Irma, Atlantic Hurricane formed & on the way to ??

[BBL]

Hi guys!
I returned home last night after a white knuckle ride down I-75 interstate, bumper to bumper (definitely a parking lot inching forward in spells), 50% of traffic was trucks: tankers, van trailers, reefers, car haulers, many electric trucks from several states including Canada - all in a snail's pace heading south. Several traffic evacuee fatalities during travel down that stretch. Fuel was not a problem over the distance I travelled.
Irma did not add to the misery my property sustained with hurricane Matthew. Lots of debris, no trees down, no flooding, no looting -- thank God. I definitely have Guiding Angels!
Hope everyone who faced Irma is OK.
Blessings,
DM

[Gaijin]

Yes you do. So glad to hear it DM.

[BBL]

Originally Posted by Gaijin

Yes you do. So glad to hear it DM.

Thank you Gaijin:
Just another notch in my belt. Feeling so very grateful.

Feel sick to my stomach for the suffering people go through because of disasters that wipe out their lives.

[Runnin' Rebel]

Today, 14 September, MIA is at 66% for flights (aprox. 629) includes cargo. Expect pretty good improvement every day. Yesterday was at 50%

FLL is about the same or better but still both have cancellations. Check with your carrier

EDIT ^

[BBL]

Utility pole looters caught!

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/09/14...rmas-wake.html

[rr-nyc]

Originally Posted by BBL

Hi guys!
I returned home last night after a white knuckle ride down I-75 interstate, bumper to bumper (definitely a parking lot inching forward in spells), 50% of traffic was trucks: tankers, van trailers, reefers, car haulers, many electric trucks from several states including Canada - all in a snail's pace heading south. Several traffic evacuee fatalities during travel down that stretch. Fuel was not a problem over the distance I travelled.
Irma did not add to the misery my property sustained with hurricane Matthew. Lots of debris, no trees down, no flooding, no looting -- thank God. I definitely have Guiding Angels!
Hope everyone who faced Irma is OK.
Blessings,
DM

Gald you made it safely and everything was okay. No major damage for my in Miami Beach but I'm just going by the building management is saying. No immediate plans to go down until there is power and those that need to get down there go before me.

[Etschell]

Originally Posted by rr-nyc

Gald you made it safely and everything was okay. No major damage for my in Miami Beach but I'm just going by the building management is saying. No immediate plans to go down until there is power and those that need to get down there go before me.

We should alk do a south florida gtg at some point.

[BBL]

Irma is already in Wikipedia:
(and will probably be revised)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Irma

From article: Deaths and damage by territory -
Territory, Fatalities, Damage (2017 USD)

Anguilla (UK), 1 Fatalities, $290 million
Barbados, 1 Fatalities, N/A
Barbuda (AG), 3 Fatalities, $215 million
British Virgin Islands (UK), 0 Fatalities, $1.4 billion
Cuba, 10 Fatalities, $2.2 billion
Haiti, 1 Fatalities, N/A
Puerto Rico (US), 3 Fatalities, $800 million
Saint Kitts and Nevis, 0 Fatalities, $80 million
Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy (FR), 11 Fatalities, $2.28 billion
Sint Maarten (NL), 4 Fatalities, $2.5 billion
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK), 0 Fatalities, > $500 million
United States, 38 Fatalities, > $50 billion
U.S. Virgin Islands, 4 Fatalities, $2.4 billion
Unknown, 5 Fatalities, N/A
Totals: 81 Fatalities > $62.7 billion

[G8RDPM]

Originally Posted by BBL

Irma is already in Wikipedia:
(and will probably be revised)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Irma

From article: Deaths and damage by territory -
Territory, Fatalities, Damage (2017 USD)

Anguilla (UK), 1 Fatalities, $290 million
Barbados, 1 Fatalities, N/A
Barbuda (AG), 3 Fatalities, $215 million
British Virgin Islands (UK), 0 Fatalities, $1.4 billion
Cuba, 10 Fatalities, $2.2 billion
Haiti, 1 Fatalities, N/A
Puerto Rico (US), 3 Fatalities, $800 million
Saint Kitts and Nevis, 0 Fatalities, $80 million
Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy (FR), 11 Fatalities, $2.28 billion
Sint Maarten (NL), 4 Fatalities, $2.5 billion
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK), 0 Fatalities, > $500 million
United States, 38 Fatalities, > $50 billion
U.S. Virgin Islands, 4 Fatalities, $2.4 billion
Unknown, 5 Fatalities, N/A
Totals: 81 Fatalities > $62.7 billion

Glad you are safe. Wishing you a relaxing weekend!

[BBL]

Originally Posted by Gaijin

Yes you do. So glad to hear it DM.

Thankyou!
So many times, I can only say that my guiding angels have to take all the credit!!

Originally Posted by rr-nyc

Gald you made it safely and everything was okay. .............

Thank you. I didn't have it in me to tough it out as we were in a mandatory evacuation zone... too worried about potential storm surge. If it was just me, I may have had a harder decision, but with 3 of the sweetest pets alive, it was not an option.

Originally Posted by G8RDPM

Glad you are safe. Wishing you a relaxing weekend!

Hey Doc! Thank you for your PM concerns. Cheers!

DM