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Hurricane Irma Check-In Thread
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Abrignac Offline
#1 Posted: Mon, Sep 11 2017, 11:20 AM EST
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If you are affected by Irma let us know how you're doing.

Talked to DMV & rfenst yesterday. Rfenst is inland a bit and was going to be about 100 miles east of the eye. DMV was in the direct line.

Not sure who else is that way. Im thinking TampaTom was probably in the line of Fire as well.

Let us know how you guys are doing and if there is anything we can do to help.

🙏🙏🙏
ZRX1200 Offline
#2 Posted: Mon, Sep 11 2017, 12:19 PM EST
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DMV posted on bookface 54 min ago....so he alive at least.
DrafterX Offline
#3 Posted: Mon, Sep 11 2017, 12:24 PM EST
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Are the critters safe..?? Huh
RMAN4443 Offline
#4 Posted: Mon, Sep 11 2017, 12:38 PM EST
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Had two weeks of stress here.....sister lives in Houston Tx for Harvey........and now my brother who lives in Naples Fla........all have made it through unhurt.Some damage to the homes,but no damage to their bodies........homes can be repaired,but bodily damage sometimes cannot.Hope all you other BOTL/SOTL have made it thru with healthy bodies and can deal with the material damages as needed,and that any of your family and friends that were in harms way have made it through unscathed
Buckwheat Offline
#5 Posted: Mon, Sep 11 2017, 2:25 PM EST
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Hoping that all of the Brothers and Sisters of the Leaf and everyone else is safe and sound in Florida and Texas. These two will leave their mark but we can't be beat down for too long.
Speyside Offline
#6 Posted: Mon, Sep 11 2017, 2:30 PM EST
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Critters are in trouble Drafter. Only a few of the shelters allowed pets.
victor809 Offline
#7 Posted: Mon, Sep 11 2017, 2:31 PM EST
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I managed to survive the constant 24 hour news coverage... does that count?
DrMaddVibe Offline
#8 Posted: Mon, Sep 11 2017, 3:33 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
Are the critters safe..?? Huh



Everyone is safe. Animals all made it through the storm. Suffered some tree limbs falling but no damage to house or cars.

Still without power though.
DrafterX Offline
#9 Posted: Mon, Sep 11 2017, 3:41 PM EST
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Good deal.. ThumpUp
corey sellers Offline
#10 Posted: Mon, Sep 11 2017, 3:51 PM EST
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Good in South GA lot of limbs down I got power but alot around me don't
Gene363 Offline
#11 Posted: Mon, Sep 11 2017, 5:28 PM EST
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The wife and I are good, but we are blocked in by a large tree that fell across the driveway. We had some gusty winds, but from a different direction than the usual storms. That usually ends up taking out a tree. It was raining too much to tackle it today so I sharpened the chain and cleaned the filter.

We had a couple of power outages, but they didn't last but a couple of minutes.

Pray for those in the middle of the storm or in it's path.
tamapatom Offline
#12 Posted: Wed, Sep 13 2017, 10:17 AM EST
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Power is back on at 3 AM this morning !!!!!!! Yeah!
MACS Offline
#13 Posted: Wed, Sep 13 2017, 10:30 AM EST
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My friends that live in Jacksonville got through unscathed. Brad works in Sarasota, and his parents live there, too, and they got through it with no damage as well.

ThumpUp
jjanecka Offline
#14 Posted: Wed, Sep 13 2017, 1:41 PM EST
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Glad to hear all is well! Florida always gets hit hard but they also build right too (unlike houston).
DrafterX Offline
#15 Posted: Wed, Sep 13 2017, 1:52 PM EST
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build right..?? so they're meant to fall down..?? Huh
mikey1597 Offline
#16 Posted: Wed, Sep 13 2017, 9:39 PM EST
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Saw a pic of a house in FL that said "IRMA GURD"............. funny schitt
DrMaddVibe Offline
#17 Posted: Thu, Sep 14 2017, 6:13 PM EST
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Got power back just now!!!!


w00t!
drywalldog Offline
#18 Posted: Thu, Sep 14 2017, 9:07 PM EST
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Went to Atlanta with family to miss Irma, she followed, but we were still blessed. No major damage, and electric was on upon our return.Thank you God!
DrafterX Offline
#19 Posted: Thu, Sep 14 2017, 9:08 PM EST
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Sweet..!! Laugh
tamapatom Offline
#20 Posted: Fri, Sep 15 2017, 7:43 AM EST
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When i was on Pine Island yesterday Donald Trump flew over us in a helicopter. I yelled up, Turn on the power!....... Power still off down there.
SmokeMonkey Offline
#21 Posted: Fri, Sep 15 2017, 9:02 AM EST
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tamapatom wrote:
When i was on Pine Island yesterday Donald Trump flew over us in a helicopter. I yelled up, Turn on the power!....... Power still off down there.


