I hope he's wrong too. For two years in a row I've had a WDW trip planned after a hurricane. Last year, I drove down when I still had no power. This year, I'm driving down this Saturday as planned.
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Hurricane Irma
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I hope he's wrong too. For two years in a row I've had a WDW trip planned after a hurricane. Last year, I drove down when I still had no power. This year, I'm driving down this Saturday as planned.
Oh, (words I can't post), that bites. Officials are warning people all the time about using portable generators, like, DON'T LEAVE THEM RUNNING UNATTENDED! Glad no one was injured or killed, but you just burned down your house that survived Irma.... Your poor parents. Glad to hear they are okay, other than their obviously shot nerves.
Jordanaous
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I had Hermine last year, but that was nothing. Just a few Tornado warnings and a lot of rain... Nothing major. Would rather not have a major hurricane...
It wasn't their house, though, fortunately. I had a bad cell connection when I spoke with them. Near as I can tell the generator was stored in the garage across the street. I guess gas was leaking from it and interacted with the water heater. Boom!
Bairstow
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If I were a betting man I'd never bet on the weather, and especially not on hurricane seasons.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_hurricane_season#2000s_2
Can you please let us Floridians get through the disaster that was Irma and the rest of the hurricane season before you armchair prognosticators start taking bets about next year?
Not even the experts at the NHC are talking about 2018.
21stamps
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Plan your trips after November if you want to eliminate your hurricane chances.lol
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
that is the dang truth... also if I were a betting man I wouldn't trust many exact hurricane track forecasts either - those things have a mind of their own
disneygeek90
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My parents are making their way back to Ft Myers. They are still without power but pictures from neighbors looks like the house is ok. Lots of tree and screen damage. Still no word on what my brother's apartment is looking like in Miami.
I think after all the wind and flooding, if I heard that, I'd probably have dropped dead of a heart attack.
Jordanaous
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I've always enjoyed going around this time of the year. It tends to be rather quiet, and it's the first couple of weeks after the UK kids go back to school, so it's cheap!
I know hurricanes are at their peak during this timeframe, but you've always got to take the chance and just hope for the best. Thankfully I'm flexible, so I'm able to move things around if need be...
Or before August
Just make sure to purchase travel insurance
Jordanaous
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Given the cost of medical bills in the US... I'd be crazy not to!
21stamps
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Oh that's great! hopefully you'll get the same good news from your brother.
If anyone has missing people- the Coast Guard has a hotline. My friend called it, a live person answered on the third ring!
I've now gone through my 4th. I'd forgotten about that hurricane that brushed Miami a few months after we moved there in 1966. Kate in 1985, Hermine last year and now Irma. We were prepared in Miami (dad was an engineer), not at all prepared for Kate, not as prepared for Hermine and other than not enough D batteries, over prepared for Irma. But I was, based on forecasts, expecting the worst - no power for weeks and possible lack of water and a damaged home. Especially after she seemed to turn to make a beeline for Tallahassee - and all our trees.
Breathed a sigh of relieve Sunday evening.
I envy those of you with national health.
On the MDE app...
As of 9:45 AM, the wait for FoP is 210 minutes.
EE is a 15 minute wait.
KS is listed as temp closed.