I came out to Daytona for the week and got fk'd by this thing, pretty nerve wracking. MCO closed and I was supposed to fly out early this morning but I'm stuck until Monday.
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I came out to Daytona for the week and got fk'd by this thing, pretty nerve wracking. MCO closed and I was supposed to fly out early this morning but I'm stuck until Monday.
News media (as usual) has created more hysteria then necessary over this. As with everything, a little common sense goes a long ways when dealing with a storm. I was born and raised in Florida (Melbourne area on the coast, right where it hit last night) and in the 45 years I lived there before moving to Colorado I have been through my fair share of hurricanes. Trust me, it is no worse then a bad winter storm here. It's all about understanding the situation and how to prepare for it.
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According to official records, I've been through about 15 hurricanes in my life. Only ever evacuated for one of them and turns out I probably could have stayed and rode that one out. The wind and the flooding never really bothered me much but being without electricity always sucked.
Being outside when the eye passes over was always kind of cool in an eerie kind of way.
A family friend that moved to Brunswick last year has boogied in land to Glennville. Hope her home survived without major damage. Sounds like the worst is over based on what I just found online
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Rode outnHurricane Matthewn in Orlando. It was a complete non event here. Not really any different than a standard central florida thunderstorm.
Don't worry-the news was in full hysteria mode, though
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Pretty much. Between the closed airport and highways, it was a royal shit show. Things were a little more extreme at the shore before we set off to whorelando.Quote:
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No way! - "Hurricane's blow was less than feared"
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A weakening Hurricane Matthew lashed Georgia and the Carolinas on Saturday in what appeared to be the last leg of its march up the East Coast, leaving in its wake millions of Americans relieved that one of the most fearsome storms on record in the U.S. wasn't that bad after all.