OT: Thread About Nothing (part # who cares)

[Emperoreddy]

I spend a lot of time tracking hurricanes. It's a needy hobby of mine. This storms intensification is one of the craziest things I've seen.

One good thing Tampa has going for it is the wind shear that will weaken it, but it may not weaken it as much as they hope. Tampa is in for a rough one. That city has never experienced a storm of this strength and is not built to withstand a force like this.

It's trending toward hurricane phoenix territory and that's not a good thing...

Surge is the biggest problem for Tampa and a lot of that is already baked in. Water has a lot of energy.

The final track is going to be key there. If it lands just north of Tampa then the bay is going to get the worst surge in a worst case scenario.

If the key comes in south the bay will get spared the worst of the surge.

 

[Patrik26]

My ex-MIL lives in Madeira Beach. Her condo complex suffered significant flooding from Helene. Milton, based on predictions, will destroy that complex. Thankfully, her niece was able to get her and bring her over to Ocala. Still in the path of the storm, but hopefully safer.

 

[Satans Hockey]

Hope all you Florida folks stay safe and this hurricane somehow dies out or doesn't turn out as bad as they are projecting.

 

[Bleedred]

I’m still in the “avoid this area” on that map. Just a little north of Jupiter on that map.

 

[njdevils1982]

I’m still in the “avoid this area” on that map. Just a little north of Jupiter on that map.

hows belleair beach gonna fare? my family in chicago have a condo ground level facing beach west

gulf blvd and howard

its gonna get f***ed, right?

 

[Killing Joke]

hows belleair beach gonna fare? my family in chicago have a condo ground level facing beach west

gulf blvd and howard

its gonna get f***ed, right?

It depends on how it comes in and where it makes landfall. If it makes landfall and hits Pinellas count like some models and runs have shown, yea. If it hits south more near Bradenton or Sarasota like some other models and runs have shown, it will get a lot of wind, but not the insane wind from the eye and no insane surge.

 

[Bleedred]

hows belleair beach gonna fare? my family in chicago have a condo ground level facing beach west

gulf blvd and howard

its gonna get f***ed, right?

It may have already been f***ed by Helene, I’m not sure. Treasure Island sure was. And that was just from storm surge.

I’m at the point where I’d rather spend a winter in Denver than another summer in Florida. And by summer I don’t mean June-August. I mean May-October.

It’s not that I particularly mind snow, I just don’t like cold weather. I don’t like 40-45 degrees and sunny any more than I like 30 degrees and snowing. I don’t really like a snowstorm, but a little bit of snow is no problem.

I’m really getting tired of it here. I’m embarrassingly sweaty at work in the summer. I look like a 300 pound guy ready to have a heart attack. You don’t know how often I have someone ask me “are you alright?” Because of how much I sweat. I’m not even 190 pounds though.

f*** Florida so much. No regrets though. I have made several hundred grand to my net worth with the value of this house going up. I’d need to sell it to see any of that money though.

And by the time this storm ends the insurance is gonna be more than I wanna pay. Whether it’s damaged or not. Still cheaper than renting a place, but ridiculous for a place that’s owned free and clear.

 

[My3Sons]

It may have already been f***ed by Helene, I’m not sure. Treasure Island sure was. And that was just from storm surge.

I’m at the point where I’d rather spend a winter in Denver than another summer in Florida. And by summer I don’t mean June-August. I mean May-October.

It’s not that I particularly mind snow, I just don’t like cold weather. I don’t like 40-45 degrees and sunny any more than I like 30 degrees and snowing. I don’t really like a snowstorm, but a little bit of snow is no problem.

I’m really getting tired of it here. I’m embarrassingly sweaty at work in the summer. I look like a 300 pound guy ready to have a heart attack. You don’t know how often I have someone ask me “are you alright?” Because of how much I sweat. I’m not even 190 pounds though.

f*** Florida so much. No regrets though. I have made several hundred grand to my net worth with the value of this house going up. I’d need to sell it to see any of that money though.

And by the time this storm ends the insurance is gonna be more than I wanna pay. Whether it’s damaged or not. Still cheaper than renting a place, but ridiculous for a place that’s owned free and clear.

The rents will also increase to cover the added insurance

 

[Bleedred]

The rents will also increase to cover the added insurance

I can't afford to rent anywhere anyway (except for a room at a friend's house lol) unless I were to sell my house.

I think my cost to live at my house (not including any of the utilities) averages out to about $650 a month? Maybe it's closer to $700?

That's property tax + insurance.

Spoiler alert: Over 2/3rd's of that is the homeowners insurance.

Still, that's about $800-$1000 cheaper a month than renting a one bedroom. And I have 3 bedrooms and my own pool.

Fortunately, I bought this house in cash for $150k-something (it's on the title) in 2011. Zillow currently has me at $547k on the zestimate.

It would be a heist if I could sell the place before a potential real estate bubble burst.

 

[NjDevsRR]

This is obscene

https://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/floaters/14L/imagery/rbtop-animated.gif

 

[Billdo]

I hope you Florida guys stay safe. This is gonna be a bad one.

 

[Satans Hockey]

This is obscene

https://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/floaters/14L/imagery/rbtop-animated.gif