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Kaleva

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128. Not really. You go about your day pretty much normally.

Fri Sep 30, 2022, 06:57 PM

Sep 2022

And comparing a routine blizzard in the north, which is something most people here take in stride, with running for your life from a Cat 5 hurricane isn't the same thing

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This will get lost in the GD thread. I just have a hard time and need to rant over this Ian bullshit [View all] Cheezoholic Sep 2022 OP

I would never live in Florida. ananda Sep 2022 #1

I moved to Florida in 2014. I love it here jimfields33 Sep 2022 #16

Mr. Fields, there's a difference between my state's negative weather and yours jmowreader Sep 2022 #21

👍👍👍 Rebl2 Sep 2022 #49

Hear, hear. ShazzieB Sep 2022 #141

The Worst Part Of Living In FL Is The Political "leadership" SoCalDavidS Sep 2022 #24

I can think of a few other things to be "worse" than assholes like TFG jmowreader Sep 2022 #112

Richardhead Leadership isn't responsibile in whole or part for the temperatures, really, soldierant Sep 2022 #137

Now there is not nearly enough housing for the survivors Historic NY Sep 2022 #40

My brother settled in the Tampa area wnylib Sep 2022 #66

One thing I have noticed watching the news footage in Florida. fightforfreedom Sep 2022 #2

Finger crossed they don't let them put them back. nt Phoenix61 Sep 2022 #4

I agree Rebl2 Sep 2022 #57

The city I'm in worked time pay out 25 houses. Phoenix61 Sep 2022 #106

What does putting houses on an island have to do with greed? brooklynite Sep 2022 #6

Kinda like building a house too close to Amazon river if you know it will flood yearly and be gone. TigressDem Sep 2022 #10

I do believe the poster was talking about those that build the homes. Butterflylady Sep 2022 #23

What's greedy about building homes where people want them? brooklynite Sep 2022 #30

Maybe not greedy, but perhaps selfish. They want to build on a sand spit then we catbyte Sep 2022 #44

THIS!!! NoSheep Sep 2022 #56

Thank you. They're called barrier islands for a reason. catbyte Sep 2022 #76

👆👆👆 Rebl2 Sep 2022 #67

Thank you!!! llmart Sep 2022 #90

This. MontanaMama Sep 2022 #99

shifting sands. You can't fix stupid with money though. They should not even allow construction. Evolve Dammit Sep 2022 #111

Exactly! phylny Sep 2022 #121

Builders, buyers, governments who let them do it are at fault Cassidy Sep 2022 #47

Maybe the land/houses are cheap because it is prone to flooding? LeftInTX Sep 2022 #50

This is fasinating! ShazzieB Sep 2022 #142

It's probably an estimate LeftInTX Sep 2022 #145

I think it's some kind of an error Edim Oct 2022 #153

This message was self-deleted by its author CCExile Sep 2022 #58

Home builders greed. Some of those islands are completely covered with houses. fightforfreedom Sep 2022 #93

What about Hawaii? Those islands get typhoons all the time. jimfields33 Sep 2022 #17

actully hawaii doesnt get many typhoons. and the northeast the same moonshinegnomie Sep 2022 #36

How many tsunamis? wnylib Sep 2022 #43

The last really destructive one was from the 9.5 Chilean earthquake in 1960. catbyte Sep 2022 #46

I had a vague, general idea of what a tsunami was, but wnylib Sep 2022 #52

I've always been a weather/earth sciences nerd, which is ironic because I live in one of catbyte Sep 2022 #77

You're in Michigan, aren't you? wnylib Sep 2022 #87

Yep. I grew up practically on Lake Michigan in northern lower Michigan catbyte Sep 2022 #102

I'm in western NY, near Buffalo, but wnylib Sep 2022 #107

I remember the blizzard of 1978. I was living in Grand Rapids, MI at the time catbyte Sep 2022 #108

Interstate 90 ran behind our apartment building. wnylib Sep 2022 #113

I'm in Erie orangecrush Sep 2022 #143

15 miles south of Erie? Near Waterford? wnylib Oct 2022 #150

Lived in Toledo as well lonely bird Sep 2022 #103

Love every second of it. MiHale Sep 2022 #100

I'm not complaining -- I love it here. I grew up in Charlevoix and it was a little piece of heaven. catbyte Sep 2022 #104

