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Old 10-10-2017, 01:26 PM
 
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I think this is a giant exaggeration. I spent Irma in my oceanfront condo in Miami Beach. I was scheduled to fly out (to Cancun, a trip planned long before) the Friday before but my trip was canceled Thursday night and I could not find a replacement in time. Along with me being injured, 6 broken ribs from an accident the week before, I decided to ride it out.

For 2 days there was nonstop wind but that was about it. My condo never lost power (though I lost internet).

The most depressing part was leaving my unit that Tuesday to see all the landscaping damage.

I haven't been back to my Condo since the hurricane, I will be back January or February. Hopefully the trees recover by then. But if that's my only complaint, then it goes to show you how mild it was for most of Florida. Yes, the Keys and possibly SW Florida had it a lot stronger. But most of the state just had landscaping damage and some power outages.
An exaggeration for you perhaps, but for the majority who were actually near landfall or in it's path it was a different story. You seriously sound like one of those who says global warming doesn't exist because it was cold where you were today.
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Old 10-10-2017, 01:32 PM
 
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Hurricanes are only scary if you live in a mobile home. If you live in a normal house, it's just cosmetic damage, which is why you have insurance. You have plenty of warning unlike wildfires, earthquakes, tornadoes. You can always just drive North, if you are scared and wait until power is restored.
Sorry but that quite possibly is among the stupidest things I have read in awhile. Please do share that theory with those who have lost their homes or suffered serious damage from hurricanes in Florida, not to mention the tornadoes that are spawned by the storms. Also the premise of simply up and leaving for many isn't a given if not self-employed and/or independently wealthy. It was estimated over half of the residents of Orlando alone wouldn't have had the financial means to evacuate from a hurricane.
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Old 10-10-2017, 03:15 PM
 
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Sorry but that quite possibly is among the stupidest things I have read in awhile. Please do share that theory with those who have lost their homes or suffered serious damage from hurricanes in Florida, not to mention the tornadoes that are spawned by the storms. Also the premise of simply up and leaving for many isn't a given if not self-employed and/or independently wealthy. It was estimated over half of the residents of Orlando alone wouldn't have had the financial means to evacuate from a hurricane.
You havent experienced life in other places to understand a hurricane is probably the safest natural disaater to encounter in the continental US
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Old 10-10-2017, 03:45 PM
 
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You havent experienced life in other places to understand a hurricane is probably the safest natural disaater to encounter in the continental US
To be fair, you and I probably have cbs homes. I don't think your statement would apply to someone with a wood frame home
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Old 10-10-2017, 04:24 PM
 
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Most people don't realize this but if this were to happen you again by all means check into a hotel room and bill FEMA for it later. They will almost certainly reimburse all of your expenses for a reasonably priced room.
I'd question whether FEMA would reimburse someone for lodging expenses if they left their home just because they had no power there. Generally the criteria would be if the home was uninhabitable due to severe damage. While it's miserable to be without AC in the FL summer heat, it's not uninhabitable.

And from the perpective of an old Floridian who's gone through several hurricanes, including Andrew in Miami in 1992 which destroyed our house and neighborhood. The rebuilding process took us two years total and had to be the worse two years I ever spent. If the loss of one's power at home for a period of time is the extent of the effect of a hurricane, one can count his/her blessings.
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Old 10-10-2017, 05:51 PM
 
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My wife and I moved here over a decade ago. We have great careers, beautiful children, great school, nice house a few blocks from the beach, etc. Irma broke something about Florida for us. We were without power for a week and it was hell. I've started looking for jobs in the north east and we're prepping our house to sell. There's something about September in the north. I just can't be unbearably hot anymore. Our neighborhood still smells of rotten debris.

I realize this may read like a complaint post. It's not. We've been all over Florida from the Keys to High Springs... we still love it and the plan is to come back for a week or two in the spring moving forward.

I guess the battle with the heat wore me out as a full-time resident.
If you can afford a nice house a few blocks from the beach spending under $20K for a whole house generator is out of the question?!?

Sounds like someone didn’t plan...as someone who lost power for 9 days with Sandy and 5 with Irene in the NE I was prepared here..but whatever floats your boat.
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Old 10-10-2017, 05:55 PM
 
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Been here 5 yrs and Irma was my first hurricane rodeo. My plan is to never stick around to experience it first hand. I've heard enough of how scary it can be and that was good enough. I knew moving here that having a hurricane hit wasn't an if but when.
If I see a Cat 2 coming, I'm evacuating out of the cone and don't plan to come back until some form of power is restored. I'm adding an evac/unscheduled vacation budget to my finance. Going forward, I'm looking to beef up the house a bit more to lessen damage (cut down trees, add more shutters, clear yard etc etc.)
In terms of losing the house, that's what the big insurance bill I pay every year is there for. I don't have any attachment to anything other than family members and limbs and I plan to take that out of harm's way.

I lived in the northeast growing up and don't want to deal with months of misery cold winter ever. I hate cold feet on cold floors. Spent a good decade plus in the more temperate midwest with no harsh winter but it was too landlocked and long drive to crappy beaches (unless it was a full day drive to get to Florida panhandle). Even spent a short stint in the west coast in San Diego and it was too expensive with beautiful beaches that you can't really swim in. I'm willing to deal with a hurricane event once or twice a year in exchange for the great quality of life that Florida has to offer with the plethora of sunshine and beauty and laid back lifestyle.

Everyone has their own priorities and breaking point. Life is short, hope you find what you're looking for. Cheers.
If your home is up to the latest code and CBS you’re good for more than a Cat 2.
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Old 10-10-2017, 06:05 PM
 
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I think this is a giant exaggeration. I spent Irma in my oceanfront condo in Miami Beach. I was scheduled to fly out (to Cancun, a trip planned long before) the Friday before but my trip was canceled Thursday night and I could not find a replacement in time. Along with me being injured, 6 broken ribs from an accident the week before, I decided to ride it out.

For 2 days there was nonstop wind but that was about it. My condo never lost power (though I lost internet).

The most depressing part was leaving my unit that Tuesday to see all the landscaping damage.

I haven't been back to my Condo since the hurricane, I will be back January or February. Hopefully the trees recover by then. But if that's my only complaint, then it goes to show you how mild it was for most of Florida. Yes, the Keys and possibly SW Florida had it a lot stronger.But most of the state just had landscaping damage and some power outages.
You must have tracked a different Irma. Naples and Everglades City got hammered. Miami Beach didn’t even get 100 mph gusts.
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Old 10-10-2017, 06:25 PM
 
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If your home is up to the latest code and CBS you’re good for more than a Cat 2.
But not a Cat 5 with gust over 220mph.
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Old 10-10-2017, 06:44 PM
 
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But not a Cat 5 with gust over 220mph.
Not much you can do there. But at least with a hurricane you will have days to know its relative path and strength.
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