2 short (1:28 & 1:51) vids of conditions outside my place (Updated with new Video)

[A HERETIC I AM]

Last edited Fri Oct 7, 2016, 07:26 PM - Edit history (1)

By posting this and in light of my commentary in the video, I want to stress that I IN NO WAY WHATSOEVER am trying to diminish the severity of this storm. The enormous loss of life in Haiti is a tragedy beyond words, and I have many, MANY friends and some family in Florida that I am concerned for. My friends have in their number many DU'ers you all likely know or are familiar with, ALL OF WHOM have had a different experience with this storm.

We have been very fortunate so far, as the lights are still on and the TV still gets a signal.

The following vid was taken at about 4:00 PM, when the Eye was about 50 or so miles to the Southeast, offshore and south of St. Augustine. As I type this, it has moved north to directly east of St. Aug, so the most severe wind and rain I have yet to see are coming on now.

My house is about 25 miles or so west from Jax Beach, and about 8 miles SW of downtown. I'm lucky in that I am shielded from much of the high wind by the houses that surround me.

Again, please understand that I know this is a serious hurricane and that those north of me on the coast need to have already left or be prepared for a serious onslaught.


https://vimeo.com/186016379

The big drops are of course water falling from the roof in front of the camera.

Took this one at 7:00 PM. The Eye is now almost directly east of the FLA/GA state line, so well north of Jacksonville.

https://vimeo.com/186034521

[underthematrix]

1. Thanks for sharing this. And I'm so glad you and your family are okay.

I wanted to ask if the amount of rain is going to increase the risk of sinkholes. I understand Florida is at high risk for such events so I wanted to know how folks monitor for this and what they can do to prevent it from happening.

[A HERETIC I AM]

5. Well, first of all, there is bugger all you can do to prevent one from forming.

As far as monitoring, well, they occur as a result of conditions in the water table. The more water, the less likely they occur, from my understanding. So I don't think the risk rises with rainfall. If anything it decreases. Most of Florida rests on an ancient coral reef and that describes the porousness (is that a word?!? LOL) of the substrate. The more water in the water table, the better off we are. So in that regard, storms like this are not only a good thing, they are necessary.

I appreciate your kind thoughts.

[underthematrix]

8. Oh that's great news. I didn't know that. Thanks

I've never been to Florida and have always been afraid to go there because of sinkholes. This makes me feel better about maybe visiting in the near future. I want to go to DisneyWorld because I'm a big Disney fan

[A HERETIC I AM]

9. LOL...Sinkholes are the LEAST of your worries!

I'm kidding, of course. It's like anywhere else, except that we have cockroaches you can saddle and ride, water creatures that will eat you, water creatures that will eat your lettuce, flying bugs that can kill you, walking bugs that will argue with you and/or sting the living fuck out of you and...well....hurricanes!

But if you live up north and you have snow up to your crotch this winter, come on down. You'll see why we love it here!

And there is this also;

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027670409

And this;

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022972166

[underthematrix]

10. OMG! I can't stop laughing. Okay I'm gonna have to rethink

my new found Florida love

[cwydro]

2. I remember being in Key West and watching the Weather Channel...

reporting that the Keys were being "lashed" by hurricane force winds.

Often it was exactly like your video.

Thanks for posting and glad all is well!

[chillfactor]

3. THANK YOU!

my daughter and granddaughter live there...looks like they will be okay.

[A HERETIC I AM]

6. I'm hoping they will be too, as I hope for all my neighbors.

It appears the most severely affected area, as one would anticipate, will be Jax Beach. I've seen footage today of waves breaking INTO hotel pools on Jacksonville Beach, which are not exactly built at the water line!

[NightWatcher]

4. Glad you're safe and that Jax did so well. I think I'll head back tomorrow

Thanks for sharing.

[A HERETIC I AM]

7. I'll do another in an hour or so, when the eye is directly East.

It's not over yet, but thanks for your kind thoughts.

[A HERETIC I AM]

11. Gratuitous self kick for the new vid! n/t