Hurricane Irma

[MerlinTheGoat]

Landlines don't have the 911 requirement that mobile phones do. I don't think they will work without a sim. But will work with a non active sim

I believe I've called 911 on a smartphone without a sim. And when you don't have a sim inserted, a message usually displays saying "emergency calls only".

 

[bclane]

And...there went my power. Last post for a while, see you on the other side, folks.

Ours keeps flickering on and off but it hasn't been out for longer than a second or two and then it comes right back.

 

[DisAl]

No duh - I was talking about the mobile

The problem with landlines is nearly everyone has wireless phones or advanced phones not a traditional wired phone even tho they have landline service

I keep one old pot (plain old telephone) connected for just that reason. With no power the cordless phones are out, but the pot still works.

 

[nyfrenchy]

Kind of off topic. Does anyone have the picture of all the power trucks in wdw parking lots?

More picture there: http://www.chipandco.com/epcot-park...as-utility-trucks-hurricane-irma-hits-281755/

 

[Ismael Flores]

This is not good


https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...for-impact-as-superstorm-reaches-florida-live

27m ago 22:15

Florida senator Marco Rubio has tweeted that Hialeah hospital in Miami has only two hours of diesel left for its generator. He has appealed for help or for Florida Power and Light to restore power as soon as possible to the 378-bed acute hospital.

Marco Rubio (@marcorubio)
Just got report @HialeahHospital has less than 2 hours of diesel left to run generator. They need diesel or @insideFPL restoration ASAP

September 11, 2017

 

[21stamps]

Miami Mayor on FNC via phone right now..

"We will be back to the Miami Beach that everyone knows and loves sooner than you think"

 

[Ismael Flores]

Miami airport received lots of damaged and they have announced that it will remain closed till Tuesday

 

[LAKid53]

Update on Napelton Infinity. They've been ordered to remove their cars from FSU parking garages. In spite of their insistence they had permission, FSU PD and Administration didn't know about the issue until it blew up on Twitter. Strike one for social media.

 

[LAKid53]

Actually, landline phones do have the same 911 requirement. If a landline phone is still connected to the telephone network and has a connection it is required to be able to dial 911 even if the phone has no other service.

Nice to know

 

[LAKid53]

I made my sofa bed just in case. (It's cooler downstairs.)

I'm sleeping on the couch tonite

 

[monothingie]

From @tikiman Facebook page Oasis Pool

 

[Andrew C]

From @tikiman Facebook page Oasis Pool

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Wow! I wonder if that is a tree they just recently planted during the renovation?

 

[HRHPrincessAriel]

Oh that's good to hear!

I know a lot of us, myself included, were bashing people who stayed. But I spoke to a friend earlier.. born Conch, no longer lives in the Keys or Florida, but her entire family and many friends are still in KW. Here was her response to my question about people who stayed..

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It offers a different perspective, and I'm thinking that your friends probably share the same sentiments as the people referenced in her post. Keys Folks really are a different breed, but they are some of the best that exist.


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It's like Galveston folks in Texas.

 

[Bayoubengal88]

From @tikiman Facebook page Oasis Pool

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is this the poly resort?

 

[ford91exploder]

Update on Napelton Infinity. They've been ordered to remove their cars from FSU parking garages. In spite of their insistence they had permission, FSU PD and Administration didn't know about the issue until it blew up on Twitter. Strike one for social media.

Too late now you can bet they only have one employee available to move the cars.

 

[Ismael Flores]

Something to ease the stress and bring a smile to everyone and it's Disney related

https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...for-impact-as-superstorm-reaches-florida-live


1m ago 03:53

A little something to warm your heart. The actor Kirsten Bell, who was the voice star of Frozen, is sitting out the storm in Orlando and has visted a refuge centre to sing for the kids stuck there.

Here she is. For those of you not familiar with her oeuvre, I’ve done the hard Googling for you and this one’s called Do You Want To Build A Snowman?

WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal10)
Amazing, Frozen's @IMKristenBell stuck in Orlando due to #Irma, visits local shelter to sing for kids riding out the storm inside pic.twitter.com/iB6FIYp4Cs

September 10, 2017

 

[Minnie1986]

Tornados are extremely localized... literally hundreds of feet can be the difference between nothing and total destruction. It's also hard to tell if it's actually happening. So seeing the funnel is huge... at night you lose all that.

Gotcha. Thanks!

 

[JohnD]

Update on Napelton Infinity. They've been ordered to remove their cars from FSU parking garages. In spite of their insistence they had permission, FSU PD and Administration didn't know about the issue until it blew up on Twitter. Strike one for social media.

 

[larryz]

Update on Napelton Infinity. They've been ordered to remove their cars from FSU parking garages.

When I read that business name, it always looks like "Napoleon Infinity"... I don't know why...

 

[Minnie1986]

With a nighttime tornado you have no idea what is about to happen, and for some reason wind always seems to sound twice as bad at night. In the daytime you at least have a chance to see what is coming and have a better chance to take cover. Also trying to move around tornado debris is extremely difficult and dangerous on daylight and next to impossible to navigate in the dark.
The worst thing about hurricane spawned tornadoes is that they often just spin up in a matter of minutes with no time for a warning to be issued.

Makes sense. I'm a northeastern girl, so the biggest thing I have to worry about is the occasional nor'easter. Sandy is the only hurricane that I can remember doing serious damage up here.