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demotux

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6. Fortunately...

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2024, 08:42 PM

Oct 2024

...right now, adults are in the White House. Just imagine Russian Agent Orange being at the helm... 😱

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Tomorrow is going to be an historic moment for this country. [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 OP

I have a friend who owns/lives on the beach at St. Pete liberal N proud Oct 2024 #1

Spent quality time on Lido Key in Florida. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #2

We vacationed on the south end of Lido nearly every summer when I was a kid. Gore1FL Oct 2024 #69

I Have Friends That Just Moved To An Adult Community In Spring Hill.... global1 Oct 2024 #3

They should be ok. Its inland snowybirdie Oct 2024 #5

They should be OK BeneteauBum Oct 2024 #20

Direct hit to Anna Maria Island? abbeyco Oct 2024 #72

I hope your AMI friend evacuated BeneteauBum Oct 2024 #81

She did! abbeyco Oct 2024 #98

My brother and SIL live in Spring Hill AZ8theist Oct 2024 #21

I don't know bdamomma Oct 2024 #32

Thanks. .........yeah......me too....... AZ8theist Oct 2024 #37

only coastal areas in our county are under evac orders. Native Oct 2024 #41

you can check to see if they are in an evac zone at this link Native Oct 2024 #42

It was my understanding their entire county was under mandatory evac.. AZ8theist Oct 2024 #45

nope. i live in Hernando Cty. Native Oct 2024 #46

Wow! I am in Hernando county also. Katinfl Oct 2024 #65

me too! Native Oct 2024 #78

I live in Naples. Just a lot of tornados going around. kerry-is-my-prez Oct 2024 #79

What county? Katinfl Oct 2024 #64

They should think twice about staying. Katinfl Oct 2024 #63

They do not evacuate the whole counties. They do it by zone based on your danger for surge. camartinwv Oct 2024 #71

Far too many are like them. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2024 #87

my guess is they are in Timber Pines. they'll be fine. Native Oct 2024 #36

I'm off Barclay in Silverthorn Katinfl Oct 2024 #66

I'm in Silverthorn too! Native Oct 2024 #77

OMG! I can't believe it. Katinfl Oct 2024 #80

and out of 800 homes here, how many dems do you know? Native Oct 2024 #83

Three Katinfl Oct 2024 #92

We know about a dozen. Pretty sad stats, huh? Native Oct 2024 #101

I live in the Spring Hill/Brooksville area. Katinfl Oct 2024 #60

We have a couple of friends who moved to Spring Hill about a year ago RidinWithHarris Oct 2024 #82

The tornadoes on the ground in central FL MontanaMama Oct 2024 #84

Dear lord! That must be some kind of record. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2024 #91

I think Alabama beat today MontanaMama Oct 2024 #100

If the storm tracks south of him, as predicted YessirAtsaFact Oct 2024 #4

If his area is under evacuation orders, they should evacuate. littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #15

We have a friend on an island on Tampa Bay. bullimiami Oct 2024 #7

Is it Davis island? crud Oct 2024 #14

I too have a FB friend who lives in St Petersburg. She claims to be in a non-evac zone...I'm thinkin' NOT THIS TIME! Backseat Driver Oct 2024 #49

If you have an address you can look up the zone. rzemanfl Oct 2024 #74

Fortunately... demotux Oct 2024 #6

Yes, but the making decisions in FL is a petty, vindictive, immature snit. nt woodsprite Oct 2024 #8

Even more fortunately the storm seems to be trending just south of Tampa avoiding the Storm Surge in the city. Jk23 Oct 2024 #10

My grandson goes to FGCU in Fort Meyers. tavernier Oct 2024 #22

The storms have a nasty habit of veering that way in the last minute. Jk23 Oct 2024 #30

Good for making him come home. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2024 #94

Oh bdamomma Oct 2024 #35

No worries! He would just Sharpie it away...... Coventina Oct 2024 #50

Recommended. H2O Man Oct 2024 #9

It hasn't been bad since 2004 when there were six in Florida. jimfields33 Oct 2024 #31