That bassard!
ZRX1200 Offline
#22 Posted: Fri, Sep 15 2017, 9:20 AM EST
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DMV & DWD!!!

Hall Leigh luge ya
MACS Offline
#23 Posted: Fri, Sep 15 2017, 9:34 AM EST
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DrMaddVibe wrote:
Got power back just now!!!! w00t!


drywalldog wrote:
Went to Atlanta with family to miss Irma, she followed, but we were still blessed. No major damage, and electric was on upon our return.Thank you God!


Good to hear, fellas!
delta1 Offline
#24 Posted: Fri, Sep 15 2017, 4:47 PM EST
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Big sigh of relief that the monster was more blow than show...

That said, the islands, including US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, are in bad shape...
frankj1 Offline
#25 Posted: Fri, Sep 15 2017, 7:26 PM EST
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might not be able to go to my beloved Turks & Caicos for a while...
not that it's about me, necessarily
jeferris Offline
#26 Posted: Sat, Sep 16 2017, 1:19 PM EST
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Ocala area...power back on this afternoon. Blessed no tree damage, just the usual limbs and debris. Plenty of trees down around town...
jeferris Offline
#27 Posted: Sat, Sep 16 2017, 1:37 PM EST
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Well....that didn't last long. Power back out. We have power at our house out in the Forest though...guess we'll be headed back out there.
DrafterX Offline
#28 Posted: Sat, Sep 16 2017, 1:52 PM EST
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Parents live in Summerfield.. their power came back on yesterday afternoon.. not sure if it stayed on tho.. Think
JadeRose Offline
#29 Posted: Sat, Sep 16 2017, 3:13 PM EST
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It's sprinkling right now in Northwest MO. I got my truck windows rolled up though.
frankj1 Offline
#30 Posted: Sun, Sep 17 2017, 1:07 PM EST
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JadeRose wrote:
It's sprinkling right now in Northwest MO. I got my truck windows rolled up though.

be safe, brother
JadeRose Offline
#31 Posted: Mon, Sep 18 2017, 7:41 AM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
be safe, brother




Thanks, Frank. I had an old coffee can get blown into my bushes but I got it out. I think the worst is over
DrafterX Offline
#32 Posted: Mon, Sep 18 2017, 8:47 AM EST
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You must really hate that coffee can... Mellow
frankj1 Offline
#33 Posted: Mon, Sep 18 2017, 11:09 AM EST
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JadeRose wrote:
Thanks, Frank. I had an old coffee can get blown into my bushes but I got it out. I think the worst is over

we can get new coffee cans, but we can't replace you.
JadeRose Offline
#34 Posted: Mon, Sep 18 2017, 12:35 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
You must really hate that coffee can... Mellow




No...it's a good one. Big Folgers can with handles. Use it for watering my Rosemary and fresh water to the cats. I salvaged it.
rfenst Offline
#35 Posted: Tue, Sep 19 2017, 3:47 PM EST
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Just got internet and phone service back. Got power back Friday (finally) after 5+ days without, then lost it again for a bit on Saturday. $150 damage to my pool screen. That's it. Not even a twig or leaf to clean up because my lot only has ornamental trees rather than the crap the developer left standing on other lots. Neighbors have enormous piles of debris and fallen trees in front of their homes and it is starting to smell a little. Total economic loss including my wife missing one day of work, replacing spoiled food in the refrigerator, buying items to prep for the storm and a few incidental expenses was about $1,000. I think I got off very easy. Thankfully, I replaced my roof about a month ago. It was miserable sleeping in an 85F house so we ate out quite a bit. I am definitely going to buy a huge generator and have it wired into the house well before the next one. Son in Tallahassee was unscathed. Daughter in Boca Raton just got power back yesterday. We still have impaired cell service...
rfenst Offline
#36 Posted: Tue, Sep 19 2017, 3:55 PM EST
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delta1 wrote:
Big sigh of relief that the monster was more blow than show...

That said, the islands, including US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, are in bad shape...


The changes in course of the storm over the last 24 hours greatly diminished the damage to Florida.
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