Hurricane Irma

FGRSK8 said:
The looters are coming out in Miami. They are looting places like Footlocker. They have caught a couple of them. I say, shoot a couple of them, wing them in the leg, not to kill them. Couple that with warnings that looters will be shot, I think looting would stop pretty fast once video of looters being winged hit the social media

This is not Houston where some folks were taking food and clothing because they lost everything and were desperate and I would look the other way and give them a pass.

However, different story in Miami. I don't call looting a Footlocker desperate situation, they should be dealt with harshly.
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Bullets aimed for the leg might end up in the heart or the brain, and I don't really think stealing should be a capital offense. Not even stealing from Footlocker.
 
I'm hearing that the Anastasia Island area (south of St. Augustine) is flooding like it did for Matthew. People on my dad's street hadn't even finished rebuilding. And it's low tide right now; high tide isn't for a few hours.

My dad's house is up on stilts, so I'm expecting they again lost what was in the ground floor storage/utility room - beach stuff, furnace, washer dryer, etc. Although this time, the washer dryer are up on blocks, so maybe...

He's fine. He's actually on Cape Cod right now.
 
missing said:
Bullets aimed for the leg might end up in the heart or the brain, and I don't really think stealing should be a capital offense. Not even stealing from Footlocker.
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A good and valid point.

I am just sick and tired of these lowlifes getting away with this shit, and they will.

My brother who was a lawyer says half of them get out on bail and you never see them again. The others get a slap on the wrist and say don't be a naughty boy again. Meanwhile the poor store owner is out of his merchandise.
 
GarrAarghHrumph said:
I'm hearing that the Anastasia Island area (south of St. Augustine) is flooding like it did for Matthew. People on my dad's street hadn't even finished rebuilding. And it's low tide right now; high tide isn't for a few hours.

My dad's house is up on stilts, so I'm expecting they again lost what was in the ground floor storage/utility room - beach stuff, furnace, washer dryer, etc. Although this time, the washer dryer are up on blocks, so maybe...

He's fine. He's actually on Cape Cod right now.
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Where on the Cape?
 
Shooting people in the legs only works in Hollywood as I understand it and I definitely don't think people should be shot at for stealing. However the looting in my home country of Trinidad after the 1991 coup was particularly vicious. A lot of businesses, especially those believed to be owned by anyone who was Caucasian, was not just looted but burnt to the ground. Many business owners went out of business. The capital did not fully recover for many years and other business owners kept the places of business with boarded up windows for a long time. Looting can devastate entire communities for a long time.
 
FGRSK8 said:
Where on the Cape?
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He's in Dennis.

That's part of why I'm asking in the Jose thread where Jose is heading. He's supposed to start driving home to FL on Friday, 9/15. It would normally take him about 3-5 days to drive down there (he has stops/visits on the way.) He has one house in Crescent Beach, Anastasia Island, FL - I assume that won't be habitable. He has another house in Gainesville, FL - and there, although the town is flooded in parts, it doesn't appear to be everywhere. So he'd likely have a safe place to stay in FL, in Gainesville, if he can get there. I'm thinking he may not be able to get there, due to lack of gas down there/roads closed, etc. So normally, I'd suggest to him to delay going home for now. Stay on the Cape for another week. Let things settle down in the south, then go home.

But if Jose is going to sock him on the Cape, maybe that's not the best move. He could also stay at his brother's house in Medford, MA, I'm thinking... He could stay with me in Orange County, NY...
 
skatesindreams said:
I hope I get an update from those who stayed at home, today.
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It must be so difficult for those who evacuated trying to find out about their homes. With the power outages (last I heard it was 3-6 million)
there is practically no communication. A friend of mine has been trying to find out about his house in Ft. Lauderdale he was visiting relatives out of
state when the storm hit. The last communication he had with a neighbor who did not evacuate was on Saturday.
 
Everyone in my family is fine. My sister in Wellington and her husband spent hours locked in their bathroom because of the tornado warnings. She said the wind was awful. My cousins in Orlando have a little property damage but are otherwise fine. One of them has power so my entire extended family has moved to her house (that's about 20 people!). During the hurricane, my cousin, her husband and her two kids slept on a mattress in the pantry. My other sister in Jacksonville has power but no phone, internet or cable. There is still a lot of rain in the area.

As for me, we are still without power in PR and cell phone service is iffy. Lot's of cellphone towers went down. I was supposed to move to a new house this past weekend but we haven't been able to because it's not finished due to Irma. But the house has a generator so my family including my Mom and my sister is essentially camping at the house. We are sleeping on air mattresses and enjoying the cool air. My daughter thinks it's all the coolest adventure ever.

In other news, PR was spared the worst of Irma but we really have come together to help others in need. We have a lot of refugees from the BVI and USVI. Even Saint Martin and St. Barts. We have a lot of local entities and private citizens who are giving their time and funds and shipping supplies to the Caribbean. It makes me so happy to see this: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/10/us/puerto-rico-virgin-islands.html?referer=http://m.facebook.com
 
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My cousin from Orlando just posted on FB that everything was fine. I'm relieved for his sake because he was finishing fixing up a recently purchased mobile home.

