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Hortensis

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23. Wow. Hurricanes must have a whole special emotional meaning to you.

Reply to cwydro (Reply #21)

Mon Sep 4, 2017, 10:40 AM

Sep 2017

Hammered over and over. It's painful enough for me to imagine all these people ripping out flooring and drywall, years of sodden, ruined possessions, and I've not gone through it.

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Outlook for Hurricane Irma -- It could be bad. [View all] Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 OP

I honestly hope it stays on the east coast underpants Sep 2017 #1

Speak for yourself. nt B2G Sep 2017 #4

Nuts! Duppers Sep 2017 #6

Take one for the team? cwydro Sep 2017 #15

Oh, HELL, NO! My house is the lowest around, and even during weak Ivan 1/3 of my driveway was ripped WinkyDink Sep 2017 #31

How ya feeling about it now? cwydro Sep 2017 #33

We'll see underpants Sep 2017 #34

Shame. cwydro Sep 2017 #35

My family dealt with Sandy a la izquierda Sep 2017 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author onecent Sep 2017 #2

Fuck that. B2G Sep 2017 #3

I won't take one for the team. Eastern North Carolina still can't get the funds it needs octoberlib Sep 2017 #5

Agree - you cannot take two hurricanes in two years malaise Sep 2017 #11

Fish storm. Demtexan Sep 2017 #7

I hope so jpak Sep 2017 #9

PEOPLE NEED TO PREPARE NOW jpak Sep 2017 #8

But you know as well as I that the vast majority will NOT prepare. n/t Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #10

Actually, Floridians are kinda big on preparing. The problem, of course, Hortensis Sep 2017 #14

I lived in the Keys for years. cwydro Sep 2017 #16

THAT I fully believe. We've only visited the Keys, but a friend with Hortensis Sep 2017 #17

Lol, I know, and you can't know what's going to happen despite preparation. cwydro Sep 2017 #18

Must have been really nervewracking that day. In the Keys Hortensis Sep 2017 #20

Yes, we called that year the "hurricane of the month club". cwydro Sep 2017 #21

Wow. Hurricanes must have a whole special emotional meaning to you. Hortensis Sep 2017 #23

I slept on a wet mattress for two weeks until I realized it was a stupid thing to do. cwydro Sep 2017 #24

Your vivid words make it feel too real. Strangely, my hope that it heads out Hortensis Sep 2017 #25

I still have pics of my cats and dogs in the canoe...looking bewildered. cwydro Sep 2017 #27

That poster wouldn't have had he/she read this post before. Hortensis Sep 2017 #28

Yes. cwydro Sep 2017 #29

I've seen that. I was thinking more of people further to the north were storms are not so frequent. Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #19

Or if even a huge learning experience was experienced by Hortensis Sep 2017 #22

THIS catrose Sep 2017 #26

As of Monday morning nitpicker Sep 2017 #12

Good Update here malaise Sep 2017 #13

Florida declared state of emergency. No knowing where it's going yet, tho. Hortensis Sep 2017 #30

a suggestion if anyone wants a cheap way to get out of town fast is megabus. act early please. Sunlei Sep 2017 #32

Category 5 LP2K12 Sep 2017 #36