Hurricane Irma Thread

[Spicoli]

Glad you're safe Tito and with the family. No significant structural damage and in recovery mode right now it sounds? The hour to hour intensity coupled with almost euphoria immediately after a storm passes is like none other. Talked to family members yesterday and all are indeed stubborn as not one evacuated. Nieces in Miami, sisters in Bradenton and Panama City area. We were really hoping for that slow down and Northern turn much sooner and back half sitting in Atlantic but didn't work out. I don't wish these bastards on anyone but this hag needs to keep cutting North and hope to weaken over land. Steady as we go, I'm just not use to sitting on the outside watching and not knowing reality on the ground. Stay safe brother and take care of yours!

Thanks bro, much appreciated.


As monstrous as Irma was, we barely avoided a direct hit. So although Irma is a record-breaking hurricane in the history of the Atlantic, in my particular area it would still place 3rd (at least in my lifetime) as far as damage by hurricanes. My list is now:

1. Hugo (1989) - Eye passed directly over my town as a borderline Cat 3-4. Damage was catastrophic.

2. Georges (1998 ) - Not as powerful as Hugo, but crossed the whole island from east to west. Damage to infrastructure was more widespread.

3. Irma (2017) - Just skimmed the NE corner of the island, where I live, but avoided a direct hit.


Praying that your family members (as well as family members and friends of mine) survive safely.

We're good bud, should be ok if we can convince my ol man to put his pride in his pocket and get off the damn beach .

Its funny how once you start seeing daylight that we start yearning for the everyday we take for granted. The simple shit like complaining about a job, car troubles and some ginger kid getting the snot beat out of him next week . "Normalcy" I suppose. Be safe man.

[TitoFan]

Glad you're safe Tito and with the family. No significant structural damage and in recovery mode right now it sounds? The hour to hour intensity coupled with almost euphoria immediately after a storm passes is like none other. Talked to family members yesterday and all are indeed stubborn as not one evacuated. Nieces in Miami, sisters in Bradenton and Panama City area. We were really hoping for that slow down and Northern turn much sooner and back half sitting in Atlantic but didn't work out. I don't wish these bastards on anyone but this hag needs to keep cutting North and hope to weaken over land. Steady as we go, I'm just not use to sitting on the outside watching and not knowing reality on the ground. Stay safe brother and take care of yours!

Thanks bro, much appreciated.


As monstrous as Irma was, we barely avoided a direct hit. So although Irma is a record-breaking hurricane in the history of the Atlantic, in my particular area it would still place 3rd (at least in my lifetime) as far as damage by hurricanes. My list is now:

1. Hugo (1989) - Eye passed directly over my town as a borderline Cat 3-4. Damage was catastrophic.

2. Georges (1998 ) - Not as powerful as Hugo, but crossed the whole island from east to west. Damage to infrastructure was more widespread.

3. Irma (2017) - Just skimmed the NE corner of the island, where I live, but avoided a direct hit.


Praying that your family members (as well as family members and friends of mine) survive safely.

We're good bud, should be ok if we can convince my ol man to put his pride in his pocket and get off the damn beach .

Its funny how once you start seeing daylight that we start yearning for the everyday we take for granted. The simple shit like complaining about a job, car troubles and some ginger kid getting the snot beat out of him next week . "Normalcy" I suppose. Be safe man.

My wife booked a hotel in Old San Juan for next weekend as a surprise and "let's get away from it all after Irma" type of thing. It's a boutique hotel and may not have the fight. Screw taking off the storm shutters! Gotta get a contingency plan to watch that fight!!!

[walrus]

Damn Tito glad you are alright. This is terrible but I tell you it's been literally 72 hrs straight coverage on our 24hr news channels. Never seen them do this for a storm.

[TitoFan]

Damn Tito glad you are alright. This is terrible but I tell you it's been literally 72 hrs straight coverage on our 24hr news channels. Never seen them do this for a storm.

Thanks, bro.

On the coverage, it's kind of a sad reality that you get that kind of coverage when the hurricane is threatening to hit the mainland U.S. It's only natural of course. But past hurricanes that have devastated tropical islands and missed the U.S. get a fraction of the coverage. To be expected, I guess.

Irma is doing a job on Florida, but at this point I'm happy it's down to a Category 2. Previous forecasts had the thing remain at least Cat 3 into Georgia, which I thought would have been strange.

[TitoFan]

I can't sign off for today without taking a swipe at the field guys from The Weather Channel, who can't resist the urge to stand with the mic out in the street in the middle of these hurricane-force winds.

Someone please tell me what possible benefit, or extra useful or needed information we get from that. I just saw a guy practically leaning into these gusts....... doing what exactly? I swear..... one of these times some debris is going to come flying by, and bye-bye weatherman. Maybe then they'll suspend this moronic practice. It's a travesty. Thousands of people whose life has been affected one way or another by this hurricane.... and they go and lean into the wind for our amusement, is it? If that's how they get their rocks off, great. Just don't bore us with the spectacle.

[brocktonblockbust]

I can't sign off for today without taking a swipe at the field guys from The Weather Channel, who can't resist the urge to stand with the mic out in the street in the middle of these hurricane-force winds.

Someone please tell me what possible benefit, or extra useful or needed information we get from that. I just saw a guy practically leaning into these gusts....... doing what exactly? I swear..... one of these times some debris is going to come flying by, and bye-bye weatherman. Maybe then they'll suspend this moronic practice. It's a travesty. Thousands of people whose life has been affected one way or another by this hurricane.... and they go and lean into the wind for our amusement, is it? If that's how they get their rocks off, great. Just don't bore us with the spectacle.

agreed, their wet slick rainy hair dripping and their rain slicker collars turned up like they think theyre on fucking Magnum PI or some shit, fuck their little assholes with a big black dildo and shit, is what I fucking say, all them Ivy League white boys looking 60% gay n shit, with these microphones that would serve them better Vaselined-up and stuck up their asses in the rain, they could howl to the gales and winds

[Gandalf]

Glad all is okay, but you are wrong on anything connected to East Asia.

[walrus]

I can't sign off for today without taking a swipe at the field guys from The Weather Channel, who can't resist the urge to stand with the mic out in the street in the middle of these hurricane-force winds.

Someone please tell me what possible benefit, or extra useful or needed information we get from that. I just saw a guy practically leaning into these gusts....... doing what exactly? I swear..... one of these times some debris is going to come flying by, and bye-bye weatherman. Maybe then they'll suspend this moronic practice. It's a travesty. Thousands of people whose life has been affected one way or another by this hurricane.... and they go and lean into the wind for our amusement, is it? If that's how they get their rocks off, great. Just don't bore us with the spectacle.

agreed, their wet slick rainy hair dripping and their rain slicker collars turned up like they think theyre on fucking Magnum PI or some shit, fuck their little assholes with a big black dildo and shit, is what I fucking say, all them Ivy League white boys looking 60% gay n shit, with these microphones that would serve them better Vaselined-up and stuck up their asses in the rain, they could howl to the gales and winds

Ya I literally saw some reporter on fox make a big deal about it taking five minutes for him to put on jacket as the wind was blowing to hard. This hurricane was a complete farce and I don't care if I ever see one again.