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Just saw an update, they bumped Milton up from cat 4 this morning to cat 5 about 3 hours later.
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160MPH winds. Yikes.
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Where were you for Andrew?
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I saw that too, but they are saying it should come down in intensity as it nears the coast. I am by no means counting on that, or complacent. It is still projected to be cat 3 at landfall. Still very worrisome.
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Was Andrew the one that devastated Homestead?
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Makes me laugh when someone says most of the time you will be fine or it's the media making a big deal of it. They report what happened, most people not having a problem is correct but meaningless. Imagine telling the people that have feet of water in their house that it's not a big deal for most.
They tell you to evacuate, you tell them there's a good chance you don't need to, then it turns out you should have and expect them to help you. I grew up in FL, still have family there, most people in the state never had hurricane problems, some had a huge problem or got killed by them.
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I have actually been following Florida hurricanes for a few decades as my MIL lived in Punta Gorda and was impacted bgy Charley. Each time one would head their way, I would be braced for the worst. Weirdly, they were at 6' elevation and practically on the Peace River, they never had water intrusion in 3 decades. The worst was when they went, at last minute, to a hotel in Ft Myers and the car got flooded in the parking lot. Then the hotel lost power.
A few times I dealt with the aftermath, as far as organizing repairs, the damage was always mostly superficial. Which, in retrospect, is surprising. A pool cage and A/C unit ripped off the house in Charley. And some minor wind damage in fall 2022, less than the insurance deductible. And I saw buildings a mile away that were practically leveled. Thanks to all for the advice. Best of luck to everyone in the affected areas.
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Thank you.
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But you always need to use common sense and be prepared for storms if you live here, especially when you get close to the coast. If you live close to the coast that’s forecast to be hit, you absolutely need to leave. If you live inland, you need to prep to get through a week or so with no power, water or accessible stores. Most of that prep can take place weeks or months before a storm is anywhere in the area. For as long as I’ve lived in FL (close to 40 years), there are three types of people when it comes to storms: those who panic, those who dismiss it and those who prep rationally. I think that last group is the smallest.
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Yes. I was fortunate to be in the northern part of Miami-Dade county for that one. I’ll always remember driving a Ryder truck with supplies down south (not even all the way to Homestead) and seeing the absolute destruction along the way.
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My ex was a claims adjuster for an insurance company that had thousands of covered homes in the Homestead area. They very nearly went under after Andrew. They laid off most of their support staff, so my ex had to do things like sort incoming mail and order supplies in addition to handling claims. But at least she kept her job.
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Just wondering when people that live in Florida stop rebuilding. Insurance companies no longer want anything to do with the state.
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What state has ever stopped rebuilding after disasters? Hawaii? California? Louisiana? States in Tornado Alley? States that get flooded?
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The South Shore of Massachusetts (Scituate, Duxbury, Plymouth) gets slammed every winter. And every spring they rebuild all those houses. Rinse and repeat.
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This is a spot on assessment. I'm in the third group, thank you. The insanity at Costco and Publix the past few days in Boca and Delray has been ridiculous.
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The only things I really need to deal with are gasoline for the generator and dragging stuff in from the patio. I may try to get some gas tomorrow - depends on insanity levels - but I dragged patio stuff to the covered area for this one for now. I’ll either move it inside or try to tie it down tomorrow. We’re supposed to only get tropical storm level winds, as of today’s forecast.
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