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Sunday, October 6, 2024

Another Hurricane!?



Looks like another hurricane is headed for the west coast of Florida. It’s enough to make one set down their beer and take notice. 


FEMA is already running out of money. No problem though. Florida doesn’t need Socialism from the Federal government. 


But seriously money is not the issue. In an election year especially it’s just a matter of turning up the printing presses. There will be some sort of funding coming from somewhere. Perhaps the bigger question will be resources. Do they have the people and resources to respond effectively? We shall see. 


This next hurricane looks to be heading right to the Tampa area -give or take a storm wobble here or there. The path of this storm, right now, appears to be right across the state and into the Atlantic. It’s still a few days out so we really don’t know the exact strength or path. 


That’s a part of Florida I know very well having spent many months in that area. My folks retired north of Tampa and I spent a lot of time visiting them. It’s also where I did a lot of sailing. I bet that after the next storm my charts will be way out of date. Storms remake the Gulf Coast of Florida all the time. Islands appear and disappear. Channels move or are filled in completely. New channels form. Never mind all the debris in the water.


There are knock on effects from these storms that affect the country far from impact areas. One small example: my Internet issues with Spectrum. After the storm their customer service lines were overwhelmed. It took two days to get a human on the phone. It probably didn’t help that their customer service is based in North Carolina. Once I did get through they sent a service man the next day, so that worked out.


So keep an eye on the weather and check your preps. If you are in the predicted impact area bugging out might be the smart option. Everyone’s situation is different but it’s likely survivors will be on their own for a long time. 


Be well everyone.


-Sixbears

8 comments:

  1. We will see how much money fema has when they keep the funds flowing to the ILLEGALS.

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    1. You should realize by now that all the talk about illegals are a red herring?
      At any rate, why would anyone refuse aid to another human being? We aren't monsters, are we?

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    3. Care to expand on the thought "all this talk about illegals are a red herring"?

      As you and I have discussed before 6 Bears, just when does it become less of refusing aid to stranger's vs offering real aid to displaced and hurting Americans?

      Or is it when YOU'RE the One Needing FEMA and that you're going to get 750 dollars per household to rebuild because "FEMA is broke" (per FEMA leadership on CNN) that it matters friend?

      Charity begins at home.

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    4. Illegals do their best to stay under the radar. They do all they can to avoid official notice. They contribute a lot more to our country than what they take. FEMA is short on cash because Republicans reduced their budget.

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    5. 6 Bears could you post a link to this "Fact" that Republicans "Reduced FEMA Money"?

      Then I can do some research on why IF it happened in a Democrat Controlled Government.

      Seems almost as valid as Harris saying, "she'll FIX all the errors of the Previous Administration" ON CNN when SHE's the Previous Administration and what is she DOING NOW to fix it?

      But I've been wrong before and am willing to listen to "Facts" showing me how it really happened.

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  2. Told the Mrs. yesterday morning that we should go get the camper out of the woods...it was real nice weather then.
    Remarked the same this morning...it was raining like stink. Just got back with said camper. Feel safer on the east Coast and 25 feet higher than the woods camp at 6ft above sea level.
    Been raining hard all day now storm looks to be centered on where camp was and will likely come through here too. May we live in exciting times eh.

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    1. Good plan. I was concerned for you guys. Looks like this storm will blow right across the state and still have plenty of punch when it gets to the Atlantic side.

      Interesting times indeed.

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