I'm Back
By Jo Ann
@akalinus (43366)
United States
October 11, 2024 2:19pm CST
Hurricane Milton is gone and we have cool, partly sunny weather. May there never be another. We almost evacuated twice and then when it got scary, they said it was too late.
Our area dodged a disaster but I feel sorry for those south of us who experienced flooding and tornados.
We found the carport on top of my friend's car when it was over. Other cars were also damaged and there was an alligator under one, a typical Florida day.
Hope you all have good weather from now on. Were you in the hurricane area? What is your story?
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@Shivram59 (36540)
• India
11 Oct
I have watched the disasters of the hurricane.It was horrible.I came to learn it was the most disastrous hurricane in the last one thousand years.Is that true?? Your country has survived as many as five hurricanes.Am I right??
I'm glad you and your family is safe.
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
14 Oct
@Shivram59 That is what they want you to believe, yes.
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@Shivram59 (36540)
• India
14 Oct
@akalinus Thanks for correcting me.I'm told such a storm has come there after 1000 years.We had have the most disastrous form back in 1999.It has changed the shape of our planet for ever.Our state was the most affected by it..
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@marguicha (223850)
• Chile
11 Oct
We don´t have hurricanes here. But Stepmother Nature gives us earthquakes every day.
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
14 Oct
This is the peak time for hurricanes here. The water is hot and that makes more hurricanes form. it has been a little cooler since, so I hope the season is over. The official season is June 1 to November 30. They usually don't have any serious ones until around August.
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@RebeccasFarm (90481)
• Arvada, Colorado
12 Oct
Didnt know you were in FL. Glad you okay now Jo Ann xo
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@kaylachan (71918)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Oct
I was. We experienced the expected flooding and power outages. Winds never got into the nearly 100 plus as predicted so a lot of us skated by with little to no damage. This morning a neighbor cleared the carpet of leaves from our driveway. Never really lost power. My solar system kept the lights on when the grid failed.
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@kaylachan (71918)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Oct
@akalinus I hope he is okay, because going as high as possible is kind a catch 22. Because you expose yourself to roof colapse and strureal damage. On the other hand, going as low as possible, you are exposed to flooding. Rule of thumb is to take the lesser of two evils. You're easier to rescue from a flood then if a roof comes down on you.
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
14 Oct
@kaylachan The truth is that if it is your time to go, you can't keep yourself safe. I am glad he is okay, the cats are safe, and of course, the car. We did not evacuate here because the news said the highways out were like a parking lot and it was bad.
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
14 Oct
It is good that the winds weren't 120-130 or more. The news was so terrifying. The mayor of Tampa said we would all die if we did not evacuate. We almost left twice but ended up staying here. They said highrises would be swept away. My son lives in one in St. Pete. He couldn't go anywhere with three cats. His girlfriend was in Chicago. He took the car to a garage and went as high as possible.
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@luisadannointed (6308)
• Philippines
14 Oct
I am glad you are okay.
And I hope no one was hurt by the alligator, I think the alligator is kinda confuse and scared too.
It was a rainy Monday here.
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Once, they went through all the names for the year and then started naming the hurricanes after the Greek alphabet, Alpha, Beta, Zeta, etc.
@LindaOHio (181931)
• United States
12 Oct
I'm glad you're OK. We're in Ohio. Sometimes we will get wind and rain from a hurricane but not this time. Have a good weekend.
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
15 Oct
@LindaOHio I think a foot of rain would flood anything!
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@LindaOHio (181931)
• United States
15 Oct
@akalinus Not on our street except for the time we had 12" of rain.
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@jefferson126 (3316)
• Shenzhen, China
12 Oct
Here the weather is really good,glad to know your area didn't suffer disaster,i am living seaside city,therefore,there will be hurricane here occasionally,i knew how horrible it was.But i didn't meet alligator,guess that being is scary.Welcome back to mylot.
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
14 Oct
Thank you. Do you have alligators or crocodiles in your country? I watch YouTube videos of China often. It is a dangerous place to live. I see people climbing up mountainsides to get to their homes above. Some have ladders and even little kids climb up.
@akalinus (43366)
• United States
16 Oct
@jefferson126 I am glad to know that not everyone lives on top of cliffs they must climb up. I sometimes fall in my house and would not like to climb those ladders.
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@jefferson126 (3316)
• Shenzhen, China
15 Oct
@akalinus ,there are crocodiles in our country,but i dont know what is the type of crocodiles .not many ppl built home on mountain nowadays,what you saw are minority.
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@Dreamerby (5948)
• Calcutta, India
15 Oct
I hope you are safe and sound. Wishing you a good day.
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