This storm called Ian

Life is Golden said:
If that.

Most people in the direct path are smart enough to evacuate and there is plenty of time to do so, unlike earthquakes and tornados.

If not, it's called Natural Selection.
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Agreed on natural selection. That's why it's mainly the stupid people who drown.
 
ExpressLane said:
So do you think global warming is to blame for this hurricane?
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It is irrational and non-scientific to attribute one single event to global warming. It may very well be that it is more intense due to global warming but it would be impossible to say that with any confidence.

Single data points in larger data sets are useless by themselves. It requires us to look at a much larger data set.

Now, that being said, there is virtually no doubt that global climate change is real and having an impact. But you can't really point to one data point and say "ah ha! Global warming!"
 
T. A. Gardner said:
I will add, you may be correct, or I might be on the count. We will certainly see. But I am confident that Florida isn't anywhere as fucked up as New Orleans was in terms of both preparedness and having a population that can deal with a storm.
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Stupid people building homes or living in trailers on land only a few feet above sea level in a hurricane zone are the prime candidates for drowning.

http://www.joeandfrede.com/usa/state_topo_maps.htm
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T. A. Gardner said:
I will add, you may be correct, or I might be on the count. We will certainly see. But I am confident that Florida isn't anywhere as fucked up as New Orleans was in terms of both preparedness and having a population that can deal with a storm.
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The mess in NOLA was also in part due to the construction of the levees, so lay some blame at the doorstep of the US government. But, yes, NOLA is and always will be a political mess. I'm not entirely certain that Ron DeSantis has his eye on the ball, though in Florida. He's too busy playing culture warrior and trying to be the next Trump to focus.

But I guess we'll see. And for all his hatred of folks up North, Mr. DeSantis will still take our money to help fix the damage from this hurricane as we always do.
 
Life is Golden said:
I didn't write that about this storm. I said I've been through many and a lot are nothing burgers. That is a fact.

Address what I actually write instead of lying.

The storm will come through and move on, life here will go on. We are used to it and better prepared than any state. Thankfully I won't get much from it.
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Thanks for trying to walk back your earlier claim.

It's good the facts of this storm are sinking in...which makes it understandable why you won't predict the death count from Ian. :thup:



Life is Golden said:
Many. The electric companies here restore power soon after the winds die down. More times than not, it's been a nothing burger. This is the media's Super Bowl. The threat is always overdone to the hilt. Our infrastructure and preparedness are second to none.
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Perry Phimosis said:
The mess in NOLA was also in part due to the construction of the levees, so lay some blame at the doorstep of the US government. But, yes, NOLA is and always will be a political mess. I'm not entirely certain that Ron DeSantis has his eye on the ball, though in Florida. He's too busy playing culture warrior and trying to be the next Trump to focus.

But I guess we'll see. And for all his hatred of folks up North, Mr. DeSantis will still take our money to help fix the damage from this hurricane as we always do.
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The levee issue was more one of local and state government not using monies given them for maintenance and improvement of those but rather for irrelevant pet projects like a gold course. It didn't help that much of the levee design was engineered decades before and was now badly substandard by current engineering methods. Complacency and incompetence were the norm there, and the city paid dearly for that.
 
Dutch Uncle said:
Thanks for trying to walk back your earlier claim.

It's good the facts of this storm are sinking in...which makes it understandable why you won't predict the death count from Ian. :thup:
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The post is available for anyone to read. I did not write this storm is a nothing burger.

You are a liar. But the readers already know that, your reputation for lying and libel precedes you.

Again, there should not be one death. Stupidity is the only reason for a hurricane death in Florida.
 
Grokmaster said:
Hopefully not as bad as predicted ,which, of course, will infuriate the left, who LOVE disasters that harm America.
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I have friends and family who live in the path of the storm, your words are ugly and untrue. The plight of the people of Florida affects the whole country. I wish them the best and hope the damage is minimal.

You have a nice day.
 
Dutch Uncle said:
I've been through five hurricanes and two typhoons. You?

Once the power goes out, taking the A/C with it, and the ice and liquor are gone, being in a hurricane sucks ass. Can't even open a fucking window because the rain is flying sideways. In later years I found hurricanes to be a good time to visit out-of-state relatives.
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We went to Colorado during Harvey. I’m glad we did.
 
'This is a major, major storm': DeSantis warns residents to shelter in place as Hurricane Ian lurches towards Florida


Florida officials and residents are preparing for a “catastrophic” natural disaster when Hurricane Ian makes landfall as early as Wednesday, bringing with it potentially deadly rain and winds that could leave Floridians without power for days.

With mere hours until the Category 4 hurricane makes landfall, Florida’s top officials said that bridges are now closed in some of the areas facing the greatest threat: Collier, Charlotte and Sarasota counties on the west coast. Scores of Floridians evacuated ahead of the massive storm, but for those that didn’t, they are now being directed to stay indoors at the risk of facing maximum winds clocking in at 155 miles per hour.

“If you are in any of those counties, it’s no longer possible to safely evacuate,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said during a Wednesday morning briefing. “It’s time to hunker down and prepare for this storm.”


https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/t...id=a2hs&cvid=4d03528715b241948efd62627d7d1e4b
 
Phantasmal said:
I have friends and family who live in the path of the storm, your words are ugly and untrue. The plight of the people of Florida affects the whole country. I wish them the best and hope the damage is minimal.

You have a nice day.
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Grok is a pig, along with being the dumbest fuck on the internet.

It's started to rain here already, and we are still two days away from the center of the storm. Unfortunately, it appears that it is going to pass Jax on the Atlantic side meaning we will probably get a storm surge yet again.
 
ExpressLane said:
It's interesting that you ignore the many buildings in PR that did collapse and the Tens of thousands in Florida that didn't collapse. :facepalm:
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Florida is a much more wealthy nation than is Puerto Rico, that has a lot to do with it, unfortunately.
 
Concart said:
Grok is a pig, along with being the dumbest fuck on the internet.

It's started to rain here already, and we are still two days away from the center of the storm. Unfortunately, it appears that it is going to pass Jax on the Atlantic side meaning we will probably get a storm surge yet again.
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Quick charge your car and head for Martha's Vineyard.
 
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