Seriously Florida is a mess

[malaise]

The Keys in particular but several other parts are in bad shape.

[Baclava]

1. Hang in there S Floridians

I talked to friends both in Tampa and Miami that got home and found all OK and the power was back on!



Hurricane Irma: 800 tractor trailers part of massive FEMA staging point in Alabama

Col. Eric K. Shafa, Commander of the 42nd Air Base Wing at Maxwell, said the installation is serving as staging area for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Tractor trailers began rolling into Maxwell yesterday and will be deployed, if needed, after the storm. The trucks contain supplies such as water, food, generators and cots.



http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/09/hurricane_irma_800_tractor_tra.html

[malaise]

2. Must be heading for the Keys

They don't even know who survived there yet.

[Baclava]

4. Lower Keys took the brunt of it. The price you pay for living in paradise, that's what they say

about hurricanes

[malaise]

6. Jacksonville is pretty bad as well

I saw one of the high end beach houses crash unto the beach below.

Jamaica would be over if an Irma hit us at Cat4 let alone Cat5

[Squinch]

10. Waiting for a cousin to be let back into Jville so he can see if his house

and business are destroyed.

Pretty tense.

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. Have you heard anything about how Saba and Statia are?

I spent some time there back in my younger days and haven't heard/can't find any news on them.

[malaise]

9. Both were hit hard

Here are some pics
https://www.google.com/search?q=saba+irma&client=firefox-b&dcr=0&tbm=isch&imgil=TeUlz5fqR_K5MM%253A%253BJr2sQ7LoZPhd7M%253Bhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.youtube.com%25252Fwatch%25253Fv%2525253DiAr8OrieXMU&source=iu&pf=m&fir=TeUlz5fqR_K5MM%253A%252CJr2sQ7LoZPhd7M%252C_&usg=__BxrAyGDsgb5FGq1fuaE9Od-r0pM%3D&biw=512&bih=234&ved=0ahUKEwiXlviL1qDWAhUFSSYKHUCcC0IQyjcIZw&ei=gFy4WZfWN4WSmQHAuK6QBA#imgrc=TeUlz5fqR_K5MM:

[greatauntoftriplets]

13. Thanks very much.

The devastation Irma left behind is heartbreaking.

[mcar]

5. Jacksonville

[MoonRiver]

7. ...

[mcar]

8. School is out all week in Citrus County (N of Tampa)

Power is still out for many. Hubby reports many trees down on power lines. One of our local hospitals closed for the first time ever.

Here in my wonderful NC shelter (with family), many trees down last night from Irma's wind. One house nearby severely damaged.

People have no idea how big this thing has been, and continues to be.

[superpatriotman]

11. How have the Navy And Coast Guard not been zooming boats there?

The Keys are surrounded by water for chrissakes!

It's been two days now since the storm ended there. Port of Miami is less than 200 miles on the water.

[OnDoutside]

12. My brother near WPB took me on a Skype tour around his home, and he's in good shape thankfully.

A lot of branches down and leaves etc at the bottom of his pool, but that's about it. The biggest issue for him was the local power company deliberately cut the power in his area, to apparently do some maintenance !

[superpatriotman]

14. This board is seriously lacking in Irma discussion

Why?

[malaise]

15. Not sure that's fair

We've been discussing both Harvey and Irma for two weeks.
I think we need ongoing discussions related to the socio-economic, political and environmental ramifications of the hurricanes.
There have been some good links to articles from the experts.

I am also watching how Florida officials themselves play down the devastation because they are protecting their tourism product in places like the Keys and because they have real estate to sell in places where humans should never live.