Hurricane Ida........

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Not that I have enough crap on my mind, my daughter and her husband live in New Orleans, directly in the path of Ida. She is a Katrina victim and suffers from PTSD from her experience, they lost everything including their home. Please keep your fingers crossed for her.

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The latest forecast for #Ida. While there are no significant changes to the forecast track, #Ida is still forecasted to be a Cat 4 Hurricane at landfall. If you have a hurricane plan, now is the the time to put it into action.
 
guitarweasel said:
Not that I have enough crap on my mind, my daughter and her husband live in New Orleans, directly in the path of Ida. She is a Katrina victim and suffers from PTSD from her experience, they lost everything including their home. Please keep your fingers crossed for her.

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The latest forecast for #Ida. While there are no significant changes to the forecast track, #Ida is still forecasted to be a Cat 4 Hurricane at landfall. If you have a hurricane plan, now is the the time to put it into action.
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Thats horrible man. Hope she makes it thru this alright. I know we got some members down in the storm path right now and hope they are getting thru this ok as well. Worst part of summer's end is it brings forth these badass hurricanes
 
I hope the whole experience misses her. She has paid her dues.

I hope it misses everyone, if that is still possible at this point. The levy has been upgraded, so that will help.

I am glad to see the most vulnerable people evacuating. Did your daughter decide to stay or go?
 
Hoping for the best for everyone affected, especially your daughter. My wife and I got married in NOLA a few years after Katrina. The devastation was still very evident. Hopefully the levees will hold this time.
 
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I've been through one hurricane and that was enough.
Iniki on Kauai was not a pleasant experience.
If people stay put and don't evacuate, it's probably not the best of ideas...
The best thing to do is just get out of the way and go somewhere else if you can quickly, seriously.

That was one rough day.
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People close the windows and doors, the house explodes from difference in air pressure.
It really is better to tie all the doors open to equalize the pressure, and I can say this from hands on experience.
Yeah, the roof can pop off the house from air pressure.
 
I have been through more of them than I can actually count-- or remember the names of.

The problem with leaving --- is GETTING BACK .... which you may not be able to do for days-- weeks?

Ive known people who had no damge to their home but were robbed and or vandalized after the storm while they were gone ---
-- no thanks --
And for us leaving (with all these animals) is not an option

Most recently --3 years ago I think it was now--I sat in my living room and watched Hurricane Irmas eye wall move over us on my radar weather/phone -- we lost several big oaks to a twister that skipped across the neighborhood at the tree tops -- (heard that) -- spent 8 days and 7 nights after with no power......

Not making light of the current situation-- again prayers and good vibes to the Gulf Coast they are in for a rough 48 hours

As well North Ms. -- Tn.-- Ky. will get slammed with rain tornadoes and flooding in the coming week.... not good for many folks --
 
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eSGEe said:
Well its got me this far-- doubt Ill stop any time soon. Ive lived in Hurricane alley for almost 4 decades ...... still here -- I reckon if I survive a couple more decades it wont really matter now will it?
but the prayers will -- ;)
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I am sure you do things other than pray, and I think that is what he meant. Maybe pray while you put boards on the windows, or pray for your house on the way to a hotel!
 
If it reaches about 10-15mph more than its current status, it will become a Category 5 which goes without saying; is a complete nightmare scenario for the Gulf Coast, especially Louisiana. It's current status is horrific enough and I'm not trying to be grim and glib, but you already know what kind of damage we're talking about here and it's all bad.

I hope everyone has either evacuated safely in the lowest elevations directly near waterways ( aka New Orleans and surrounding areas) or those in more drier areas have secured their properties and made preparations.

This is dreadful and i cant stress how sorry I am to you folks down that way. I wish you the absolute best and hope things take a miraculous turn in mitigating damages.
 
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