Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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I’ve done my best to prepare for this first experience. I’ve got some backup power, flashlights, water, extension cords and enough non perishable food for at least a week. Full tank of gas in case I need to drive away. Will be checking in with the news to get the latest info. I appreciate all of your posts and insight. Coming from the northeast I’m used to the weather stations hyping things up for the ratings but as they say even a broken clock is right twice a day. I’m being cautious and hoping it’s not going to be as destructive as some of those past storms, hope you all remain safe. Thanks!
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kind of like the shoe bomber. . |
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OMG...this storm will pass by Wed afternoon people. RELAX...this is not like a blizzard up north. Just remove all light objects to your garage. You DO NOT need to stock up on anything. It will be gone in about 12 hours. The storm is moving North/West away from the Villages, we are no longer in the cone. Yes, there will be wind gusts and rain, but we are not a direct hit. Probably will not lose elec, all wires are underground.
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I have lived in Florida since 1989. I lived on barrier island for 27 years and many hurricanes. Best advice for here in the villages, get large tarps and special nails to hold tarp down on roof , so no damage in roof. Good strong latter. With everything else food and water. Everything outside small, solar lights, patio furniture, clean up area. Go inside and open an ice cold beer and wait out the storm. One of the main reasons we moved here.
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As someone born and raised here I don’t do anything. Other than have enough food so I don’t have to go to the grocery in the rain.
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Also, be aware, no power, no automatic garage door open. So be prepared for a manual lift of your garage door.
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And remember….”Don’t worry, be HAPPY!”
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Models are trending north at this time. Might just graze us. Expect rain though. I have left town during some storms. Usually south and east like I would for the this storm the way it is tracking. Titusville maybe. Only if I thought we might lose power. Once the storm passes and we hit 90 plus degrees the house heats up real fast. No AC. No fans.
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We haven’t done anything. If we need water we’ll turn on the tap. I heard the grocery stores were packed. It’s so silly.
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A late comment , the most we have experienced we receive in this area is 40+ mph winds heavy rain, that’s all in 11 years from hurricanes ,some summer storms are that intense.
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I look at photos of cars submerged in water around the country after heavy rains and wonder why they thought they had to drive anywhere. If they’d stayed home, their cars would have been fine and they wouldn’t have drowned. But no, they felt they had to go somewhere. |
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Go to the grocery store and buy: 1) All available bottled water. 2) All available toilet paper. 3) All available yeast. 4) All available bread. 5) All available deli meat.
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Especially in the tunnels. /s
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Remember this: When a hurricane strikes the coast in Florida, coastal residents evacuate to where we are! You may have some wind, you will definitely have rain, but you will be OK.
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