OT - NO POLITICS Autumn edition- foliage, cider doughnuts & pumpkin everything.

[Troublesome 85]

was making street corn at 9AM

 

[Troublesome 85]

Not a good sign

 

[Alicat]

Mandatory evacuations in Pinellas and Manatee Counties. Jim Cantore follows this account for those who are looking for credible information.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843012328205476272

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843011605417910583

Here is the latest track from a reputable news source

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842991972056961517

 

[eightspokedb]

Dolly gets it.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842296634991952062

She is a f***ing treasure...

 

[JAD]

f*** off
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Keeping a close eye on the track of this storm. I live about 80 - 85 miles north of Tampa. Storm track models are still varying ... some say north of Tampa, some say south of Tampa , and others say pretty much straight into the Tampa area.
If it goes north I get hit hard and the Tampa Bay gets hit with storm surge. Goes south of Tampa less damage my way and the Tampa Bay escapes most of the surge due to wind direction.
As of today reports are to expect at least a cat 3, with several models showing a much stronger storm cat 4. Tampa hasn't been directly hit by a storm of that magnitude in over 100 years; my area in over a 150 years of record keeping ... unusually cat 2 or lower.
Does not look good regardless of where it makes landfall. Somewhere people are going to take the full brunt of this storm.
Watching the track closely.

 

[Mione134]

Take precautions and he safe as possible, Floridians!

 

[Troublesome 85]

Im good

 

[Alicat]

Keeping a close eye on the track of this storm. I live about 80 - 85 miles north of Tampa. Storm track models are still varying ... some say north of Tampa, some say south of Tampa , and others say pretty much straight into the Tampa area.
If it goes north I get hit hard and the Tampa Bay gets hit with storm surge. Goes south of Tampa less damage my way and the Tampa Bay escapes most of the surge due to wind direction.
As of today reports are to expect at least a cat 3, with several models showing a much stronger storm cat 4. Tampa hasn't been directly hit by a storm of that magnitude in over 100 years; my area in over a 150 years of record keeping ... unusually cat 2 or lower.
Does not look good regardless of where it makes landfall. Somewhere people are going to take the full brunt of this storm.
Watching the track closely.

All you can do is watch the track closely, be as prepared as possible and listen to local and state officials.

All I can do is send all the positive vibes down to Florida and hope this thing fizzles.

 

[caz16]

All you can do is watch the track closely, be as prepared as possible and listen to local and state officials.

All I can do is send all the positive vibes down to Florida and hope this thing fizzles.

What is terrifying is that some of the storms this season have intensified without warning. People have to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. I realize some people don't have the funds to go elsewhere, it is very sad, they are the ones I feel for the most.

 

[Aussie Bruin]

Well...much as I'd like to sit here and write about how I conquered Peru's Inca Trail, alas it would be untrue. After 3 and a half days of acclimatizing in Cusco and feeling completely fine at altitude, on the last afternoon before the start of the trek I got some bad altitude sickness out of the blue. Then followed that up with a stomach bug. Had tried to do everything right to prepare and stay healthy, and my wife remained completely fine, but them's the breaks. Long story short, no trek and wound up back home a week early.

At least it all happened just before we got out on the trail and not during. Would have been very difficult to deal with 2 days into the mountains or whatever. So a bit of a shame, but must still say that Peru is a beautiful country full of lovely people. Perhaps we will get back one day. Home safe and well is the main thing for now.

 

[Troublesome 85]

SR72 could be a problem for flooding. 2 lane country road with a bunch mega churches, farms, factories and construction.

Lots of construction and animals out here.

Hope the Elephant sanctuary prepared but I think its more inland.

 

[NeelyDan]

was making street corn at 9AM

What’s street corn? I swear you could be one of those stories of a guy down on his luck becoming a culinary innovator if you’d just embrace what life is telling you

 

[Gee Wally]

My daughter has a job offer in Rochester MN area as well as Minneapolis are.
Labs in both sites. Ive never spent any time in either.

Any thoughts? Experience ?

 

[NeelyDan]

My daughter has a job offer in Rochester MN area as well as Minneapolis are.
Labs in both sites. Ive never spent any time in either.

Any thoughts? Experience ?

Stick tap for your daughter driving a clearly successful career for herself

 

[Terrier]

What an insanely nice day. Anyone else notice all the jet contrails above Eastern Mass. at the moment? It's a veritable highway up there

 

[Bocephus86]

Just a reminder to people that sharing information is dangerous if you have no knowledge of the source. This is a disaster and social media is making it even worse. When idiots are telling lies about the Red Cross, it is about as sadistic as you can get.

The same type of nonsense is being spread around about FEMA too, it's so sad that this is a reality of our current world (misinformation isn't a uniquely American problem).

 

[Alicat]

My daughter has a job offer in Rochester MN area as well as Minneapolis are.
Labs in both sites. Ive never spent any time in either.

Any thoughts? Experience ?

spent 2 weeks in Bloomington, MN back in 2016 and fell in love with it. Not really helpful but I loved the proximity to Minneapolis but that it had a massive state park with walking paths and areas to just sit and think or hang out with friends/family.

 

[Ladyfan]

The same type of nonsense is being spread around about FEMA too, it's so sad that this is a reality of our current world (misinformation isn't a uniquely American problem).

It makes me sad and angry

 

[Alicat]

What is terrifying is that some of the storms this season have intensified without warning. People have to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. I realize some people don't have the funds to go elsewhere, it is very sad, they are the ones I feel for the most.

Without warning is not the right term here. It is called over performing. Essentially the ingredients in place to feed these storms are more potent than their scientific data told them. A simple shift in wind direction is enough to drastically change the forecast.

No matter how good the science is, Mother Nature is even better at staying a step ahead.

 

[AngryMilkcrates]

It makes me sad and angry

Sangry

 

[Ludwig Fell Down]

My daughter has a job offer in Rochester MN area as well as Minneapolis are.
Labs in both sites. Ive never spent any time in either.

Any thoughts? Experience ?

A friend of my older daughter moved to the Twin Cities about 2 years ago. He was 25 at the time I think. Likes the area alot. Lives in the city (can't recall if it is Minneapolis or St. Paul) and rent is reasonable. Lots of outdoor activities close by.

His biggest shock was he had to go through tryouts to play in an adult hockey league. Very good player, but they are serious about hockey at all levels in MN.