If a hurricane came up the Gulf of Mexico and made a dead right turn and hit this shit city. So if that storm decides to get into the Gulf that's when I exit without being told to. Bac in '04 Charie got into the Gulf. , made a sudden turn and crossed the state. We got Tropical Storm Winds here in St Pete. Hurricane Season or no I've see Thunderstorms here that can do a lot of damage especially if you get hail. There area evacuation orders posted in this area for those on the beach, high rises, and mobile homes. These rest of us considered OK. Yeah local weather changed their shift theory showing more Spaghetti plots than Mama Leones. Went to see if I could get water, an employee was standing outside telling those approaching "no water folks" I yelled out "do you have beer' and the guy said yes. I said "hell we're OK and some people got a chuckle out of it. All we can do is what we can do bottom line.
Speaking of Humor here's a little "Black Humor" Ditty recorded by the Kingston Trio in 1963 called "The Merry Minuet". I think it was written by Shel Silverstein and is more applicable to todays time. They're rioting in Africa, they're starving sin Spain, There's hurricanes in Florida, and Texas needs rain. The whole world is festering with unhappy souls, The French hate the Germans, the Germans hate the Poles, Italians hate Yugoslavs, South Africans hate the Dutch,, And I don't like anybody very much. But we can be thankful and tranquil and proud, That man's been endowed with a mushroom shaped cloud. And we know for certain on some lovely day, Some fool will touch the spark off, and we will all be blown away. They're rioting in Africa, there's strife in Iran, What nature doesn't do to us, will be doneby our fellow man.
boy did MX City ever dodge a bullet today.... that could of made Harvey look like a drizzler of a National catastrophe.... wtf's- with this time of year, Jung's synchronicity at its worst???
...as of now, it's going right where I told Annie yesterday where it was going to go. (late northward turn, almost a direct hit on the Key West, re-strengthen in the warmer waters (between a Cat 4 and 5), run along the west coast of Fla, and soak the shit out of us here in Ga.)
Here in Pinellas County advisory evacuations are suggested for those living west of US 19 North. . The storm projection via local weather is if this happens then that will happen yada, yada. Squeeze, Beagle and myself are well provisioned, if evacuation pops up we can handle that as well. I've gone through these things in South Carolina, New Jersey, and the Typhoons and monsoons in the far east. No one wants the but in Florida it's part of the lifestyle for all that nice weather. And as the old Chuck Berry songs goes "you can never tell" We had a pretty bad Caine headed this way in'04 that made a sudden left and crossed to the Atlantic. If we decide to leave the area I figure we have until 8 am tomorrow to make that decision. That being said the watch & wait goes on.
Just saw video on Key West where winds are at Trop Storm Level. There are a few who elected to stay reminding me of the thin line between bravery and stupidity. Never Been to Key West, nor did I ever have the desire to go. I wish the best for those who elected to stay. At present in this county evacuations for about 260,000 people are in force. Thank God I live in the zone that is not affected by storm surge. Still finding the predictions to be on the maybe if side watching local reports.
...^^^ I'd lean towards the "stupidity" side...if Key West does in fact take a direct hit they'll wish they had left...they evidently have no idea of what this storm is capable of.
I heard Lionel Barrymore speak of the 'Caine that hit the Keys in 1935. Also saw photos of that storm. That should be more than enough to convince one to leave. Its a wonder there was a Key West to come back to after that one. Irma could be the pencil with the final eraser.
^^^hey man, it looks like it's headed toward the Tampa/St Pete area with winds estimated to be around 120+ mph...are you and your bride and your beagle still headed north or elsewhere?...hell, western Fla might not be a bad option.
She is out running right now picking up a cage for the dog. I'm ready to go on a moments notice and yeah I'd be headed for Pensacola,
My girl and I have decided to leave. As soon as she gets back we'll pack a few essentials and get the hell out of Dodge.