That's good. H2O Man Oct 2024 #48

Short term numbers!! dpibel Oct 2024 #102

0z (7PM) Intensity Guidance Strelnikov_ Oct 2024 #11

Possibly here BumRushDaShow Oct 2024 #62

Does the human gene pool have enough variation multigraincracker Oct 2024 #12

HA!! Our species is so pathetically UN EVOLVED.... AZ8theist Oct 2024 #23

Those with gills will have the best chance. Frasier Balzov Oct 2024 #47

Well, it's too bad the machine that we built would never save us, that's what they say JoseBalow Oct 2024 #54

I like to think so, being that we evolved in Africa, and expanded to encompass the whole globe, w/ all of its SWBTATTReg Oct 2024 #76

We gotta be headed to some kind of record onandup Oct 2024 #13

Katrina cost 125 million. This will be 250 million which could be equivalent to Katrina's dollars. jimfields33 Oct 2024 #33

To all DUers in the path of the storm: IF YOU CAN - PLEASE keep us posted. calimary Oct 2024 #16

OAITW r.2.0.......... Upthevibe Oct 2024 #17

Republicans are starting to change tactics Wednesdays Oct 2024 #27

That is old school christofascist conspiracy theory, been saying that for decades. Thomas Hurt Oct 2024 #40

Gaslighting and just plain weird Evolve Dammit Oct 2024 #70

Yes! I just saw a similar comment on FB catchnrelease Oct 2024 #85

In FL you can't even say the "climate change" Katinfl Oct 2024 #67

In evac zones it's critical to listen to local authorities - TBF Oct 2024 #18

Al Gore told us that this would happen and it wouldn't be a one and done thing Botany Oct 2024 #19

WHat is COL? "COL is going to go up for the rest of us." Amaryllis Oct 2024 #24

cost of living. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #25

I'm guessing cost of living. captain queeg Oct 2024 #28

Worst storm in 100 years for Tampa bay! jimfields33 Oct 2024 #26

Republicans deserve our eternal hatred for how bad they fucked us with this catastrophe that threatens the planet LymphocyteLover Oct 2024 #29

I look at what the local military is doing. 4lbs Oct 2024 #34

The 21st Century battle for our survival won't be from a foreign entity. It will be the climate. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #39

Yup, we may end up like H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine" 4lbs Oct 2024 #43

No. The surface in that novel was not untenable. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2024 #95

For over 10,000 years it was untenable because of nuclear blasts, radiation fallout, and volcanic eruptions. 4lbs Oct 2024 #105

I'm sorry, I assumed you were talking about the novel. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2024 #106

Hurricane Andrew destroyed Homestead Air Force Base in 1992 JoseBalow Oct 2024 #53

Thanks for nothing you Repubs and fools BluenFLA Oct 2024 #38

Why anyone claudette Oct 2024 #44

Tampa Bay is beautiful or Funtatlaguy Oct 2024 #51

Yes claudette Oct 2024 #52

It's been 100 years!!!!! jimfields33 Oct 2024 #55

True claudette Oct 2024 #56

I jimfields33 Oct 2024 #57

Yep claudette Oct 2024 #58

Do you have any science to back that up? dpibel Oct 2024 #103

The hurricane effects on Sarasota have me worried. lark Oct 2024 #59

Al Gore won. Another corrupt Supreme Court stole that from us! Clouds Passing Oct 2024 #61

Milton is a very scary storm LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2024 #68

At least there are competent folks around malaise Oct 2024 #73

All human activity since the beginning of agriculture Ron Green Oct 2024 #75

it's "a" historic. not "an." -ed. Red Raider 85 Oct 2024 #86

So, give me a C on on my my illegal article use. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #88

I thought it was an historic XanaDUer2 Oct 2024 #89

Actually, I did too...at least it sounded right to me. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #90

Some things seem intuitive XanaDUer2 Oct 2024 #93

The rule is "an" before a word that starts with a vowel. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2024 #96

Rules are for the others. Not for us. paleotn Oct 2024 #99

It's the damned Brits dpibel Oct 2024 #104

It are? Swede Oct 2024 #97