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calimary

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18. Indeed. My best friend is firmly in the climate change-denier category.

Wed Sep 28, 2022, 03:48 PM

Sep 2022

Says this kind of thing happens every year.

Like THIS???? Seriously??????

All those people who thought it wouldn’t be a big deal and now saying they regret not evacuating.
The local guy saying it’s the worst he’s seen in 40 years living there. Mayor of Ft. Myers Beach saying the wind, the rain, the surge is “like nothing I’ve experienced before.”
At 12:40pm the anchor offered a “this just in”: Ian is now “the 5th most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S. - ever.”

But “this happens every year…”

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*RARE* first person view of storm surge. This camera is 6 feet off the ground in Ft. Meyers [View all] Nevilledog Sep 2022 OP

Wow. That's a lot of water.Like a River runs through it Walleye Sep 2022 #1

It Faux pas Sep 2022 #2

Hard to believe anyone would volunteer to stay there during this SheltieLover Sep 2022 #3

One good reason I'll never live there. Give me the snow. lindysalsagal Sep 2022 #4

Me either! SheltieLover Sep 2022 #21

I always thought the lizards were cute. And armadillos. Keep the coral snakes, pythons and gators. Evolve Dammit Sep 2022 #23

Eeeeeewwwww! SheltieLover Sep 2022 #29

but they're little (mostly..)! Evolve Dammit Sep 2022 #42

And with a go-pro on their newdayneeded Sep 2022 #22

😱 SheltieLover Sep 2022 #24

Interesting, and further proof that I will NEVER want to live in Florida FakeNoose Sep 2022 #5

I'll stay in Michigan DownriverDem Sep 2022 #9

I'll stick to western NY where we get blizzards wnylib Sep 2022 #26

You have to be a renter in Florida The Jungle 1 Sep 2022 #6

Having reporters there DownriverDem Sep 2022 #7

The stuff of nightmares. mia Sep 2022 #8

Some more BumRushDaShow Sep 2022 #10

And there's no way to know what else is IN the water. calimary Sep 2022 #40

Naples - Vanderbilt Beach BumRushDaShow Sep 2022 #11

Will the people in the tall buildings be ok? Why didn't they leave yesterday? Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #13

They probably wouldn't have power BumRushDaShow Sep 2022 #35

Omg! SheltieLover Sep 2022 #27

When the other side of the eyewall moves through BumRushDaShow Sep 2022 #36

Wrong Italian name for the city. wnylib Sep 2022 #28

Well both Naples are on the SW coasts of their peninsulas BumRushDaShow Sep 2022 #38

Well, that's nightmarish. sarge43 Sep 2022 #12

Lived in FL for almost 4yrs Roc2020 Sep 2022 #14

Part of me wants so badly - but knows it would be wrong b/c lives are in danger - to tell Gov NullTuples Sep 2022 #15

That's some frightening shit. Tom Yossarian Joad Sep 2022 #16

Shark! Nevilledog Sep 2022 #17

Sharknado? Tom Yossarian Joad Sep 2022 #19

That is wild. crickets Sep 2022 #37

Indeed. My best friend is firmly in the climate change-denier category. calimary Sep 2022 #18

I'd also have to think this friend is in the reality-denier category. Tom Yossarian Joad Sep 2022 #20

Maybe people will start leaving FL . Kaleva Sep 2022 #25

Not surprising that it is the worst that guy has seen in 40 years. wnylib Sep 2022 #31

Hell yeah! I'd give that witness a LOT of credibility. calimary Sep 2022 #39

My aunt and uncle in Bonita Springs just south of Fort Meyers said its frightening there now. honest.abe Sep 2022 #30

The West Idaho desert is looking pretty good today Zambero Sep 2022 #32

the Weather Channel has some great clips on their twitter IcyPeas Sep 2022 #33

That's Brutal! ProfessorGAC Sep 2022 #34

Tampa Bay resident...so far so good Mozeltov Cocktail Sep 2022 #41