Fellow Floridians, let's post accurate info here

[mcar]

On GD, I keep seeing posts criticizing those who haven't left ( even if we're not in an evac zone).

Let's post real info here: evac info, gas, supplies, other details.

god bless us everyone!

[Native]

1. But it's so easy to evacuate, mcar! Just get in that car with no gas and tie your pets to the roof!

What are you waiting for?

[mcar]

2. Yes and walk off your job

Your employers will understand!

[Warpy]

15. Oh, and forget the fact that if you drive 8 hours north from Miami

you're still going to be in Florida even if you've got a few jerrycans of gas with you.

Get out of Florida, my flabby old ass. Just get away from the coast. You'll be fine.

[mcar]

16. FL is a damn long state

Getting out of Miami is terrible under normal circumstances.

[hay rick]

21. My neighbor left from Stuart on the Treasure Coast at 5:30 AM.

She got to the Georgia border 12+ hours later.

[sheshe2]

3. To you and all mcar...

please stay safe.

[mcar]

4. I wish I was in Boston, she

My friend just posted a photo of an autumn leaf. God, I miss fall!

[sheshe2]

10. My favorite season here.

[mcar]

11. It was mine too.

[Native]

5. Is there a way to pin a thread to the top, like for the latest models & evac info?

Or use this one and then delete our dumb questions/comments and change the title?

On edit - hadn't seen the well wishes prior to posting this - gah.

[mcar]

7. One of the hosts can pin a thread

I think.

[Native]

9. I just emailed the host. Hopefully he'll see it soon.

[Native]

6. The way this world is going, we could also use a Natural Disasters Forum Topic!

U.S. and International!

[mcar]

8. You should suggest that to Skinner

Good idea!

[mitch96]

14. I just looked up safest cities for natural disasters

The only one I would consider would be Denver.. The rest of I would not want to live there!!
From the locations I guess that monster snow storms are not natural disasters....
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[mcar]

17. My friend's son is in Denver

They are having all kinds of air quality issues with the wildfires.

[Native]

24. How bad were the rest?

[DrDan]

12. Left Daytona area late yesterday

Once through Jax, not bad - but somewhat heavy traffic until we turned onto 26 in SC. Lots of crazy drivers - no need to be agressive - not going to get wherever any faster.

[mcar]

13. Glad you are safe!

[DrDan]

18. Thanks - in Greenville SC now back in th path

[mcar]

19. So hard to tell where it will land

[Dennis Donovan]

20. A few times today, I've heard evacuation specialists say to get the GasBuddy app

http://www.gasbuddy.com/

Real-time info on almost every gas station (prices & availability). Stay safe guys!

[Rhiannon12866]

22. Here's the GasBuddy availability tracker

You can type in a zip code to either find stations that are open and which ones have gas - or report on open/closed stations and those that have/don't have fuel.

http://tracker.gasbuddy.com/

[mcar]

23. Mandatory evac just announced for Citrus Cty

West of 19 and mobiles.

[Fla Dem]

25. Decided not to evac and got flooded.

Pipe to water heater broke somewhere. Maybe in the wall. We think under the slab because there was a heck of a lot of sand that blew out with the leak. Kitchen was fine at 9:15pm by 9:45pm it was flooded. Flooded into living room and front hallway before we could get it turned off.

Cannot get a plumber until Tuesday. Will have major restoration work; wall board, wood floor, baseboards. Sigh. But when I think of what others are going through......puts it all in perspective.

Keep thinking what would have happened if we had evacuated yesterday? House would be in total ruin. And we still could get flooded by Irma.

[mcar]

27. So sorry, Fla Dem

[raven mad]

26. I only left for one out of.......... damn, 6 or 7 or so.

And that was to Orlando from Merritt Island.

Anything, ANYTHING, we who aren't there anymore can do? Please post that, too. I've shipped water to dog sled teams in between here and Whitehorse - I can get things there somehow.

Sending all good karma your way.