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malaise

(297,860 posts) Mon Oct 3, 2022, 02:10 PM Oct 2022

They have shut down Fort Myers Beach to residents [View all]

as they remove cadavers/bodies as the CNN guy just said. The official number in Florida right now is 100 in Florida, four in North Carolina.
Shit is getting real long before President Biden arrives on Wednesday

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They have shut down Fort Myers Beach to residents [View all] malaise Oct 2022 OP

Do you think they're going to fudge the numbers? Baitball Blogger Oct 2022 #1

Why would they? And no I don't. nt Phoenix61 Oct 2022 #4

He Fudged The COVID Numbers... GB_RN Oct 2022 #10

Covid deaths weren't reported by lists of names FBaggins Oct 2022 #15

No he didn't. He refused to release the data and made it Phoenix61 Oct 2022 #21

That's Still Playing Games With The Numbers. GB_RN Oct 2022 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Oct 2022 #25

Does the Pope wear a funny hat? Probatim Oct 2022 #5

Perhaps fudge, or bury, or trickle out the numbers MyMission Oct 2022 #12

That is so true.. mountain grammy Oct 2022 #27

Would NOT put it past him AmBlue Oct 2022 #31

Given the variety and nature of all the groups volunteering, Fire companies, police, EMS Ford_Prefect Oct 2022 #34

That is tragic. The utter destruction a loss of life is hard to fathom. CentralMass Oct 2022 #2

Current death toll just in lee county 52. Mayor speaking now. Over 800 rescues in beac area FloridaBlues Oct 2022 #3

I'm sorry, but I can't help wondering how many of those calimary Oct 2022 #8

They said on msnbc earlier that most of the dead were over 60 Sucha NastyWoman Oct 2022 #14

Those on fixed incomes couldn't afford to leave IbogaProject Oct 2022 #16

I was following the projected path wnylib Oct 2022 #28

I have to agree many stayed in beach area but many people not near water got wiped out too FloridaBlues Oct 2022 #30

Most people who stayed behind either had really good housing that could withstand the storm LymphocyteLover Oct 2022 #33

K&R spanone Oct 2022 #6

CNN says they've closed Lee county. iemanja Oct 2022 #7

That de won't make any sense. Raftergirl Oct 2022 #9

Yes, but I somehow doubt iemanja Oct 2022 #11

DeSantis was warned about the storm having a high probability of hitting Lee County, on Sunday Botany Oct 2022 #13

Yep malaise Oct 2022 #19

They don't want people taking picture or videos ananda Oct 2022 #17

That was my first thought malaise Oct 2022 #18

People stayed until after Emergency Services couldn't be dispatched. lpbk2713 Oct 2022 #20

Why would people not evacuate? AverageOldGuy Oct 2022 #22

+1 Lucinda Oct 2022 #26

#1, "Pay for a tank of gas, or maybe two or three?" 3Hotdogs Oct 2022 #29

And many places won't take pets obamanut2012 Oct 2022 #32

That's what shelters are for here on FL's east coast. babylonsister Oct 2022 #36

Thank you Pacifist Patriot Oct 2022 #37

... Lucinda Oct 2022 #23

... Skittles Oct 2022 #24