I figured you were, I was too...earthquakes! 😂 MiHale Sep 2022 #122

I do believe you're wrong about that. Butterflylady Sep 2022 #37

1972 Hurricane Agnes wnylib Sep 2022 #48

More recently, there was Hurricane Isabel in 2003 wnylib Sep 2022 #86

Understand your point, but there are enough disasters of all sorts throughout the nation. Was a allegorical oracle Sep 2022 #53

Actually, they don't. Mister Ed Sep 2022 #38

I actually had to postpone a trip to Hawaii mchill Sep 2022 #129

The last hurricane to hit Hawaii was Iniki in 1992 and that was an outlier. catbyte Sep 2022 #39

My cousin and a friend were recruited to teach on KAUAI Historic NY Sep 2022 #81

Hawaii is not prone to storm surge LeftInTX Sep 2022 #69

Real estate developers have dominated Florida legislatures since the 1920s. In the 1960s, they allegorical oracle Sep 2022 #61

Florida, for too many, is the product of Florida's "entrepreneur ". jaxexpat Sep 2022 #65

Yes, that's what occurred to me as well PatSeg Sep 2022 #116

They're called barrier islands for a reason. Sky Jewels Sep 2022 #117

I've lived in Florida my entire life. The last 30 plus years Phoenix61 Sep 2022 #3

There's no mandatory evacuations for snow and ice storms. Kaleva Sep 2022 #31

Different survival skills. Mariana Sep 2022 #45

Not really. You go about your day pretty much normally. Kaleva Sep 2022 #128

The same area that was brought to its knees TheBeam19 Sep 2022 #135

I don't live on the coast Kaleva Oct 2022 #152

Then you live somewhere in which TheBeam19 Oct 2022 #156

I don't live in an are where there's severe drought, flooding, Kaleva Oct 2022 #159

Fantastic! Sounds like paradise on earth! TheBeam19 Oct 2022 #160

All you have to do is make the effort to move. Kaleva Oct 2022 #161

I went to help after Andy GreenWave Sep 2022 #5

And Florida termites eat everything in sight, from what I've heard... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2022 #34

Ah yes inthewind21 Sep 2022 #89

Great post, Cheezo!! Leghorn21 Sep 2022 #7

Sounds reasonable to me. yardwork Sep 2022 #8

K&R (Respect nature) betsuni Sep 2022 #9

My brother was in a Cat 5 Hurricane (Winston) in the Fiji Islands, 2016. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #11

Wow. mahina Sep 2022 #12

My brother can be a royal pain in the ass, but he has his moments. :) Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #20

He rode out a Cat 5 storm in a forest of mangrove trees. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #29

Amazing. Pinback Sep 2022 #126

I know. Yes he said the whole thing was surreal and the stuff of nightmares. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #130

Wow. Remarkable stories! Pinback Sep 2022 #134

YW Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #136

Fiji Islands are formed by volcanos, this saves lives in hurricanes. LeftInTX Sep 2022 #78

Yes but my point is that also the Fiji people take sensible precautions to prevent deaths. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #80

I lived in Orlando during college. Learned enough to know it won't be year round for me. TigressDem Sep 2022 #13

Excellent assesment of the situation on the coasts of the world. GoneOffShore Sep 2022 #14

Good stuff. MOMFUDSKI Sep 2022 #15

Move to Leesburg Florida. jimfields33 Sep 2022 #19

Yes! That area is great radical noodle Sep 2022 #51

Excellent. I haven't lost power and Internet or cable during any hurricane. jimfields33 Sep 2022 #55

We're off 441/27 just south of Belleview radical noodle Sep 2022 #70

I agree. I live in the plantation. jimfields33 Sep 2022 #75

more reasonable insurance prices. dembotoz Sep 2022 #97

Know it well. MOMFUDSKI Sep 2022 #60

My dad bought his house on treasure island in 1949 EX500rider Sep 2022 #148

I hear you. Joinfortmill Sep 2022 #18

Ft Myers Friend's house DownriverDem Sep 2022 #22

back in 2009 we were looking at warm weather places to move to from wisconsin moonshinegnomie Sep 2022 #25

It has been OVER 100 years since St. Pete was hit. MOMFUDSKI Sep 2022 #62

Kick dalton99a Sep 2022 #26

Totally agree with you Katinfl Sep 2022 #27

When I retired 13 years ago my dream was buying a place and moving to Florida. doc03 Sep 2022 #28

All of that is true. MOMFUDSKI Sep 2022 #64

I have mixed feelings about people who choose to live in hurricane prone areas. Lonestarblue Sep 2022 #32

