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Old 09-25-2022, 10:35pm   #21
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Bag the console and electronics etc. kite off
I'd say don't even bother with covering the console, but remove the electronics if at all possible.
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I live 4900 feet from the ocean. Vertical feet.
You flatlanders are funny.
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Old 09-26-2022, 3:54am   #23
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Well aren't you some kind of special
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Old 09-26-2022, 5:35am   #24
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Yes, conventional wisdon is to trailer the boat to somewhere unaffected by the storm, that always sounds good but: a) I don't have a trailer and b) the cone of the storm covers most places where I would store th boat and those places are full. I'll remove the cover and the Lowrance equipment and secure everything else, bimini top stays on but strapped down. And, I'm 130' above the 100 year flood plane.

As to location, wife and I have just about had our fill of central Florida, the influx of people and congestion has us longing for the rural house we had in Virginia. The traffic and crime are increasing yearly; we'll see I guess.

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The big question is how many feet do you live above the water/floodplain Gene?
I tiped it rong....it's ABOVE........
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You flatlanders are funny.
He must live on a flattoe.....
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Well aren't you some kind of special
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Classic Yadkin here, folks, and about as good as it gets. Hopefully I'm not the only one who appreciates the edginess and wit that's in evidence here.
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Classic Yadkin here, folks, and about as good as it gets.
No argument here.
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Well, Hillsborough County just ordered an evacuation of the coastal areas around Tampa.

https://www.foxnews.com/weather/hurr...on-order-tampa

Meh, no need to panic until Waffle House decides to shut down.
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Now that's funny, a county in Floriduh named Hillsborough. Landfills for the state?
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Well, Hillsborough County just ordered an evacuation of the coastal areas around Tampa.

https://www.foxnews.com/weather/hurr...on-order-tampa

Meh, no need to panic until Waffle House decides to shut down.
My sister is in Tampa. They live on the bay. Schools closed. She and her girls thinking about coming up
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My sister is in Tampa. They live on the bay. Schools closed. She and her girls thinking about coming up
If they are even remotely thinking about it, they should leave AS SOON as possible, during IRMA the few routes out of the state where gridlocked to the point people were having "pickup" flag football games in the medians..
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A slow moving cat 4 to your west won't be fun. Stash a chainsaw and flash light and inflatable boat w/ life jackets in the attic. Cut your way out. Take lazy river inland. Watch out for sneks and gators.
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My sister is in Tampa. They live on the bay. Schools closed. She and her girls thinking about coming up
Isn't she under a mandatory evac order from the county? You'd think she'd be on the way, already.
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Old 09-26-2022, 12:55pm   #35
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Have to know where you live, if it floods, house is old and will blow away, known issues with roads and power. Then know how prepared you are and base evac decision based on those factors.
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Have to know where you live, if it floods, house is old and will blow away, known issues with roads and power. Then know how prepared you are and base evac decision based on those factors.
Glad I'm on fairly high ground and my apartment complex is on the same grid as the Hospital not too far away.
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Glad I'm on fairly high ground and my apartment complex is on the same grid as the Hospital not too far away.
Hospitals have their own backup generators for when the grid goes down. Do you?
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Hospitals have their own backup generators for when the grid goes down. Do you?
Not in the Apartment. If needed, I'll go over to the parents' place and mooch off of them for a couple of days. No biggie for them since they'll need the help with cleanup anyway.
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A slow moving cat 4 to your west won't be fun. Stash a chainsaw and flash light and inflatable boat w/ life jackets in the attic. Cut your way out. Take lazy river inland. Watch out for sneks and gators.
Attic? In a Floriduh home?
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Attic? In a Floriduh home?
That's right....I keep forgetting....You're that banned guy who hates Florida!

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