Jimena, I hope the power doesn't take ages to return! Last I heard my aunt did have power but no water which is definitely worse in my book...
 
Jimena said:
As for me, we are still without power in PR and cell phone service is iffy. Lot's of cellphone towers went down. I was supposed to move to a new house this past weekend but we haven't been able to because it's not finished due to Irma. But the house has a generator so my family including my Mom and my sister is essentially camping at the house. We are sleeping on air mattresses and enjoying the cool air. My daughter thinks it's all the coolest adventure ever.

In other news, PR was spared the worst of Irma but we really have come together to help others in need. We have a lot of refugees from the BVI and USVI. Even Saint Martin and St. Barts. We have a lot of local entities and private citizens who are giving their time and funds and shipping supplies to the Caribbean. It makes me so happy to see this: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/10/us/puerto-rico-virgin-islands.html?referer=http://m.facebook.com
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Jimena, I would love your insights on tourism in Puerto Rico. We were planning to visit in late November (Thanksgiving week - been booked for ages) but I'm wondering if we should delay the trip to March and leave the housing/rent car for relief workers. Thoughts?
 
Rogue said:
Jimena, I would love your insights on tourism in Puerto Rico. We were planning to visit in late November (Thanksgiving week - been booked for ages) but I'm wondering if we should delay the trip to March and leave the housing/rent car for relief workers. Thoughts?
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Come on over! We will have plenty of space and rental cars for relief workers. That shouldn't be the reason to change your trip. But weather wise, March is better. It's comparatively dry and cool.
 
I've just roamed through the photos on weather.com and the destruction and devastation is unbelievable! Many of the photos from the Caribbean islands look like a bomb hit and the power that the storm still had after making landfall is mind-boggling.
 
Jimena said:
Come on over! We will have plenty of space and rental cars for relief workers. That shouldn't be the reason to change your trip. But weather wise, March is better. It's comparatively dry and cool.
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Thanks!
 
Atlanta is experiencing power issues, wind gusts, down trees and power lines. GA and SC are experiencing the effects of Hurricane Irma :(
 
Here is a fb post from my aunt on St. Croix..
Update: I got my electricity back this morning! Crucians have been stepping up to help our brothers and sisters on St. Thomas and St. John and the British Virgin Islands. St. Croix has become the staging ground for relief efforts for the devastated islands. These past two weeks have been stressful more than anything - from Harvey to Irma(my aunt Keala lives in Houston, she is fine). I hope my mother's blood pressure is finally going down. She had 5 of her 6 children, 6 of her 9 grandchildren in the direct path of Irma....thankfully everyone is safe. The worry was the worst part of Irma. The bumps and bruises will heal. If you are moved to donate to relief efforts, I will share the link to Tim Duncan's relief effort. His chartered plane will be arriving on St. Croix on Wednesday and then Items will be transported to the St. Thomas-St. John District. At times we are at odds with each other - Crucians vs. St. Thomains (like siblings fighting) - but when disaster strikes we are One! Thanks again for the prayers, keep them coming. Recovery will take months and millions.
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Allskate said:
These idiots should be jailed: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-irma-video-shows-couple-rescued-from-boat/
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There was one shot on CNN - can't remember if it was Sunday or Monday night - winds etc were bad enough that the news-desk anchor told the reporter to get under cover and stay out of the shot and just talk and let the camera roll. They ended up turning the camera on to the street, where two persons went calmly riding by on their bicycles as if they were out for a leisurely Sunday afternoon ride. Crazy.
 
My dad's house in Gainesville, FL seems fine, although some very large tree limbs came down on the property. His house on Anastasia Island, the street got 2' of flooding, which is less than Matthew. He's up on massive stilts, so believes his house is fine, but not so for his neighbors.

Across the street on Crescent Beach, some of the condos had their roofs ripped off.

My brother, who weathered this in his mobile home on the gulf coast, is fine.
 
quartz said:
Hoping you stay safe as well, @floridaice.
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We came thru with no damage to our house. Lots of tree damage and a neighbors tree fell into our backyard. We have won't have power for several days, the main transmission line feeding our town and grid is down. (Our power comes from a city utility) a friend is bringing us a generator in the morning. We can't believe Irma went thru as fast as she did. No loss of life in my town, just tree damage and a few houses damaged. But is was a long night, don't want to go thru that again. We will be looking into hurricane shutters.
 
A neighbor who didn't evacuate sent Niece a picture of her house. Some of the trim is gone, the paint is completely scrubbed from her mailbox, and her plants and bushes are a mess, but otherwise, the house is in good shape. She was planning to go home tomorrow but was advised to stay put because all the gas stations along the route to Fort Myers are out of gas and there is no word on when they will be replenished.
 
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