Everyone stay safe.
Dolphins / Hurricane Irma thread
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SkapePhin
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Its not just delta... Its nuts what all the flights cost by mid-day yesterday.
- don't understand how this kind of price-gouging is any less reprehensible- or more legal than the bodega $5 loafs of bread or gas station's $10/gal. Matter of fact it's worse considering a "6X" multiple.
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I keep seeing these memes that Harvey is the worst hurricane in recorded history. I think what these 20 year olds mean is it is the worst in their waking memory - and that was only because it camped over Houston and dumped a ton of rain.
As a species, we are better prepared to deal with hurricanes than ever. We have better construction, materials, and building codes. We know they are coming. We have the infrastructure to deal with them before, during and after they hit.
Look at the history of hurricanes in Florida and truly appreciate how "lucky" we are to go through this at this point in time. Before the 50s, hundreds and thousands of people died when storms hit. http://pparker.org/hurricanes/hurricane_history.htm
Be safe y'all. Bug out if it is going to hit you directly and it sustains it's winds.
Side note: my sister in law has been trying to book hotel rooms as far north as Atlanta and she can't find anything.
As a species, we are better prepared to deal with hurricanes than ever. We have better construction, materials, and building codes. We know they are coming. We have the infrastructure to deal with them before, during and after they hit.
Look at the history of hurricanes in Florida and truly appreciate how "lucky" we are to go through this at this point in time. Before the 50s, hundreds and thousands of people died when storms hit. http://pparker.org/hurricanes/hurricane_history.htm
Be safe y'all. Bug out if it is going to hit you directly and it sustains it's winds.
Side note: my sister in law has been trying to book hotel rooms as far north as Atlanta and she can't find anything.
No one in Florida is sure of the best possible action as of right now. Besides just leaving the state there isn't a sure fire answer at the moment.
Speaking of the West Coast, my brother and his family were supposed to leave this morning for our place in Jax, but he has currently decided to wait and see b/c now it seems that there are strong predictions for the East Coast of FL.
I think the best that we all can do is survey this thread for another day or so and then react to the strongest predictions at that point.
Leaving the state and heading up the gulf or up I-95 could ironically put you in the eye of the storm due to its capricious nature and considering it's Ohio sized 300 miles across. IMO, there are no viable auto options and airflights are booked and being price gouged. Maybe a train up to DC, but then again, how safe is that???
I said 'into the ocean' Hoops - best case scenario for everyone. Spin out that way and die.
Just checked JetBlue from FLL to DCA leaving tomorrow and returning the 12th. $370 round trip. Not awful.
**** Delta.
The NFL just screwed both the Bucs and Dolphins...gonna be a slobberknocker of a season for both teams
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