Florida is closing all testing sites until Wednesday because of the

[malaise]

threat of not yet named Tropical Storm Isias.
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT09/refresh/AL092020_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind+png/204523_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind.png
Additionally school openings have been postponed to August 31.

[underpants]

1. OMG. That things like a catheter

Right up Main Street

[malaise]

3. Well it's likely to be just a tropical storm and more importantly

it's moving at 23mph at this time. One more thing the cone will change several more times before landfall.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Ah, my dear malaise......I think you mean "sites."

Sounds like they're paying attention to the storm warnings.

[malaise]

10. Thanks sis

That's my second spelling stunner in 24 hours

They have no choice y=you can't have all those cones and tables and people in cars lined up

[NightWatcher]

4. Then watch them say "look, cases are down since (now), lets open schools"

The testing sites here are open and close around storms all the time, but they open back up. This smells like a delay.

[ornotna]

5. Looks like it might

hit Alabama.

[Dem2theMax]

9. Not another Sharpie-gate!

[malaise]

11. Ha n/t

[Eliot Rosewater]

6. WTF do you mean SCHOOL OPENINGS?

Surely even FL governor and republicans are not so fucking god damn stupid they dont know that sending FUCKING CHILDREN to school is fucking SUICIDE of them and their parents and grandparents?

Surely you STUPID FUCKING CONS are not this FUCKING STUPID?

[malaise]

12. But you know that they are that fucking stupid

Of course they are

[Eliot Rosewater]

13. How many of their own kids have to die?

How many of their kids equals their loyalty to the traitor?

[LonePirate]

15. They don't send their kids to public schools. They go to private schools (now closed) or home school

[SheltieLover]

16. Yes, they are

The district I live in - suburb of Memphis - has online only option for students. Parents who selected that option are *required* to show up IN PERSON to a LARGE meeting to sign a form, or else the student is kicked out of the online only version & scheduled for in-person.

There is just no excuse...

PS - All students have Ipads, issued by the school.

Is Putin bonusing chump to kill Americans?

[Eliot Rosewater]

17. Whoever is requiring that needs to be physically confronted somehow for attempted

murder

[SheltieLover]

19. I concur!

I sent emails & called Administrator today. 🤬🤬🤬

[Eliot Rosewater]

22. They are trying to infect the parents. Maybe someday, and dont look at me

I was admonished here and elsewhere a few years ago for calling traitor a traitor, but maybe someday people will figure out we are not America now, we are fascist nazi land and we have to do things differently, in a DRASTIC way.

[SheltieLover]

23. Absolutely!

I cannot wrap my head around the fact that nobody can remove him because our deceased founders could not foresee a traitor in the WH & coconspirators in Senate.

Yes, the Constitution. But he has broken so many laws & is literally HANDING THE COUNTRY TO PUTIN!

🤬

[Eliot Rosewater]

24. Voting by mail is now under attack, postal employees forced to slow down mail.

We may have to react a little differently soon

[SheltieLover]

25. Precisely!

And Eric Prince's goons taking over cities!

Where & how does this end?

[spinbaby]

7. They've already down on testing

It’s a little more than half of what it was tw weeks ago.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

8. People will be flooding stores and gas station for gas and provisions......

and at the same time flooding those places with clouds of virus. And, if people must flee to shelters it will really cause some big infection spikes.

Be sensible and safe, Florida.

Our thoughts and best wishes go out to all those affected by this storm......

[LisaL]

14. So their covid numbers will go down to zero!

Just like Trump said.

[GulfCoast66]

18. I've lived here 33 years. Seen many storms.

I can’t recall a single one that followed the track predicted this far out. Most of us look at the 5-7 day forecast and assume that is where Storm is not going to hit.

That said, my memory is not all that good! And everyone should be prepared for the worst.

If you ever move to Hurricane country make sure you buy a home in a neighborhood with underground power. When Charlie hit in 04 we lived in a house built in 1939. We had no power for 13 days. It really, really sucked.

[malaise]

20. Very important point

It's early - will it slow down and what other factors are at play in terms of both strength and location. At this speed it will make landfall on Saturday if it's South Florida.

[GulfCoast66]

26. Take care Malaise

I’m over 80 miles from both coasts on a 300 foot hill. If my house floods start building an Arc!

You guys are at much greater risk. If it stays a tropical storm it will be ok. If it gets into the gulf or the Florida straights all bets are off.

[malaise]

27. We'll have worries this season but it won't be this one

We'll welcome any rain around it.

[GulfCoast66]

28. Same here in Florida. It hard for people who don't live here to understand

But we depend on tropical systems to keep our sandy ecosystem hydrated. Our Summer Thunderstorm often are not enough. Most of us see depressions and TS as blessings that will insure we have full lakes during our 6 month dry period. Even a Cat 1 brings needed rain. We have no large, deep lakes and our forest dry out really fast without rain.

The big ones? That a different kettle of fish. We went over 30 years between Donna and Andrew. Then another 12 before the horrible 04. Now we are in an active period like the 40’s and 50’s. But with 10x the population.

[malaise]

29. We have water lock offs now

the reservoir was down to 29% two days ago

[mcar]

21. Like we need this