This Could be Mega-Bad

[Hillcrest]

FYI. The Mayor of Tampa is advising all to evacuate; those who stay may not survive, even in evac shelters.

Tampa Mayor Has a Very Stark Warning to Residents in Evacuation Zone

Florida is bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Milton, a massive storm that is expected to hit Tamp

townhall.com

Praying diligently for all in area.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

FYI. The Mayor of Tampa is advising all to evacuate; those who stay may not survive, even in evac shelters.

Tampa Mayor Has a Very Stark Warning to Residents in Evacuation Zone

Florida is bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Milton, a massive storm that is expected to hit Tamp

townhall.com

Praying diligently for all in area.

Every time I hear an update they seem to go up 10mph faster than the previous report. They currently say 155mph winds. That would definitely level my house and property. Be safe. Strap in if you need to.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

State highways can be your friend when you need to evacuate. When we evacuated Slidell for the big K storm, instead of getting on the interstate we traveled north on a 2 lane state road. It was fairly slow until we got into Mississippi and turned west on a four lane highway but we made it to Texas in six hours.

I knew a radio personality who evacuated New Orleans heading to Houston. He left four hours before we did and made reports on his progress. He crossed the Texas state line about four hours after we did.

I don't want any part of it. People are running out of fuel. What if there is a major wreck? And you have maniacs who are panicking, doing stupid things. If I lived right on the coast, I'd be gone and it would be to the SE Coast, West Palm or Fort Lauderdale. I'm 7 miles from the coast line. If it turns really bad, my in laws have a place a mile up the street with higher ground and a building rated for 200 mph winds. I'm hoping we don't lose power for multiple weeks. We have a generator capable of running the entire house except the water heater. Gas will be a problem after a few days, we will see.

 

[HeavyLeadBelly]

I'm 45 miles South of Tampa in Sarasota. This one certainly looks nasty. Got the hurricane shutters installed today. Have family a mile up the street with a metal building rated for 200 mph. Will probably go there if it still looks as bad as it gets closer.Hoping my tobacco and pipes survive. LOL

Do we as a community need to set up a tobacco relief fund for men who lost their cellars to these storms?

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Do we as a community need to set up a tobacco relief fund for men who lost their cellars to these storms?

I'm loading my tobacco into a large, super duty rubber raft. If later in the week, you hear reports of a crazy man floating in the hurricane wreckage smoking a pipe, that will likely be me.

 

[kcghost]

Those folks had better be getting out of Dodge. This is going to be a bad one. This is not one to be tough and stick it out.

 

[LeafErikson]

@hoosierpipeguy I will say a prayer for you and your family my man. Your family with the 200mph rated metal shelter sounds like a pretty good plan. Stay safe out there.

 

[Hillcrest]

I'm loading my tobacco into a large, super duty rubber raft. If later in the week, you hear reports of a crazy man floating in the hurricane wreckage smoking a pipe, that will likely be me.

If you're definitely staying we will be praying for you ! In the meantime, if you have time, maybe you can strap a Missouri Meerschaum with a wind cap to your roof and give us a definitive review later this week from the raft ! Stay safe !

 

[Christos D. Tsatsaronis]

I'm 45 miles South of Tampa in Sarasota. This one certainly looks nasty. Got the hurricane shutters installed today. Have family a mile up the street with a metal building rated for 200 mph. Will probably go there if it still looks as bad as it gets closer.Hoping my tobacco and pipes survive. LOL

Good luck dear friend and courage!

 

[The Benedictine]

Good luck to all who stay. I wouldn't want to. Luckily living in NYC we don't have much of that to worry about. American storms scare me terribly.

 

[BingBong]

Very good luck to all who stay and batten down the hatches. Also to any rig workers in the path.

 

[anotherbob]

Stay

Stay safe, Mark.

Yes we'll be pretty pissed at you if anything real bad happens to you. So be safe.

 

[anotherbob]

Good luck to all who stay. I wouldn't want to. Luckily living in NYC we don't have much of that to worry about. American storms scare me terribly.

you know New York gets hit with these kinds of storms sometimes and it's sort of like when it snows a few inches in the south. Not as prepared for the chaos as the places that deal with it more often.

 

[Sig]

Ive got a couple friends that live in the Boca Raton and Ft Lauderdale area. They both live on the intercostal waterways. They are used to hurricanes but it doesn't get any easier cleaning up afterwards.
They are from the same family who have family here in NYS, so they usually come North for the storms.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

If you're definitely staying we will be praying for you ! In the meantime, if you have time, maybe you can strap a Missouri Meerschaum with a wind cap to your roof and give us a definitive review later this week from the raft ! Stay safe !

I can read it now. Florida man's corn cob pipe survives hurricane while man doesn't. Dies from injuries sustained when falling from roof. On a serious note, thanks for the prayers.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Stay

Stay safe, Mark.

There will definitely be some high winds up your way. Stay safe my friend. We're overdue for a pipe club meeting. Hope our regular meeting spot in Tampa survives.

 

[hall222]

Be safe, prayers and good vibes coming your way!

 

[mingc]

Good luck to all in harm's way. I've been in 3 hurricanes, including Gilbert in '88 in Kingston, Jamaica. I'd be most fearful of flying debris and storm surges. And the aftermath. There was a bunch of looting after Gilbert passed Kingston. We ate mainly PB&J sandwiches that week.

 

[BingBong]

Good luck to all in harm's way. I've been in 3 hurricanes, including Gilbert in '88 in Kingston, Jamaica. I'd be most fearful of flying debris and storm surges. And the aftermath. There was a bunch of looting after Gilbert passed Kingston. We ate mainly PB&J sandwiches that week.

I remember the infamous Gilbert via dancehall reggae, "wild, wild wild Gilbert" and one line that always cracked me up, "satellite dish, satellite dish, who seen wha'appen to me satellite d-dish?".

 

[mingc]

I remember the infamous Gilbert via dancehall reggae, "wild, wild wild Gilbert" and one line that always cracked me up, "satellite dish, satellite dish, who seen wha'appen to me satellite d-dish?".

That was a hilarious song! That one dish probably served a whole neighborhood!

The hostel where I stayed had a corrugated tin roof. After the winds passed, the landlady sent all of us guests out to look for missing pieces that had blown off. We returned with more than she had lost!