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I was in 100 mph straight-line winds in the Midwest and it was pretty intense.
Of course, I was staying in a friend’s old farmhouse, and it probably wasn’t designed to withstand much more than that. That old house was making some disturbing noises while the wind was peaking.
I would imagine your home has been “hurricane-proofed” to some degree???
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I was in 100 mph straight-line winds in the Midwest and it was pretty intense.
Of course, I was staying in a friend’s old farmhouse, and it probably wasn’t designed to withstand much more than that. That old house was making some disturbing noises while the wind was peaking.
I would imagine your home has been “hurricane-proofed” to some degree???
Yes, thankfully the houses in this neighborhood were built well and properly.
It's still a 2, but down to about 90mph now, it'll be getting down to a 1 soon. I imagine the folks down south will be glad to see it shrink.
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From about 5 minutes ago from my front porch.
Local reports say 32mph winds here.
Local reports say 32mph winds here.
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My sister took a direct hit.
Well…
Have you been in contact with her?
Is she currently safe?
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Looks like you’re making up for your rainfall deficit.
A bit.
We'll still be down though. Heh.
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Nope. It’s as insensitive as you think. Why do we keep paying for sheer stupidity?
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I’m givin’ her all she’s got, Cap’n!
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Okay it's light out now. The little tree has a slight lean, it can be staked. It will be fine. The the big tree in front just fine. The golden raintree in the back lost two decent size limbs. Actually the tree has a better shape now and I may remove another small limb. The elderberry in the back took a beating and has a serious case of the leans. I'm hoping with staking that it will survive.
Otherwise the yard is a bit of a mess with debris. I also have a bit of standing water in the low spots but I anticipate it to be fully trained easily by midday probably sooner. The good news is the Golden rain tree seed pods have been majority blown off. So less seedlings this year, that's a good thing.
Most of the neighborhood looks like it has no power. I do however as well as the other dozen or so homes on this string. I'm not sure what's going on with the Internet. I'm assuming their little box a few blocks away has no power.
Coffee.
Otherwise the yard is a bit of a mess with debris. I also have a bit of standing water in the low spots but I anticipate it to be fully trained easily by midday probably sooner. The good news is the Golden rain tree seed pods have been majority blown off. So less seedlings this year, that's a good thing.
Most of the neighborhood looks like it has no power. I do however as well as the other dozen or so homes on this string. I'm not sure what's going on with the Internet. I'm assuming their little box a few blocks away has no power.
Coffee.
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In the midst of Hurricane Milton: "Lord, Lift Our Spirits" 
Edit: okay, the Instagram poster owned up to this being a "remix" of footage from another earlier hurricane, but the sentiment remains.
I think everyone should experience at least (and at most) once in their life the adrenaline rush of an aborted landing (a "go-around"), where you're just about to touch down on the runway and then all of a sudden you're in "shuttle launch position".
I had this happen to me flying into Tampa ten years ago, the pilot got on the intercom and said he was sorry for the sudden surprise but the plane that had landed immediately before him had a tire pop off and it was sitting in the middle of our runway....had the jet engines ingested that tire we'd have likely to have had a very bad day.
Edit: okay, the Instagram poster owned up to this being a "remix" of footage from another earlier hurricane, but the sentiment remains.
I think everyone should experience at least (and at most) once in their life the adrenaline rush of an aborted landing (a "go-around"), where you're just about to touch down on the runway and then all of a sudden you're in "shuttle launch position".
I had this happen to me flying into Tampa ten years ago, the pilot got on the intercom and said he was sorry for the sudden surprise but the plane that had landed immediately before him had a tire pop off and it was sitting in the middle of our runway....had the jet engines ingested that tire we'd have likely to have had a very bad day.
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Okay it's light out now. The little tree has a slight lean, it can be staked. It will be fine. The the big tree in front just fine. The golden raintree in the back lost two decent size limbs. Actually the tree has a better shape now and I may remove another small limb. The elderberry in the back took a beating and has a serious case of the leans. I'm hoping with staking that it will survive.
Otherwise the yard is a bit of a mess with debris. I also have a bit of standing water in the low spots but I anticipate it to be fully trained easily by midday probably sooner. The good news is the Golden rain tree seed pods have been majority blown off. So less seedlings this year, that's a good thing.
Most of the neighborhood looks like it has no power. I do however as well as the other dozen or so homes on this string. I'm not sure what's going on with the Internet. I'm assuming their little box a few blocks away has no power.
Coffee.
So it looks like "they" used "their" weather control equipment to steer the worst of the storm around your little slice of the community. (And they even did a little pruning on a tree that may have needed it.)
Seriously, though. It’s good to hear you weathered the storm in fairly good shape. Now don’t over exert yourself with the cleanup. And watch out for any loose branches that may be waiting to fall.
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126 tornado warnings yesterday... with Irma, there were 69, and that was the last record. Milton said "hold my beer"
the hurricanes were much larger with Milton, too, staying on the ground longer and subsequently more damaging
St. Petersburg had over 18" of rain
the hurricanes were much larger with Milton, too, staying on the ground longer and subsequently more damaging
St. Petersburg had over 18" of rain
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TIL a "golden rain tree" is a thing. note to self: "seed pods" not "pea pods"
note to self: "seed pods" not "pea pods"
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a...p&cvid=4dccfe11b06c429287ba0321e7fdef23&ei=10
don't know who was more stupid: CNN for sending Anderson Cooper outside during the hurricane or A.C for actually doing it. Stupid, stupid, stupid and against all the warnings people are given not to do such things! Makes me pretty cross because him getting hit in the face by debris was entirely unnecessary.
don't know who was more stupid: CNN for sending Anderson Cooper outside during the hurricane or A.C for actually doing it. Stupid, stupid, stupid and against all the warnings people are given not to do such things! Makes me pretty cross because him getting hit in the face by debris was entirely unnecessary.
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Sometime soon, one of these idiot newscasters is going to die doing one of these stand-up stunts in a storm. Then, maybe, they’ll reconsider doing this crap and send a drone or a robot dog or something to grab their overly boring footage of rain falling and wind blowing.
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I'm not a fan of the tree. They were planted en masse about 60 years ago or so and the majority of the seeds germinate into saplings. So even if you get rid of it, old seeds will germinate. So I'm actually pretty excited about having almost all the halfway developed seed pods being blown off the tree.TIL a "golden rain tree" is a thing.
You will hear some people say they like them because they seed pods remind them of fall leaves turning color. Because they get an orangish red. Stupidest thing ever. It's an invasive tree.
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The video of those tornadoes were truly insane.
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