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  1. BWR1953

    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    I'm awake now. Power went off at 1210 here. Pretty stuffy in this motel room! There's a small storage shed outside and the door or something came loose and was banging all night long. Stopped about 1/2 hour ago. I opened the door a little and the winds have reduced to a breeze. Much cooler...
  2. BWR1953

    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    Landfall was about 1/2 hour ago. Starting to pick up here now.
  3. BWR1953

    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    Storm is making a hard right turn now. Will make landfall south of Sarasota.
  4. BWR1953

    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    Speaking of palm trees. My stepson, aka "the boy," is staying at his GF house. A palm tree blew over and hit the house. No damage though.
  5. BWR1953

    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    Lucky he got out.
  6. BWR1953

    Can't access iboats.com from Android, but okay from laptop

    The issue seems to be sporadic. It's worked a couple times, but then fails again. Each time with Gateway 504 timeout error.
  7. BWR1953

    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    My wife and I are settled into our motel. My wife has already set up house. :sneaky: The boy decided to ride it out at his girlfriends house. He'd been concerned about a pine tree in the backyard, but discovered a chainsaw in the garage and cut it down himself. I taught him that stuff.:cool:
  8. BWR1953

    Disaster Relief

    I remember when that was new. 🧓
  9. BWR1953

    Can't access iboats.com from Android, but okay from laptop

    It's Spectrum, which uses the Verizon carrier. Got info?
  10. BWR1953

    Can't access iboats.com from Android, but okay from laptop

    I tried my phone and my wife's, but no joy. Any word on what's up?
  11. BWR1953

    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    Next thing will be Waffle House boarded up. :(
  12. BWR1953

    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    Milton definitely has me more concerned than any of the others I've been through over the last 26 years, even Charley. And I got hit directly by Charley when I bugged out and it changed direction, ripping the roof off the hotel where I was staying. 😬
  13. BWR1953

    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    I get paid once a month, so did my usual shopping a few days ago after Helene passed. The freezers and fridge are full. Not good. :(
  14. BWR1953

    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    I just had a minor freak-out, but it turned out okay. I called the hotel to get details on pet policy and was told that not all reservations worked because the big companies, like Expedia and others, were issuing "reservations" when none actually existed. Fortunately, mine were valid because...
  15. BWR1953

    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    Man, it's starting to feel like 2004 all over again. :confused:
  16. BWR1953

    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    These storms in the Gulf are tough. They gen up quickly and we don't have as much time to figure the track, like we do with Atlantic storms. I just booked a hotel about 40 miles away, because there was no availability closer. Many hotels have folks impacted by Helene already there. Right...
  17. BWR1953

    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    Looks like we're in for it again. If it hits close to home, I'll probably have to bug out for this one. 11:00am update showing it as Tropical Depression 14 becoming Milton, a Cat 2 or possible Cat 3 by landfall on Oct 9th with winds of 110mph and high tidal surge. You can bet that we're...
  18. BWR1953

    Hurricane Helene

    :cry:
  19. BWR1953

    Hurricane Helene

    Man, Helene has done such incredible damage through the south. NC, SC, TN and KY all hurting. Virginia too. On the news this morning I saw the sheriff from the county where Asheville, NC is and he stated that there are over 1,000 people unaccounted for in the county. Could be from lack of...
  20. BWR1953

    Hurricane Helene

    All safe here. Lost a few roof shingles, but that's about it. No biggie. Winds were 50-70mph. It's an old roof, so when we replace it (later), we'll upgrade to the new metal shingles. 🙃
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