Hurricanes are scary. Now they are talking Cat 5, which is well past where I would leave if I was there. My brother and family, and my sister live in Bonita Springs which is just south of where it is coming ashore and they are talking up to 18' surge. My brother lives in a manufactured home, and they have said 190 mph gusts have been reported, and of course tornados all across the state. Nothing I can do. Although they are all in mandatory evacuation zones, they stayed. Send the ~ma please, for all the Floridians.
Sooner or later, you're gonna want it. And the second — the second — that happens, you know I'll be there. I'll slip in, have myself a real good day.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Laura - Sep 28, 2022 6:40:59 am PDT #17705 of 29870
Our wings are not tired.
meara - Sep 28, 2022 7:30:55 am PDT #17706 of 29870
Very scary Laura! Two of my main coworkers are in the Tampa area and were sending emails earlier this week prepping for not having power or access….
Laura - Sep 28, 2022 7:36:53 am PDT #17707 of 29870
Our wings are not tired.
I tried to get my sister to go over to the east coast and stay with my MIL, but she wouldn't. Trying to get my brother and family to go stay with my sister in a block house, but chances are he won't go for it either. Brendon and I have always been in agreement that if it is going to get to 3 we leave. It is almost 5 now. Not good. eta: brother probably can't drive anymore at this point anyway
JenP - Sep 28, 2022 8:04:59 am PDT #17708 of 29870
Oh, man, Laura, I'm sorry they didn't get out... assuming they could have. Sending all the good stay safe vibes their way.
juliana - Sep 28, 2022 8:44:20 am PDT #17709 of 29870
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Safe vibes to all the Floridians.
Laura - Sep 28, 2022 8:57:16 am PDT #17710 of 29870
Our wings are not tired.
I keep watching one of the Ft. Myers local channel's live stream. Not looking nice for Sanibel & Captiva islands. A few years ago a storm cut one of the islands in half. I don't think the eye is crossing them, but very close. My sister Judi has a solar system to heat her pool that is like black cloth with tubes through it to heat the water. It has come loose and is slapping around against the roof to drive her crazy.
Calli - Sep 28, 2022 9:31:51 am PDT #17711 of 29870
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Ian looks pretty scary. I'm glad it's not hitting Tampa Bay, as some earlier projections suggested. But its current trajectory looks bad enough.
Tom Scola - Sep 28, 2022 9:40:41 am PDT #17712 of 29870
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Dana - Sep 28, 2022 9:42:27 am PDT #17713 of 29870
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Loving the Katrina flashbacks. Waiting for disaster is not fun.
Steph L. - Sep 28, 2022 9:58:47 am PDT #17714 of 29870
Apparently if you're enough of a power nerd, there is nothing that cannot be flowcharted.
Super scary.
What the fuuuuuuck.