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Post by ColcordMama on Oct 6, 2016 11:18:34 GMT -7
Update: Sue (the friend in Orlando) decided an hour ago to evacuate to Tampa. AN HOUR AGO. Now Matthew is being called a 4/5 on one FL news site, winds predicted to gust to 140 MPH, and possibly upgraded to a full cat 5 by midnight. This is a dangerous one, people. It's almost certainly too late to evac for those in S. FL, but never too late to pray. Now I need to see if I can persuade Dorna to GTH out of Charleston and head inland.
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Post by Lawdog2705 on Oct 6, 2016 11:31:36 GMT -7
I was just checking on some of my cousins in Charleston. Apparently, they are staying. She reposted a post on fb "evacu-shaming". This is why people don't take storms seriously. Here is the post: www.carolinalifeinbloom.com/evacu-shaming/ SMH!  |
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Post by ColcordMama on Oct 6, 2016 11:42:59 GMT -7
We'll see who's right after the weekend's over. I haven't heard a word from or about Dorna today, so I hope that means they're either evacuating or hunkering down and too busy for FB.
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Post by cajunlady87 on Oct 6, 2016 11:45:08 GMT -7
Uh, Orly is right on the southern coast and hasn't checked in.
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Post by cajunlady87 on Oct 6, 2016 11:48:41 GMT -7
I just sent Orly a message, waiting for a response.
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Post by cajunlady87 on Oct 6, 2016 11:51:06 GMT -7
Is anyone here friends with Orly on FB cuz he's not replying. Maybe he doesn't have the same number. It's been a while since I texted him.
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Post by crashdive123 on Oct 6, 2016 11:54:51 GMT -7
They just updated the forecast. Now predicting a 12 - 15 foot storm surge with winds of 140 mph. We're good on supplies, water, food and generators - I appreciate the offer. They've increased the mandatory evacuation areas so that there is now an mandatory evac of about 12 million people. The roads are already clogged. People that are leaving now will be in traffic for a long, long time....not sure how far they will get.
I've got a few more things to tie down. Neighbors that we're looking after are good too.
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Post by ColcordMama on Oct 6, 2016 12:24:13 GMT -7
I just heard from Sue again. She posted on FB that she is outside of FT MYERS. That's 171 miles southwest of Orlando. Tampa is 85 miles WSW of Orlando. WTH is she doing outside of Ft Myers? And btw, much closer to the hurricane as well...
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Post by Cwi555 on Oct 6, 2016 12:25:24 GMT -7
I just sent Orly a message, waiting for a response. If I'm not mistaken, orly is in TX these days. |
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Post by ColcordMama on Oct 6, 2016 12:26:19 GMT -7
Yes, Orly is in Texas now. Cross that worry off the list.
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Post by sirderrin on Oct 6, 2016 12:38:16 GMT -7
I was in Naples, Florida for the last week and rolled out of there at 10 am yesterday morning in order to be ahead of the storm evacuation. I arrived back in Texas at my house about 7am. I had planned to stay another 2 days days but it seemed wiser to scoot...The traffic on I-75 through I-10 along the west coast was minimal all the way out.. I started seeing streams of electrical repair bucket trucks along about 200 miles from the Florida/Alabama line being staged where is the question.... I did not see much happening in the way of storm preparation yesterday morning before I left. Though I am willing to bet the east coat of Florida will be whole different story...I hope everyone out there is ready and stays safe....
