas. Edited October 8 by C.Biscuit97 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionC3 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 Stay safe and may the grace of God be upon you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<bills4life> Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 15 hours ago, Special K said: In the Orlando Metro area, we are expecting wind gusts of 80+ MPH, 8 inches of rain, and extended power outages. Things in the Tampa St. Pete area are going to be much worse....in fact, most of that area of Florida has evacuated to the Orlando area. Didn't really enjoy the game this week knowing what is coming, and most likely won't see the next one unless I am extremely lucky about not losing power. Funny enough, during Ian 2 years ago, 95% of my County lost power, but remarkably, I was in the 5%......so here's to hoping I get that lucky again. If not, I and many of our Florida Bills fans may not be able to check in for a while, so spare a thought for us down here in FL and wish us a safe passage through this storm....I will post an update as soon as I can, and I hope our other Fl Bills fans do the same when they can. Stay safe, everyone!! Stay safe as well 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 Many of you know me so you know I live in Tampa. The good news for us is we are elevation C so not a mandatory evacuation. A, B zones are mandatory so basically anywhere near water including all the areas around the Bay. I’m fortunate as our condo is although on the 1st floor, my glass and windows is all East facing so the front of the building will get nailed. I appreciate the well wishes. Once you gassed up, get the shudders up, buy you’re perishable foods and water, and get gas. Then it’s just wait it out or leave. We stayed.Bottom line is heavy wind and rain and then it gets really bad from 7pm to 7 am. It’s too bad there is not more interesting NFL news as well get cabin fever by Friday. All shops etc. are on a mandatory close now until 7pm Thursday. We’ve been ordered to stay in homes or shelters during this time. Only emergency vehicles moving forward. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<bills4life> Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 43 minutes ago, machine gun kelly said: Many of you know me so you know I live in Tampa. The good news for us is we are elevation C so not a mandatory evacuation. A, B zones are mandatory so basically anywhere near water including all the areas around the Bay. I’m fortunate as our condo is although on the 1st floor, my glass and windows is all East facing so the front of the building will get nailed. I appreciate the well wishes. Once you gassed up, get the shudders up, buy you’re perishable foods and water, and get gas. Then it’s just wait it out or leave. We stayed.Bottom line is heavy wind and rain and then it gets really bad from 7pm to 7 am. It’s too bad there is not more interesting NFL news as well get cabin fever by Friday. All shops etc. are on a mandatory close now until 7pm Thursday. We’ve been ordered to stay in homes or shelters during this time. Only emergency vehicles moving forward. Stay safe. And prayers to you and Florida 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Buffalo Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 9 hours ago, HOUSE said: Unfortunately there are a lot of people that just moved there and have no idea how dangerous this is. This is very true, I have friends who have lived in FL for 15 years but moved to Sarasota 6 months ago who are "gonna ride it out". I have tried to reason with them but they will not come inland. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 13 minutes ago, Orlando Buffalo said: This is very true, I have friends who have lived in FL for 15 years but moved to Sarasota 6 months ago who are "gonna ride it out". I have tried to reason with them but they will not come inland. I have many many friends down there and none are leaving before the storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moulds 808080 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 In Orlando too!! Thanks 🙏 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentEdwardsCheckDownOn4th Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 Really wish I could understand why anyone chooses to move to that state but I just don't understand it. I get if you've lived there your whole life and don't want to uproot. Praying for you and everyone else in florida 🙏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 34 minutes ago, HOUSE said: I have many many friends down there and none are leaving before the storm. House, The authorities will not let you if you are in coastal are like Clearwater Beach. For the last 18 years or so all homes built with mandatory hurricane shudders. That’s a little saving Grace as before the flooding and storm surges, the extreme winds can send branches like missiles. Everyone I know is already prepped so now it’s just get you’re mind off it, binge shows, get on here as a distraction. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 18 minutes ago, TrentEdwardsCheckDownOn4th said: Really wish I could understand why anyone chooses to move to that state but I just don't understand it. I get if you've lived there your whole life and don't want to uproot. Praying for you and everyone else in florida 🙏 Half naked intoxicated women on every corner, what's there to understand? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Buffalo Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 22 minutes ago, TrentEdwardsCheckDownOn4th said: Really wish I could understand why anyone chooses to move to that state but I just don't understand it. I get if you've lived there your whole life and don't want to uproot. Praying for you and everyone else in florida 🙏 If you don't live on the coast this is similar to blizzards, only warmer. In the past 15 years I have lost power from a hurricane for about a combined 24 hours, so not a really big deal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 6 hours ago, JP51 said: Thank you I am in Crystal River... things could get dicey here... hey, I just moved to Homosassa 2.5 weeks ago. where do you watch the games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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