Second time in the last few weeks Ive seen 3 hurricanes on the hurricane site at once. Hurricane Milton formed in the Gulf of Mexico this morning, its a tropical depression that is expected to hit Florida Wednesday as a hurricane, projection so far is 185kph winds. I think thats a cat 3.
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Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
I love Florida. It's a great place to visit, but a terrible place to live if you own property with dwellings, or are afraid of hurricanes. The highest frequency of hurricanes anywhere in the U.S.A.
I've been to Homestead, Fla and I've been all along the gulf coast. Homestead was flattened about 25 years ago, and St. Petersburg looks like it is in the path this time.
If the hurricanes during the season don't get you, the sinkholes, which are always in season, might.
I'd rather endure shovelling snow than constantly worrying about an escape plan.
We used to go every other March. One year we drove down with a tent trailer, and the tropical depression brought in so much rain it literally blasted the paint off the front of our trailer.
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We have timeshare weeks in Madeira Beach. 13 of them. We use 6. Something of a hobby for her, collecting and piecing together weeks, my wife rents what we can't use, and in doing so covers our costs. We do love the area and it has become a meeting place for a lot of our good friends every feb.
They are just getting started hauling the sand out from the last blast, and it looks like the place could be in for a even harder hit again.
My wife and I are of the mind that if it is all lost, than so be it, we don't have so much into it that would would be in trouble from the loss. I don't think non citizens are covered in any way shape or form for loss, so we can only hope for the best right now.
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We live 9 miles inland from the Gulf and we were ok. If we were 4 miles further west, we wouldnt have been so lucky. Helena flooded in places that have never been flooded. So, much devastation here, but it mostly is caused by the storm surge, which eventually recedes. The devastation in North Carolina, however, was not even thought about for those living in the mountains, where homes, businesses and towns are completely gone. Apocalyptic is the word most often used by those affected. We are keeping our eye on Milton, which may be a direct hit to Tampa and the surrounding area.
We have a mobile home in Largo Fl. that is 1.5 miles inland from the gulf coast. it is 85 ft above sea level which is the highest elevation in Pinellas county. We do not worry too much about the flooding but the wind damage is concerning. 8 units in our park had damage from the last storm mostly carport shed and roof.
It is just heartbreaking to see all the damage done everywhere from the hurricane especially in North Carolina and all the lives lost. We worry about damage but realize it is totally out of our control and will have to deal with what ever happens. We are not scheduled to go to Florida until Nov 16 when the normal hurricane season is considered over. We are fortunate that it is a winter home and not a permanent residence and worry about all our friends who live there full time.
Material items can be replaced lives cannot. American people are very tough and proud and their first step will be to clean up and the second will be to rebuild.
