Ft. Myers NBC TV station being evacuated

[mike1963]

just talked to my partner's mom, she lives there...she won't leave,
thinks it'll be okay her house is on fairly high ground but we're worried as hell...
http://www.nbc-2.com/

[Reverend_Smitty]

1. Ykes!

thats pretty bad, when the news has to be evacuated...I'll send out some good vibes to her, and hope she makes it out alright

I was in Andrew in 92 and its a pretty scary thing

[RobertSeattle]

2. Click the Watch Live TV Link

Pretty riveting.

[Beaverhausen]

4. that guy outside is nuts!

[Bluebear]

6. Talk about sand dermabrasion!

[Minstrel Boy]

5. Thanks, that's some compelling television.

Glad to be watching thousands of kms away. Thoughts are with those confronting this.

[Scairp]

3. She lives where?

If she's less than 12 feet above sea level, she's toast, I'm sorry to say. You cannot ride something like this out. This storm is a killer. I know, I've been through them.

[Eloriel]

7. How tactful of you

Prayers for her safety!

[Bluebear]

8. 'Toast' indeed

What's wrong with people?

[mike1963]

10. Thany you Eloriel, can't get thru on phone, I'm gonna borrow a plane from

my doctor & see if we can sneak in behind it later this p.m.
Argh

[HereSince1628]

11. Best wishes, we are standing by...

How can your heart not break for people with loved ones in the path of this storm?

In a few hours this storm will pass...and those of us blessed to be safe will need to step up and help relieve those in the emergency.

Whether they need stong backs or just our dollars, it is always right to help those left in such need.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

9. i was born & raised in south florida in the 50/60s and the contruction....

codes have changed and the gov't should be sued!!!! IMHO..,i have been in many many hurricanes and when the building codes were CBS and the houses had flat roofs they all made it through many direct hit catagory 4/5 hurricanes. but, all these new stick built homes with high pitched roofs are dangerous and cost us taxpayers billions...

[NewYorkerfromMass]

12. The problem isn't the codes but the cheap builders who skirt them

I'm an architect and I know the codes have gotten stricter and more conservative over the years, especially after Andrew in '92.
The problem then was buildings which were sub-standard- example: Plywood sheathing which had less than the minimum number nails holding it to the studs than required.
Sloppy construction can kill.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

13. concrete, brick and steel should still be the code in FL ...also

the people should be told to open the windows on the back side of the house (until after the eye passes) and then close them and open the other side after the ye passes to keep the roof on...the air pressure inside with this method keeps the lid on the house