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Post by missasip on Oct 6, 2016 13:21:24 GMT -7
I was in Naples, Florida for the last week and rolled out of there at 10 am yesterday morning in order to be ahead of the storm evacuation. I arrived back in Texas at my house about 7am. I had planned to stay another 2 days days but it seemed wiser to scoot...The traffic on I-75 through I-10 along the west coast was minimal all the way out.. I started seeing streams of electrical repair bucket trucks along about 200 miles from the Florida/Alabama line being staged where is the question.... I did not see much happening in the way of storm preparation yesterday morning before I left. Though I am willing to bet the east coat of Florida will be whole different story...I hope everyone out there is ready and stays safe.... My company is staging in south Georgia. There will be a record number of outages. One needs gas (generators), food and water for a minimum of 2 weeks. At this point. We had the power back on with 12,000 contractors in 12 days. We're talking about 190,000 customers. This is going to be epic. It will get medieval. Personal protection should be in place. This one is gonna make Katrina look like a walk in the park if it holds course and power. They have our folks set up to stay 3-5 weeks. Hope they are wrong. Jimmy |
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Post by ColcordMama on Oct 6, 2016 13:54:52 GMT -7
I was in Naples, Florida for the last week and rolled out of there at 10 am yesterday morning in order to be ahead of the storm evacuation. I arrived back in Texas at my house about 7am. I had planned to stay another 2 days days but it seemed wiser to scoot...The traffic on I-75 through I-10 along the west coast was minimal all the way out.. I started seeing streams of electrical repair bucket trucks along about 200 miles from the Florida/Alabama line being staged where is the question.... I did not see much happening in the way of storm preparation yesterday morning before I left. Though I am willing to bet the east coat of Florida will be whole different story...I hope everyone out there is ready and stays safe.... My company is staging in south Georgia. There will be a record number of outages. One needs gas (generators), food and water for a minimum of 2 weeks. At this point. We had the power back on with 12,000 contractors in 12 days. We're talking about 190,000 customers. This is going to be epic. It will get medieval. Personal protection should be in place. This one is gonna make Katrina look like a walk in the park if it holds course and power. They have our folks set up to stay 3-5 weeks. Hope they are wrong. Jimmy Oh sweet mother of pearl. I just heard that the governor of SC ordered the evacuation of Charleston. At this late a date, it's going to be parking lots, not escape routes. I shudder to think what this is going to do to beautiful, historic Charleston, toll on human lives aside. Please continue to pray for my friend Dorna, who lives in Charleston suburb Summerville, and my other friend Sue, who posted that having left Orlando for Tampa was just outside FT MYERS (which is 170+ miles southwest of Orlando!) so I hope she meant to say Ft Meade and had a brain fart. |
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Post by ColcordMama on Oct 6, 2016 14:00:06 GMT -7
Jimmy, I think your comments are really important, so I hope you don't mind that I copied/pasted to my Facebook page. I left off your name. If you object please let me know asap and I will gladly delete the post.
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Post by Lawdog2705 on Oct 6, 2016 14:06:03 GMT -7
My company is staging in south Georgia. There will be a record number of outages. One needs gas (generators), food and water for a minimum of 2 weeks. At this point. We had the power back on with 12,000 contractors in 12 days. We're talking about 190,000 customers. This is going to be epic. It will get medieval. Personal protection should be in place. This one is gonna make Katrina look like a walk in the park if it holds course and power. They have our folks set up to stay 3-5 weeks. Hope they are wrong. Jimmy Oh sweet mother of pearl. I just heard that the governor of SC ordered the evacuation of Charleston. At this late a date, it's going to be parking lots, not escape routes. I shudder to think what this is going to do to beautiful, historic Charleston, toll on human lives aside. Please continue to pray for my friend Dorna, who lives in Charleston suburb Summerville, and my other friend Sue, who posted that having left Orlando for Tampa was just outside FT MYERS (which is 170+ miles southwest of Orlando!) so I hope she meant to say Ft Meade and had a brain fart. Governor Haley started evacuations Wednesday afternoon (3pm). At this point, only 195,000 have evacuated. She's p.o.'d and let the state know that is not enough. School buses were sent to evacuate those who had no way, or no where to go. They will be taken to shelters in other parts of the state. The main interstate leading into Charleston (I-26, east and west) is one way, as of yesterday afternoon. People aren't taking this seriously and are staying put, or waiting until the last minute to leave. |
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