Myrtle Beach MOMFUDSKI Sep 2022 #68

my opinion if you live in a flood prone area moonshinegnomie Sep 2022 #74

I agree. Duppers Oct 2022 #163

Sometimes you just can't fight Mother Nature. calimary Sep 2022 #109

You are right but the ebb and flow of understanding this will be slow in coming. Tadpole Raisin Sep 2022 #33

I don't understand the problem here. Chalco Sep 2022 #35

Couldn't agree more. Grew up a few miles south of Indian Rocks -- a family friend had a tiny log allegorical oracle Sep 2022 #41

As an old Florida resident I moved out in 1973. The last time Emile Sep 2022 #42

We are not one with Nature any longer Marthe48 Sep 2022 #54

I love where I live in SE Az. 4650 ft, 9600 ft peaks nearby. panader0 Sep 2022 #59

I've been in Florida since 1957. rubbersole Sep 2022 #63

Lived there for 26 years. slater71 Sep 2022 #71

Same can be said for cilla4progress Sep 2022 #72

The bugs drove me out of Florida left-of-center2012 Sep 2022 #73

That's the worst part of Texas too.. LeftInTX Sep 2022 #82

Have you tried roach baits? left-of-center2012 Sep 2022 #85

They don't seem to be effective on large roaches in our home. LeftInTX Sep 2022 #91

For drains I bought ... left-of-center2012 Sep 2022 #101

This is what happened with the drain LeftInTX Sep 2022 #105

Love raccoons! When I lived in a cottage moonscape Sep 2022 #94

They are dangerous, please do not encourage them. LeftInTX Sep 2022 #98

Sorry for your experience, mine was moonscape Sep 2022 #127

They are wild animals. Simple. LeftInTX Sep 2022 #140

Not just bugs..Sister lives in Lady Lake. They have other things like: Paper Roses Sep 2022 #118

I was born and raised in FL, all my family is here and I don't want to leave them. lark Sep 2022 #79

You're right, of course. But those Michiganders and NJites coming to live on the coast are, by Scrivener7 Sep 2022 #83

Wealthy is a relative adjective. llmart Sep 2022 #96

I'm with you Cheezo! Quakerfriend Sep 2022 #84

Couldn't agree more. We see it AZ all the time. grantcart Sep 2022 #88

"Commence with the bashing I don't care... I'm right." LOL USALiberal Sep 2022 #92

Climate change is real LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2022 #95

I used to love FL and sought out the most remote, unspoiled places. It is way too overbuilt for Evolve Dammit Sep 2022 #110

Something devoutly to be wished. Bugs Bunny knows what to do! amb123 Sep 2022 #114

I am confused Skittles Sep 2022 #115

I also would never move to Florida. Politics and phylny Sep 2022 #119

I was in Florida once....in July. Sogo Sep 2022 #120

Have lived there 2x leighbythesea2 Sep 2022 #123

Just like in California The Mouth Sep 2022 #124

I can be just as indignant about mchill Sep 2022 #125

Since most people don't have common sense, it may need to get a bit more draconian. roamer65 Sep 2022 #131

Everyone should live where there are no hurricanes TheBeam19 Sep 2022 #132

Bankrupt insurance companies do no one any good. roamer65 Sep 2022 #133

Can't bash anybody who's right Warpy Sep 2022 #138

There are 2.6 million septic tanks in FL. secondwind Sep 2022 #139

they bitch and moan about taxes purr-rat beauty Sep 2022 #144

The answer would make right wing heads explode, but long ago there needed to be federal zoning LT Barclay Sep 2022 #146

The Federal Flood Insurance program should pay off ONE total claim. No more. oldsoftie Oct 2022 #154

I've seen examples where folks have used those low interest loans to go from shacks near the water LT Barclay Oct 2022 #162

No love for Florida from me. I spent about a year living in Florida GoodRaisin Sep 2022 #147

I'll take hurricanes over tornados any day, lots of time to get ready & evacuate if you need to. EX500rider Sep 2022 #149

I just watched Beach Front Bargan Hunt. A couple was looking at Condos in Treasure applegrove Oct 2022 #151

What drives me crazy is.. jerseyjim Oct 2022 #155

even before Ian, i always wondered WHY people moved to Florida!!! I went there in December samnsara Oct 2022 #157

Excellent post malaise Oct 2022 #158