Your favorite hurricane phrase?

[ghostsinthemachine]

So many to choose from. Shelter in place. Hunker down. Praying for (insert city, state etc). Storm surge (great band name). Don't try this, they are professionals.

Got a favorite?

[greeny2323]

1. "Hide from the wind. Run from the water." n/t

[mnhtnbb]

4. That is a new one for me this hurricane season.

Don't remember hearing it in past years.

[Awsi Dooger]

2. Dissipated

Soon

[nycbos]

3. "Then a hurricane came, and devastation reigned...

... Our man saw his future drip, dripping down the drain."


Sorry couldn't resist.

[underpants]

5. Dylan

[raven mad]

6. Is that water on the FLOOR?

(LOL! - spoken by my mom, and it was, and it wasn't us kids tracking it in.)

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. "Will not threaten Ala."

'Cause I am getting really too old for this shit.

2nd favorite phrase: "Miraculously, no loss of life"

[Snotcicles]

8. The "Dirty Side" of the storm, sure is getting old. nt

[Scurrilous]

9. "Roofers from Hell."

When Miami was over run by out-of-state itinerate handyman after Hurricane Andrew.

[ghostsinthemachine]

11. Just wait.. both Texas and Fla have no

Regulations or licensing for contractors. Houston and S Texas will be enormous building projects. 200k houses. As many commercial properties. Schools.

All needing to be rebuilt. Without regulation or licensing of contractors.

Bigly fraud possibilities.

[csziggy]

20. Bullshit - Florida DOES license contractors and is serious about penalities for the unlicensed

The regulations are serious and they have to pass some pretty tough exams. Plus they have to pass continuing education requirements to retain their licenses:

http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/cilb/

They are proactive about encouraging people to check licenses and how to find a licensed contractor: http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/reg/ula.html

Anyone can check a a Florida business license online or by calling into the Department of Business & Professional Regulation so there is no excuse for hiring someone without verifying that they are currently licensed. http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/HowtoVerifyALicense.html

[ghostsinthemachine]

41. Thank you, that's excellent..

Same as CA. I remember there being a lack back when I was franchising. In the early nineties.

[ghostsinthemachine]

42. And Texas has also licensing conteactors

Good.
Back when it was a wild frontier.

[csziggy]

43. After Hurrican Andrew in 1992 Florida had a come to truth moment about contracting

First was the amazing amount of property loss and some lives lost due to shoddy construction. Then the number of unscrupulous fake contractors who stole from people who were already desperate. That's when they tightened up the requirements and made it harder to become a contractor. Every so often some idiot tries to relax the standard but everyone who lived through Andrew - and any other hurricane or storm - pretty much tells them to STFU.

[ghostsinthemachine]

44. That makes sense

I was franchising in FLA in late 80s and early nineties. Sometimes you don't realize that was 30 years ago.

[Fla_Democrat]

35. Yep, nothing..... no regs or licenses at all.....

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0489/0489.html

The 2017 Florida Statutes


Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 489
CONTRACTING.......


http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/division/servicesthatrequirealicense_construction.html

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD


This page provides helpful information and examples about the types of services that must be performed by a DBPR-licensed individual or business

What services require a State of Florida license?

Contractors

[meow2u3]

10. "No major destruction yet"

Do not try to ride out this storm.

The storm surge will kill you.

[EarthFirst]

12. "Florida Man..."

Florida Man will be busy!

[malaise]

13. When is the effin' power coming back?

[Scurrilous]

16. Mine's flickering.

Shouldn't be long until it goes out for good.

[malaise]

17. Sis says she still has power and cable

I suggested that she enjoy it for now

[Scurrilous]

18. Yep.

Enjoy it while you can and when it goes out wistfully yearn for the sight of an FPL truck.

[Scurrilous]

19. Mine just went out.

[HipChick]

22. What's your hurricane plans?

Grab a Red Stripe and run...

This from my cousin..

[ornotna]

45. Mine's out

Been out for several hours now. And the eye is still over an hour away.

[FLPanhandle]

14. Hurricane Party!

Yes, we do have those during and after the storms.

[TheBlackAdder]

15. "Fuck this shit!"

[tblue37]

21. I recently coined "Beware the Irmacane!" This extraordinary storm seemed to call for a coinage. nt

[asiliveandbreathe]

23. Don't touch downed power lines..or go near sagging power lines....

Here's your sign - by Bill Engval comes to mind....OMG....

[Buns_of_Fire]

24. "Oh, shit! A goddam coconut just blew out the window!"

Not my favorite, but I remember my father saying it many years ago.

[JimGinPA]

25. Stayed Offshore

[Sneederbunk]

26. "unprecedented"

[Warpy]

27. Surf's up!

Just looked at the Cocoa Beach cam and nobody's taking advantage of it, so no Darwin winners yet.

[Cattledog]

28. Premature evacuation!

[Ohiya]

29. If you're going to get blown away...

..You may as well be blown away!

J. Buffett

[ollie10]

30. It's All Fake....

....courtesy of Rush L.....prior to his evacuation

[lapfog_1]

31. Barrels.

Hurricanes always barrel through places. The Caribbean Florida New Orleans blah blah blah.

Most are moving at like 10 miles to 20 miles per hour.

Hard to think of that as "barreling"

[Jane Austin]

32. Cone of Uncertainty!

Makes me laugh.

[lapfog_1]

33. Makes me think of this

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

34. First responders will not respond

Not fave per say but damn they can't quit saying it.

[Sedona]

36. Learned a new one today

After growing up in Soflo and meeting Andrew up close. Reverse surge http://www.ajc.com/news/national/hurricane-irma-why-did-the-ocean-disappear-near-the-bahamas/kNFPLipEYSxceuMLNJRBAM/

[Not Ruth]

37. It's only fun until someone loses an eye

[Floyd R. Turbo]

38. Keep them coming!

😏

[Not Ruth]

39. Told ya so

Link to tweet

[milestogo]

40. It could wobble.

[trof]

46. It's a tie between 'barreled' and 'pummeled'.

OK, 'hammered' is a close second.